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MLA Andrew Weaver Wins Libel Decision, Facebook Posting Says
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Green politician 'thrilled' by ruling.
By Andrew MacLeod, 6 Feb 2015, TheTyee.ca
British Columbia Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver has won a libel decision against the National Post and four of its staff, he said on his Facebook page today.
"I am absolutely thrilled with today's BC Supreme Court judgment in my libel case against the National Post, Terence Corcoran, Peter Foster, Kevin Libin and Gordon Fisher," Weaver wrote.
Fisher is the president of National Post Inc. and publisher of the paper, Corcoran is the editor of the Financial Post and a columnist for the National Post, and Libin and Foster are National Post columnists.
Weaver launched the lawsuit in relation to articles by Foster on December 9, 2009 ("Weaver's Web"), Corcoran on December 10, 2009 ("Weaver's Web II") and January 27, 2010 ("Climate Agency going up in flames"), and Libin on February 2, 2010 ("So much for pure science"), according to an announcement from the time.
"I initiated the lawsuit in April 2010 after the National Post refused to retract a number of articles that attributed to me statements I never made, accused me of things I never did, and attacked me for views I never held," Weaver wrote on his personal Facebook page.
"I felt I had to take this matter to court to clear my name and correct the public record. This judgment does precisely that."
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Canadas laws, policy create immunity for perpetrators of violence against Indigenous women
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Report by Inter-American Commission highlights institutionalized discrimination; judicial ineffectiveness; culture of inequality.
by KERRY COAST →ORIGINAL PEOPLES
Protests across Canada have not moved the state to investigate the multitude of homicides of Indigenous women, nor effectively punish the offenders. Photo by by Dan Burritt news 1130.
Also posted by Kerry Coast:
Also in Indigenous:
Toyota Prius Not So Green After All“My generation has stood up and said, 'No more'”Idle No More: Where the Mainstream Media Went WrongPositive Approaches to StigmaCanadian Mining on TrialFirst Nations paddle to protect Salish Sea from pipeline planThe Inter American Commission on Human Rights has released a 125 page report on the situation of “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in British Columbia, Canada.” The IACHR is the most significant human rights mechanism in the Americas; it is an arm of the Organization of American States.
The report refers graphically to the many and frequent realities among indigenous women of violence, murder, suicide, poverty, discrimination, marginalization, imprisonment, psychological harm, child apprehension, social and cultural deprivation, lack of housing, lack of education; and it overwhelms the imagination.
“Discrimination” is the root cause of disproportionately high incidences of murder and disappearance of Indigenous Women, according to the report’s findings. In fact, its key recommendation to Canada focuses on the resolution of that deadly discrimination:
“…This means addressing the past and present institutional and structural inequalities confronted by indigenous women in Canada. This includes the dispossession of indigenous lands, as well as historical laws and policies that negatively affected indigenous people, the consequences of which continue to prevent their full enjoyment of their civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights.”[i]
Discriminatory practices and norms of the colonial process are now firmly embedded in Canadian law; in Canadian institutions such as the RCMP and the public education system; have caused very recent historical harms; and permit prejudice in the mainstream culture and society. The Commissioners have focused on substantial evidence of these many kinds of endemic discrimination and the link it makes to “immunity” for those who commit crimes against indigenous women.
It’s the real and perceived lack of consequences for crimes against indigenous women which results in their being eight times more likely to be murdered than Canadian women. (p.49 #90)
The Commissioners referenced a dozen major United Nations human rights treaties in order to deal with Canada’s rejection of the IACHR report (pp.57-63). The Inter American Commission has jurisdiction to look into human rights issues which are covered in the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man, a treaty applicable to every state member of the Organization of American States, but in making its formal observations on the IACHR’s report, Canada suggested it “is not bound by obligations contained in human rights instruments to which it has not consented to be bound.”
Burying Nuclear Waste in Ontario?
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LeftStreamed — Recorded in Toronto, 7 February 2015
Burying Nuclear Waste in Ontario?
There has been much concern and mobilization to stop the plan to bury low and intermediate level nuclear waste next to Lake Huron. But what about the high level nuclear waste? Industry hopes to bury it too, they just don’t know where yet. Currently, there are 13 communities in Ontario and Saskatchewan involved in the ‘Learn More’ process with the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO), including one just NW of Toronto. The final promise is a $20-billion dollar construction project to bury at least 4.6 million used fuel bundles.
