By Bene Diction

I think many Canadian Conservatives would be dismayed if they knew the extent of the economic and ideological ties to religious right influencers in the US. The assumption is often made that Christians, particularly evangelical Christians, adhere to the rigid theocratic and dominionist beliefs of men such as James Dobson, Tim LaHaye, Ralph Reed, Pat Robertson and the late Jerry Fawell. The harder core messages out of the US religious right is softened and fed to the Canadian public by Canadian leaders in bite size pieces under the guise of social conservatism.

EVERYTHING!

The major problem begins with the narrow choices of those we are expected to elect. Candidates are picked by a clique of “backroom elite” who have their own agendas in mind when they go looking for a majority for “their party”. Candidates are groomed and rehearsed and packaged by the party, so you will elect them … for all the wrong reasons.

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http://snardfarker.ning.com/profiles/blogs/monsanto-plans-to-unleash-its

Monsanto plans to unleash its latest Frankenfood experiment on the American and Canadian public

Monsanto's GMO perversion of food

In the 2010 growing season Monsanto plans to unleash its latest Frankenfood experiment on the American and Canadian public, a new version of genetically mutated corn with eight abnormal gene traits called Genuity SmartStax corn. It is the culmination of an astonishing scandal that has been steadily building over the past decade. During this time Monsanto's mutated seeds have grown to 90% of the U.S. soy crop and 85% of the corn crop  --  and wheat is  next  on their agenda. Their efforts have been marked by corporate bullying and have drawn the attention of the Justice Department who is conducting an antitrust investigation. All the while they have been spending millions on lobbying to fast track their agenda before the American public even realizes what hit them. Monsanto is making an ominous power play to corner the worldwide market on food and seeds. In the process they are adversely altering the very nature of food itself.
 

By Dana Gabriel

The North American Forum on Integration (NAFI) was created in 2002, and is one of many think tanks pushing for closer continental ties. In 2005, NAFI organized the Triumvirate, a North American mock parliament which meets once a year. The exercise brings together university students from the U.S., Mexico and Canada with participants assigned the roles of legislators, journalists or lobbyists. Over the years, the mock parliament has debated and drafted resolutions on such key issues as trade corridors, immigration, NAFTA’s Chapter 11, along with the creation of a North American investment fund and a customs union. Infowars reported that last year’s Triumvirate gathering was cancelled due to the swine flu pandemic scare.

America’s criminal addiction to militarism is a global pestilence

Prorogation was the tip of the iceberg of Harper's dismantling of democracy in this country.  Prorogation should be viewed within context of Harpers on-going destructive agenda which is documented to a limited extent by the media and by some national NGOs among others. The latest issue which has occurred with the " Rights and Democracy" agency [see article below] is a further example of the harm Harper is doing to this country, our democratic traditions and institutions, and our international reputation. Let's look at some of his attacks on democracy that proceeded proroguing: (a) gagging of MP´s (b) gagging of senior bureaucrats, (c) muzzling the media - cancelling press conferences in the parliamentary press gallery, (d) shutting down essential 'access to information' registry and database, (e) cancelling funding for all manner of civil society groups (social justice, anti- poverty,environmental, feminist, peace ) that recommend sound policy options for a principle- centred society (f) threatening to cut funding for political parties(g) Conservative Party chairpersons walking out on and thereby shutting down parliamentary committees, (g) Harper's manual of "dirty tricks" for his MPs on how to block the function of Parliamentary committees, (h) consulting with corporate sector and not rest of civil society groups as with the National Advisory Council on Competitiveness (NACC) and the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) (i) producing aggressive attack ads on the opposition between election periods etc. j) failing to implement legislation passed by Parliament with which he disagrees.k) ongoing interference in so-called independent agencies such as the RCMP review, the firing of Linda Keen from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, and now this Rights and Democracy incursion aong others.

Activist Chats: John Bennett interviews Janet Eaton, Sierra Club Canada Pt. 2 of 5 From: SierraClubCanada | January 31, 2010 | 6 views Part two discusses the climate change movement in South America. 

Part 1 on home page http://www.sierraclub.ca/

By Joe Florito

A pounding at the door the other morning; my windows rattled. I was upstairs at work. I don't always leave my desk to hear the good news about Jehovah.

The pounder was insistent. I went down, if only for the sake of the windows.

Oh, jeeze, the cops.

Officers Firth and Kozar in attendance. "What's up, boys?" My preference was to talk to them through the plate glass door. They wanted to come inside.

Not a chance.

 At the end of the more than two-and-one-half-hour session, the group decided it would continue meeting as a kind of “citizens’ assembly,” possibly every two weeks until the next election at least.

Almost 100 people gathered inside a Wolfville hall January 23 to express their concerns about the Harper government’s prorogation of Parliament. Billed as a public discussion and “speak out for democracy,” the session was designed to allow all citizens, sitting in a circle, to share their concerns and offer suggestions for change.

 Co-organizer Janet Eaton said the protest wasn’t just about proroguation, but to set in context “what’s been happening for the last four years.”

Insightful and well researched prologue to events which many believe will usher in the physical NAU tyrrany. Countless links and documentation to backup the claims being made. Having studied the information myself over the past few days it would not surprise me if incredible events unfold at and around the Winter Games in Vancouver. I also encourage everyone to boycott the games (not our athletes however) as it is insulting to Canadians on so many levels. Here's the story source link.

Marc Steinbaugh & Ryan Robert Pennington, Dprogram.net, updated Jan 31/2010

http://dprogram.net/2010/01/25/could-vancouver-2010-could-be-the-next-911/

 "The flaw at the heart of markets is essentially the idea that profit and corporations should govern the valuation of things and that everyone else should stand aside."

 Patel draws examples of the dominant paradigm shifting citing what is happening in Canada re the no-prorogation movement and what is happening with the localization of food all over the world.He says the way to correct that situation [ i,e the flaw at the heart freemarkets which serve corporate interests before people and planet], andthe ills it has visited upon the world, is to exercise more democratic control over markets by regulating, constraining and debating what it is that should be markets in the first place and allowing markets to proceed only after we´ve figured ways of living within our economic means and living with the consequences of our actions," Patel points to NorthAmerican exaxmples to rethink markets as well: "In North America now, there are nearly 100 food policy councils where city officials andcommunity activists and farmers and small businesses are getting together... He sees in this network of social movements happening around the world real constructive solutions and the real force of organizing that he finds quite exciting.

Patel is speaking at Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Feb 4th at 7:00 p.m.  "FOOD Security: From Feast to Famine" http://internationalcentre.smu.ca/int-week.html  fyi-janet

As the trial of three cabinet aides involved in the BC Rail Scandal becomes imminent, a review of events suggests almost nothing is as it should be.  The years-long process leading to this moment throws a very dark shadow over the administration of justice in British Columbia.

 Cheap garlic imported from China has discouraged Canadian garlic growers. But garlic doesn't produce seeds which can be stored for future use; so our special garlic must be grown from the bulbs year by year if they're to be available in the future. 

Nova Scotia groups caution Dexter government on Canada-European Union trade negotiations

A coalition of Nova Scotia social justice, labour and environmental groups is cautioning the Dexter government against supporting a proposed Canada-European Union free trade agreement. Federal and provincial trade negotiators are wrapping up a second round of negotiations in Brussels, Belgium this week toward a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). The groups are asking the Dexter government to be open with Nova Scotians about what is being demanded of the province. They want Premier Dexter to establish a mechanism for receiving public input to assess the broader societal impacts of free trade with Europe.

Harper’s free trade talks with Europe another attack on democracy, say environmental, labour and social justice groups