Location: Mondragon Books, 91 Albert Street Discussion with co-author Yves Engler In North America, human beings have become enthralled by the automobile: A quarter of our working lives are spent paying for them; communities fight each other for the right…
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Book Tour- Stop Signs: Cars and Capitalism on the Road to Economic, Social and Ecological Decay
Location: Manitoba Eco-Centre 3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave (Take elevator from Mountain Equipment Co-op) Discussion with co-author Yves Engler In North America, human beings have become enthralled by the automobile: A quarter of our working lives are spent paying for…
Secret documents show Canadian interference in Haiti
By Yves Engler, rabble.ca, April 15, 2011 After a deadly earthquake rocked Haiti 15 months ago, most Canadians worried about uncovering those trapped, getting survivors water and connecting family members. But in the halls of power, it seems they were…
Video: How Canada lost its bid for a UN Security Council seat
Speaking at a forum, Jan. 23, 2011, sponsored by Peace Alliance Winnipeg and Project Peacemakers, author/activist Yves Engler explores Stephen Harper’s foreign policy and how it cost Canada its bid, in 2010, for a seat on the United Nations Security…
Gaza and Israel: Canada’s double standards
By Yves Engler, Electronic Intifada, Jan. 13, 2011 Canada’s tax system currently subsidizes Israeli settlements that Ottawa deems illegal, however, the Conservative government says there’s nothing that can be done about it. In June of last year, Guelph activist Dan…
Manitoba’s connection to Israeli Apartheid
Oct. 14, 2010: The Royal Winnipeg Ballet performed inTel Aviv. RWB Dancers, RWB Senior Ballet Master Johnny Chang, Minister David Chomiak, Minister Christine Melnick & Premier Greg Selinger backstage during intermission on opening night. Photo: Tim Fennel, RWB By Yves Engler…
Why Canada lost its bid for a Security Council seat
by Yves Engler In a stunning international rebuke Stephen Harper’s government lost its bid for a UN Security Council seat last week. The vote in New York was the world’s response to a Canadian foreign policy designed to please the…
Haiti: fundamental problems unaddressed
A man pushes a wheel barrow past earthquake damaged buildings in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 21. Photo: Alexandre Meneghini/AP Six Months After the Quake The Political Roadblocks to Haiti’s Reconstruction By Yves Engler, Counterpunch, July 16-18, 2010 Six months ago…
Haiti: The Back Story
Our role in Haiti’s plight If we are serious about assisting this devastated land we must stop trying to control and exploit it By Peter Hallward, guardian.co.uk, Jan. 13, 2010 Any large city in the world would have suffered extensive…
Winnipeg Walk for Peace 2009
Winnipeg’s 28th consecutive annual Walk for Peace took place under a warm sun and clear blue skies on Saturday, June 13.While the turn-out of 100 people was small, it was broadly representative of Winnipeg’s diverse communities, with participants of all…