On the 100th Anniversary of the end of WW 1 – The Danger of a Third World War is Growing Statement of Peace Alliance Winnipeg, November 11, 2018 November 11th marks the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War…
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Category: Opinions and Debates
Left, Right — Marching to the Beat of Imperial Canada
By Paul S. Graham Some authors are so prolific you can set your calendar by them. So it is with Yves Engler, who seems to put out a new book every fall. Yves just released his tenth, entitled “Left, Right…
What is happening in Venezuela?
By Paul S. Graham Mainstream media and government sources in Canada and the United States have provided an extremely unbalanced picture of Venezuela, portraying it as a dictatorship when in fact the governing party has won re-election consistently over the…
Israel Palestine International Law Symposium
By Paul S. Graham In September, I attended and recorded the proceedings of the Israel Palestine International Law Symposium. While I thought I was better informed than the average Canadian going into the symposium, by the time it was over I…
Will NATO’s growth lead to world war?
by Glenn Michalchuk NATO was established on April 4th 1949. This is its 60th year of existence and the values which created it 60 years ago have been expanded so that today NATO’s reach and domination is that of a…
Trump threats on South China Sea heighten war risk
by Peter Symonds, World Socialist Website Just days after taking office, the Trump administration has set course for a conflict with China over the South China Sea that threatens military clashes and war. President Donald Trump’s press secretary, Sean Spicer,…
The making of Lia Tarachansky’s “On the Side of the Road”
Winnipeg, Nov. 9, 2016: Israeli filmmaker and correspondent for The Real News Network Lia Tarachansky screened and then discussed the motivation for and the making of her documentary film “On the Side of the Road.” The former West Bank settler…
Selling war and exploitation in Canada
Winnipeg, Nov. 2, 2016: Author/activist Yves Engler was at the University of Winnipeg to promote his most recent book, “A Propaganda System: How Canada’s government, corporations, media and academia sell war and exploitation.” Yv`es has published eight other books: Canada…
Palestinian situation similar to that of First Nations
by Mary Elizabeth Stanley Good afternoon! And welcome to everyone here and thank you all for showing support in this year’s Walk for Peace. It is truly an honor to be asked to give a few opening statements as a…
Don’t let fear dictate our refugee policy
by Shahina Siddiqui The horrific and cowardly attacks by IS in Turkey, Beirut and Paris are a reminder that violence begets violence. French President François Hollande, by declaring war on IS, has unleashed air strikes against IS “headquarters” — a…