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Edward Snowden says Canadian spying has weakest oversight in Western world | CBC

by Faiz Ahmed — last modified Apr 23, 2015 11:38 AM

"Bill C-51 provides for a sweeping range of measures that would allow suspects to be detained based on less evidence and lets CSIS actively interfere with suspects' travel plans and finances."

The link address is: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edward-snowden-says-canadian-spying-has-weakest-oversight-in-western-world-1.2981051

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Budget unbalanced: rewards business and wealthy, fails other Canadians | CUPE

by Graham H. Cox — last modified Apr 22, 2015 11:22 AM

Federal Budget 2015: CUPE's summary and analysis

The link address is: https://cupe.ca/draft-budget-analysis

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The Next Hundred Days

by JBB — last modified Apr 21, 2015 04:40 PM

Catarina Príncipe and George Souvlis | Jacobin | What should Syriza’s economic strategy be going forward, given Greece’s position in the eurozone?

The link address is: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2015/04/greece-syriza-european-union-austerity/

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The Ivy League’s favorite war criminal

by JBB — last modified Apr 21, 2015 04:37 PM

By Omer Aziz | Source: Salon.com (via Znet) | Why the atrocities of Henry Kissinger should be mandatory reading

The link address is: https://zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-ivy-leagues-favorite-war-criminal/

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The stunning hypocrisy of capitalists who attacked the film tax credit

by JBB — last modified Apr 21, 2015 04:33 PM

Stephen Kimber | Atlantic Institute for Market Studies supporters piled on in the film tax credit debate, declaring the government cannot subsidize industries -- except, of course, when the industries are theirs.

The link address is: http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/skimber/2015/04/stunning-hypocrisy-capitalists-who-attacked-film-tax-credit

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What's Left This Week? Have a read & sign-up for our newsletter

by Graham H. Cox — last modified Apr 21, 2015 11:39 AM

Hydro privatization, World Social Forum, new reports, new analysis, left-wing wins.

The link address is: http://citizenspress.org/whatsleft/posts/whats-left-2015-04-20-volume-9

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Chomsky: "US is world’s biggest terrorist"

by JBB — last modified Apr 18, 2015 11:17 AM

The link address is: http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/17/chomsky-says-us-is-world-s-biggest-terrorist/

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Can the courts liberate the Bank of Canada?

by JBB — last modified Apr 18, 2015 11:13 AM

Murray Dobbin | A small Toronto think-tank has been winning court battles that would oblige the government to borrow money from its own bank rather than impoverishing itself in the interests of finance capital.

The link address is: http://rabble.ca/columnists/2015/04/can-courts-liberate-bank-canada

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Canadian Wheat Board Privatized With Sale To G3 Global Grain Group

by JBB — last modified Apr 18, 2015 11:10 AM

The link address is: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/04/15/government-privatizes-whe_n_7070054.html

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The New World Disorder

by JBB — last modified Apr 18, 2015 11:04 AM

They Knew Exactly What They Were Doing | by Tariq Ali | CounterPunch

The link address is: http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/04/17/the-new-world-disorder/

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