by Shahina Siddiqui Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s obsession with what he considers jihad is reaching the point of fatal attraction. In his latest assault on Canadians’ rights and freedoms, Harper has promised if elected he will ban travel to “terrorist…
In our town, we had the warmth of family life, the deep human bonds of community, festivals heralding each season, traditional culture and buildings passed down through history, as well as riversides where children played. At 8:15 a.m., August 6,…
Please join us in our annual commemoration of the atomic bomb attacks on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that transpired on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945, respectively. Thursday, August 6, 2015 Memorial Park (by the fountain)[MAP] Winnipeg, ManitobaProgram7:30 to…
By Shahina Siddiqui The Senate’s Conservative-dominated standing committee on national security and defence released its interim report Thursday — and it is off-the-scale ridiculous, but not surprising. This, of course, is the committee that I was invited to present at,…
June 13, 2015: The theme of this year’s Winnipeg Peace and Justice Festival was “Vote for Peace.” With a federal election expected this October and a Prime Minister who never saw a war he didn’t like, the theme is timely.…
DENNIS EDNEY (LAWYER FOR OMAR KHADR):“THE RULE OF LAW & THE POLITICS OF FEAR”“If we can mistreat a child such as Omar Khadr from the age of 15, then who amongst us is safe?” — Dennis EdneyFriday, June 19, 2015Broadway…
