President Hugo Chávez vowed to withdraw Venezuela from the top human rights body in the western hemisphere last night after it accused him of endangering democracy and intimidating opponents.In a televised press conference, the socialist leader called the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights a "mafia", and its leader "excrement". "We will leave it," Chávez said.The commission, a branc
Alpha Mike Foxtrot | more | posted March 1st
Faced with increasing criticism after a spate of pictures and videos showing TTC employees not doing their job, operators at the public transit syndicate have decided to fight back:
This is a group where Operators can give suggestions on how to fight back to the recent photo and video harassment from passengers just looking to make [...]
At Home in Hespeler | more | posted February 8th
The staff and some board members in a Canadian Non-Governmental Agency (NGO) called “Rights and Democracy” (R&D) are alleging harassment by Harper government board appointees. Why? Because the new board members have found, not only a complete lack of accountability and an unwillingness for oversight, but a group of people that pretty much do what they want — includin
Just Politics | more | posted January 26th
The staff and some board members in a Canadian Non-Governmental Agency (NGO) called “Rights and Democracy” (R&D) are alleging harassment by Harper government board appointees. Why? Because the new board members have found, not only a complete lack of accountability and an unwillingness for oversight, but a group of people that pretty much do what they want — includin
Just Politics | more | posted January 25th
In recent months there have been a number of incidents at universities that done nothing more than prove that those institutions once revered for pursuit of knowledge through research, study, debate and dialogue are now merely totalitarian banana republics where the only allowable debate is who is more fervent in their defense of the party line!Phew, long sentence but it had to be said.Macle
Rightchik | more | posted January 2nd
The Liberal Ontario government and Ontario Provincial Police settled out of court with the couple who was suing them over their treatment by the authorities from harassment received from the Six Nations protestors who occupied a development nearby. (see story here)
Now we’ll never have anyone held accountable over this as the settlement comes with a [...]
BC Blue | more | posted December 31st
I am not a big fan of the Canadian federation of Students. It is essentially a leftist front organization. This article doesn't surprise me too much. This is the behaviour of proto marxists.(Ori Rubin)'A week in hell'Concordia delegation, faced with harassment and intimidation, walks out of CFS meeting along with six othersby JUSTIN GIOVANNETTIPhysically and mentally exhausted, the eight votin
Dr Roy | more | posted December 2nd