Posted on: July 2, 2010
Blog temporarily inactive
Thank you for visiting PostThis, the CUPW President’s blog. The blog is on hiatus for the summer. We will return in the fall of 2010 with a blog focused on negotiations. You can still stay up-to-date with the CUPW national office by visiting our main website, subscribing to our eDigest, and subscribing to our RSS feeds.
Posted on: March 11, 2010
It’s Still a War Budget
I’d like to share with you the Canadian Peace Alliance’s press release regarding the Harper government’s war funding. CUPW is a member of CPA.
The Conservative budget 2010 still represents an unprecedented increase in defence spending says the Canadian Peace Alliance, Canada's largest peace network. While there is a small decrease in the amount previously allocated to the military under the Canada First Defence Strategy, overall defence spending continues to go up.
“This is still a war budget”, said Christine Jones, Co-Chair of the Canadian Peace Alliance. “While the Harper government wants Canadians to tighten their belts, the military gets billions more each year.”
Posted on: March 5, 2010
Whose “Free Market” Is This, Anyway?
Now that the House is sitting again, it seems like a good time to resume writing my blog. Like me, you probably followed the Throne Speech and federal budget closely. No surprises there. By now, we’re all used to the Harper government’s laissez-faire approach and its total faith in the so-called “free market.”
Posted on: December 16, 2009
The Planet is Dying
Everyone is currently focused on Copenhagen and wondering what the endless discussions and dithering will finally bring. We’ll know soon enough! But in the meantime, it can certainly get very confusing for the average person. Who is wrong? Who is right? The sceptics, the revisionists, the non-believers or the scientists? Some are calling it “climategate,” while others recognize climate change as scientific fact. Media coverage has been sometimes superficial, other times catastrophic, but always succumbs to sensationalism. The media seek to confuse.
Posted on: November 26, 2009
Solidarity with the Tamil People
On Saturday, November 21st, a demonstration was held in Toronto to demand that the Sri Lankan government put an end to detention camps. I was asked to speak on the issue and here’s what I said:
“Members of Tamil families, friends of the Tamil people, Sisters and Brothers:
It is important to be here today because we know that justice will and must prevail. We know we have to stand up to defend human rights and we have to stand up strong.
