Venezuela — Canadian government documents reveal distortions and omissions of inconvenient facts
Compare coverage from 25 independent sources with Ottawa’s version as presented in 71 Ministerial Communications, Statements, and Declarations. No 2438 Posted by fw, February 21, 2019 Below are links to … Continue reading
Letter of complaint to CBC Ombudsperson re CBC News – The National’s coverage of Venezuelan crisis
Reporting since early February has not presented an accurate, fair, balanced and impartial analysis of events. No 2437 Posted by fw, February 19, 2019 “I am writing to complain about … Continue reading
Humanity’s climate predicament – Most of us don’t know what we don’t know
Can Rob Mielcarski, schooled in the laws of thermodynamics and other physics stuff, help us to open our minds to what we don’t know? No 2436 Posted by fw, February … Continue reading
What the Green New Deal and other Good News fantasies do not explain about our climate predicament
“It’s a really good idea for citizens to understand that geology, biology, and thermodynamics caused our predicament.” No 2435 Posted by fw, February 17, 2019 “… given that most are not … Continue reading
January 23, 2019 will long be remembered as a day of ignominy for Washington and Ottawa
On January 23, 2019 Juan Guaidó declared himself to be the ‘acting President’ of Venezuela and was immediately recognized by Washington and Ottawa. No 2434 Posted by fw, February 15, 2019 “On … Continue reading
How US policy was used to treat Venezuela as an extension of the US economy for the benefit of US investors
To prevent Venezuela from using oil revenues to benefit its people, the US held Venezuela hostage in ways that concentrated its oil wealth in the hands of a pro-US oligarchy. … Continue reading
Capitalism’s corporate media use ‘Venezuela’ as one-word weapon against rising tide of ‘socialism’
Fox News, NY Times and other corporate news outlets are corrupting the news with their virulent propaganda. No 2432 Posted by fw, February 11, 2019 “Socialism—whatever that means—is in vogue … Continue reading
Canadian prof slams Canada for its role in fomenting right-wing led uprising against Venezuela
Most shocking is Ottawa’s official lies and corporate media’s suppression of cause of Venezuela’s economic and civil collapse. No 2431 Posted by fw, February 10, 2019 “… it is not … Continue reading
Damning indictment of Ottawa’s recent steps to overturn Venezuela’s elected government
Science for Peace: “Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs has openly worked for rejection of the authority of the elected Maduro government.” No 2430 Posted by fw, February 9, 2019 “Science … Continue reading
Opposition grows to US-led coup attempt in Venezuela, exposing imperialists’ scheming
Governments, political parties, 500 luminaries, and citizen action groups push back against those plotting imperialist intervention. No 2429 Posted by fw, February 8, 2019 “People are strengthening resistance to imperialist … Continue reading
Fact-checking Canada’s media coverage of Venezuela exposes neglect, double standards, and false claims
Activists decry Canada’s interference in Venezuela and media’s effort to “manufacture consent” for Canadian imperialism. No 2428 Posted by fw, February 7, 2019 “The corporate media is wholeheartedly behind the … Continue reading
My letter to Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Freeland on her perversion of the truth about Venezuela
“You have revealed your utter contempt for the intelligence of responsibly informed Canadians – and there are thousands of us.” No 2427 Posted by fw, February 6, 2019 My recent … Continue reading
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland aggressively backs Washington-led coup in Venezuela
She ignores inconvenient facts, including – Juan Guaidó is US-groomed, far-right thug; Lima Group plots regime change. No 2426 Posted by fw, February 3, 2019 How does Canada’s Foreign Minister … Continue reading
Our doing of bad things, sometimes extremely bad things, has fascinated writer AL Kennedy all her life
In this talk, Kennedy reflects on the causes of bad behaviour and suggests ways we can encourage good behaviour. But, are we likely to change? No 2425 Posted by fw, … Continue reading
Why is Canada so politically paralyzed over the need to take decisive action on climate change?
Law Prof. Chris Tollefson analyzes Canada’s Petro paralysis in his reviews of three recent books. No 2424 Posted by fw, January 28, 2019 “This entire hot mess [Petro paralysis] is … Continue reading
“It is madness pretending that Trans Mountain’s expansion is financially or economically viable”
Even if Trudeau won’t take his head out of the oilsands, the fact remains, rapid oilsands growth is unsupportable. No 2423 Posted by fw, January 26, 2019 “Effectively, there are … Continue reading
“It’s a fantasy to believe we can transition completely off fossil fuels in the reasonably near future”
Even the best-case scenarios show us heading for 3°C of warming and far worse by 2100, says Dahr Jamail. No 2422 Posted by fw, January 23, 2019 “My research also … Continue reading
Canadians are unwitting accomplices in Israeli war crime, funding up to 25% of JNF Canada’s budget
Moreover, JNF Canada violates Canada Revenue rules by using its charitable status to further the cause of a foreign state. No 2421 Posted by fw, January 20, 2019 “Established in … Continue reading
Under Trudeau, Ottawa’s love affair with Israel has intensified, says Dr. Ramzy Baroud
“Nothing exemplifies Trudeau’s duplicitous policies more than his horrific record on Palestine” No 2420 Posted by fw, January 19, 2019 “It has been argued that Canada’s foreign policy and its UN voting … Continue reading