There are significant critiques about burying nuclear waste, and a history of failures for the industry. This forum presents frontline voices who have been resisting both the creation of nuclear waste, and the...
[coalalert] NATIONAL POST ARTICLE ON THE RAVEN COAL MINE ISSUE
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http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/02/13/opposition-mounts-to-block-new-b-c-mine-as-town-shuns-its-coal-mining-heritage/
This is a link to an article in the National Post on the Raven Coal Mine issue with a Cumberland twist.
Battle: Internet
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Kwantlen stand against Kinder Morgan expansion
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KWANTLEN FIRST NATION - Members of the Kwantlen First Nation led a protest against Kinder Morgan pipeline test drilling near Fort Langley, B.C. this afternoon. The U.S. pipeline company has been secretly conducting drill bore tests in the area for the past week.
[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - February 13, 2015
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This daily ACTIVlist e-mail is a compilation of blog posts, media releases and action alerts from the Council of Canadians. For more information about our campaigns, how to get involved, and how to become a member, go to www.canadians.org. Please forward this e-mail and encourage others to join our list! Thank you for your interest and support.
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Delta chapter supports the Metro Vancouver Congestion Improvement Tax
The Council of Canadians Delta chapter supports the 0.5 per cent Metro Vancouver Congestion Improvement Tax.
German chancellor says there are still a few matters in CETA "that must be clarified"
The battle over the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provision in the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade...
The pictures are already pouring in:
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Friends,
Today is the kind of day you seize with both hands.
Global Divestment Day is here, with more than 400 events spanning 48 countries and six continents.
Depending on where you are in the world, there might still be time to make it to a Global Divestment Day event -- click here to find one near you.
From a blockade at the International Petroleum Conference in London to hundreds of people dumping their dirty banks on the same day in Australia, the photos and videos are already pouring in from our friends on the other side of the globe. Click here to see (and share!) some of today's early photos on Facebook:
Even if you're following along from home today, you can be part of this moment and this movement -- here's how:
- Tweet & share! We're gathering all the best...
Internet Insider: jumbotron, mega-spies, copyright shakedown and more
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Chapel Hill Shooting: Three Young Muslims Have Been Executed
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#ChapelHillShooting #MuslimLivesMatter
EDUCATE! FAITH, JOURNALISM, MEDIA, MUSLIM, RACIAL JUSTICE, SHOOTING
By Shabbiyah Pervez, www.independent.co.uk
February 12th, 2015
Just as I was getting my kids ready for school this morning, I heard my phone beep. I glanced down, and saw the words “Muslims Shot Dead in Chapel Hill”. I froze, and felt a familiar chill run down my back.
Read more: Chapel Hill Shooting: Three Young Muslims Have Been Executed
Five Poll Results That Are Gonna Cause Oil Execs Some Headaches
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Something is making the fossil fuel industry mighty nervous.
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Friends,
You’ve got the fossil fuel industry mighty nervous. Yes, you.
Here’s how I can tell:
The fossil fuel industry just launched a coordinated counter-campaign attempting to smear the fossil fuel divestment movement. But their efforts are falling flat (which is no surprise, since their PR-firm-run "campaign" is working with some pretty tired material):
This is what the fossil fuel industry is saying about you: that you're a bunch of dangerous, "anti-energy" radicals who want to deprive people of electricity, technology, and even food.
But we know that’s ridiculous. We know that this movement is pushing for a just, sustainable future for all of us -- one where energy is something that helps communities instead of hurting them, and where you don’t need to spend a lot of money to have...
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Harper in closet over the economy as Canada heads toward another recession
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Harper's recent incarnation as an anti-terrorist crusader has caught many Canadians by surprise. Harper is spending considerable political energy beating the drums of war against terrorists, and introducing a far-reaching, and much condemned, bill aimed at restricting free speech, and increasing police powers. But could this move hide a more cynical purpose? Can there be an ulterior motive?
I think there is, and the reason is quite simple. It's the economy. Seven years after the beginning of the crisis, and four years after the official end of the crisis, the economy is slowly (or not so slowly) heading in the wrong direction. In fact, I don't think we can exclude the possibility of a recession late in 2015 or early 2016.
