Harper’s Anti-Terrorism Act isn’t about Terrorism: it’s a Torture Act

The Harper government’s Bill C-51, or Anti-Terrorism Act, has been in the public domain for over a month. Long enough for us to know that…

“The Honouring”: Kaha:wi Dance Theatre Performs at Chiefswood

Santee Smith, the artistic director of Kaha:wi Dance Theatre, explains that “The Honouring” is a “multi-disciplinary performance honouring First Nations warriors of the War of…

Chiefs of Ontario Reject Bill C-10

TORONTO – The Chiefs of Ontario, meeting today at the Eaton Chelsea Hotel in Toronto, have denounced the Conservative government’s Bill C-10 as a direct…

Law and Order, Mr Harper? First, Let’s Put an End to Tory Election Fraud

The Harper Government – as our Prime Minister modestly likes it to be called – has been showing its teeth during the past several years.

Justice and Legality: The Sisters of Antigone

Canada does seem to be having persistent problems with the law. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in its Delgamuukw and Marshall decisions, in 1997…

Canada’s Problems with the Law

Rob Ford, now universally referred to as “the crack-smoking mayor of Toronto,” continues to astonish us – not just because he can't open his mouth…

Noam Chomsky: Indigenous people “are the ones taking the lead in trying to protect all of us”

MONTREAL - Noam Chomsky, the celebrated 85-year old American linguist, peace activist and social critic who is the author of more than one hundred books…