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    Harper on Human Rights abuses by China

    Anyone putting any value of any kind on the recent Harper statement regarding human rights vis a vis China is living a fantasy. It’s really easy to identify human rights abuses in China, the world has been well aware of abuses under the Chinese Communist regime for decades. The video footage...
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    Carnage on our streets and in our treasury.

    “OTTAWA (CP) - The government's new gun laws will require spending $246 million to house the extra criminals expected to be hit by the mandatory minimum sentences, Justice Minister Vic Toews said Tuesday.” “Toews told the Commons justice committee that he expects an extra 270 criminals will be...
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    Clarifying an apparent discrepancy....

    The Marx Brothers Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo, Zeppo,Macho To clear up a potential snag that’s occurred with my contributions to Canadian Content in citing source material…. The Marx Brothers: Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo, Zeppo and Macho…. It’s a well known but rarely acknowledged...
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    Silence says more than jingoist rhetoric

    I can be as wrong as the next person, maybe even more off-base than the average person. Maybe it's too comfortable for some folk posting their opinions and comments here at Canadian Content to focus their thinking on their own thinking.... There are a number of folk working tirelessly to...
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    Following Hemmingways Advice

    Hemingway was a nobel prize winning fiction writer with some definite ideas about politics religion and issues of the day... He once said, "I would never join a club that would consider a person like me for membership." I've reached that same pont in my participation at Canadian Content...
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    The United States a Nation of Laws?

    H.R. 6166: Military Commissions Act of 2006 Passed House (96% of Republicans supporting,83% of Democrats opposing.) “(E)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), hear say evidence not otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence applicable in trial by general courts-martial may be...
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    Conspiracy Theory Groom Lake Area 51

    With all the hullabaloo regarding UFOs and "secret" advanced flight design aircraft testing as well as of course a reasonably well documented history available on the Web, there's little doubt that the government and several wealthy/powerful corporations operate this facility and have done so...
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    Canadian politics can leave you wanting a shower.

    “You did it first!” “Did not!” “Did SO!” We’d expect and perhaps even accept this quality of dialogue on a schoolyard playground… Hon Ms Pupatello: “I find it galling that the last government dares to stand in the House today to talk to us about discriminatory policies in welfare.” Hon Mr...
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    The fairy tale of Americanism

    OK kids you want a seperate thread you've got it! Just understand one thing if you can, I'm not looking to crap on America or Americans, what I'm interested in is exploring why and how we come to believe the things we do. What external influences for example contribute to our wholehearted...