Consider the economic facts. In 2014, the Canadian economy had a rather weak year. In November, the economy actually contracted by 0.2 per cent mainly as a result of a weak manufacturing sector. It is the economy's worst performance in almost a year: on a year-over-year basis, growth in Canada slowed to 1.9 per cent from 2.3 per cent in November.
Read more: Harper in closet over the economy as Canada heads toward another recession
18 Of The Most Amazingly-Creative Protests Ever!
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RESIST! CREATIVE RESISTANCE, PROTEST By John Vibes, www.trueactivist.com
February 9th, 2015
What does create long-lasting change, is changing the hearts and minds of the people, and changing the consciousness of society. This is done by connecting to them on both an emotional and a logical level, not by just expressing how angry you there. There is certainly plenty of value in large gatherings where people loudly express their views, but it will require a bit more creativity than that to really connect with people on a deeper level.
Most people think protests are aimless especially when they are mismanaged and get violent. Such protests instead lead to many socio-economic challenges, which create more problems than before.
However, if clever words and peaceful gestures are used for a protest, it gets more positive attention and hence may change the course of history. Traditionally, protests have been thought of as a way to demand change from the masters, but as we have seen throughout history, this rarely achieves long-lasting change.
Here are 18 of some of the most creative protests ever recorded in history:
[coalalert] RAVEN COAL MINE - NOT WORTH THE RISK !
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BCSEA E-News: The 2040 Imperative
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BCSEA is a non-profit society that relies on memberships to advance sustainable energy. Will you please join us?
Read this story on our web site...
THE 2040 IMPERATIVE
by Guy Dauncey February 6, 2015
PART 1: THE PHASE-OUT OF FOSSIL FUELS IN CANADA
The mathematics of the climate crisis is easy to understand once you have the key numbers. And those numbers lead to some clear and compelling conclusions.
Following the well-known laws of physics, carbon dioxide traps and preserves heat in the atmosphere. Without it, we’d be frozen space-bunnies without a gram of civilization to rub between us.
At 280 parts of CO2 per million, it’s a bit hot in the tropics, a bit cold in the Arctic, but overall, as Goldilocks might say, it’s just right. Every spring, when the forests in Earth’s north breathe in CO2, the atmospheric CO2 dips. Every fall, when they release their leaves, it rises. As Joni Mitchell might put it:
The carbon cycles go round and round,
The CO2 goes up and down,
We’re captive on a carousel of time.
The Immense Power of Ancient Fossil Fuels
But starting in the 1760s, when we began to burn the immense power of ancient fossil fuels that date from long before the age of the dinosaurs, the carbon carousel began to get a bit crazy. The yearly variation remains the same, but every year the CO2 rises because of all the ancient carbon we are adding, every molecule of which traps additional heat.
[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - February 12, 2015
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This daily ACTIVlist e-mail is a compilation of blog posts, media releases and action alerts from the Council of Canadians. For more information about our campaigns, how to get involved, and how to become a member, go to www.canadians.org. Please forward this e-mail and encourage others to join our list! Thank you for your interest and support.
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MEDIA RELEASE:
Crude oil spill on the St. Lawrence would cost billions, report reveals
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Moncton considers P3 for its sewage treatment system
TransAqua, the new name for the Greater Moncton Wastewater Commission, is considering a public-private partnership (P3) for its sewage treatment system in the communities of Moncton, Riverview and Dieppe.
Barlow asks Premier Clark to rethink BC's Water...
four new reasons to take action
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BREAKING: Prime Minister Stephen Harper JUST announced sweeping new powers for spy agencies, while doing nothing to improve oversight or accountability.1
Please, if you haven’t yet, let Stephen Harper know you don’t approve of out-of-control spying.
The bill, announced just hours ago, includes:
- sweeping new powers to access Canadians’ private information2
- greatly expanded powers for spy agency CSIS, including the power to place Canadians on a no fly list3
- new powers to censor the Internet and remove websites4
- provisions that allow CSIS to completely override privacy protections in multiple existing laws5
And of course, this all comes without any increase in oversight, and does nothing to address the CSE privacy violations that shocked the world on Wednesday.6
–David
PS: See my email from yesterday (copied below) for more about how you could...
[coalalert] RAVEN COAL MINE LETTER - COMOX VALLEY RECORD
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http://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/opinion/letters/291549601.html
LINK TO THE RAVEN COAL MINE LETTER IN THE COMOX VALLEY RECORD
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