Earlier this year, the U.S., British and Canadian governments announced that they were “deeply concerned” about “foreign information manipulation”. According to the CBC: [...]
Last week, while visiting Baghdad, I spoke with Hussein Barood, the elected spokesman of the Iraqi Movement for the Belt-and-Road Initiative. For years, the movement Barood represents has [...]
A couple of weeks ago, while travelling in Lebanon, I decided to launch a weekly video presentation titled “Rant of the Week”. The purpose of this exercise will be no more (and no [...]
After spending ten days this month in occupied Palestine, I just had to rant about Andrew Coyne. Coyne is a regular commentator on the flagship political debate program of Canada’s national [...]
On behalf of three Canadian-Palestinians, the Coalition for Canadian Accountability in Gaza (CCAG) has issued a demand letter to Canada’s government. The substance of our clients’ [...]
Kabuki is a classical form of Japanese theatre, mixing dramatic performance with traditional dance. It is known for its heavily stylized performances, its glamorous, highly decorated costumes, [...]
From the moment that the ICJ issued its historic decision against Israel last Friday, Israel’s propagandists started lying about it. Although the Court did not use the word “ceasefire”, the only [...]
Since Israel launched its genocidal war on Palestinians three months ago, Israel’s apologists have launched an unprecedented assault on Canadians’ right to protest. In Calgary, a [...]
Today, I attended a press conference by Canada’s Environment Minister, Steven Guilbeault. What happened there was yet another demonstration that, in Canada, freedom of the press is largely [...]
Russian dissident Boris Kagarlitsky has been released from detention. His release comes several weeks after Canadian professor Radhika Desai asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to look into [...]
