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The Ugly Canadian: Harper Policy in Latin America
Canada has been openly hostile to Venezuela and leftward swing in Latin America - except in Cuba where Canada has large commercial interests.

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First Nations Logging Blockade in Canada Passes 10th Year as “Idle No More” Support Grows
Like Idle No More, in Grassy Narrows the movement is being led by women.

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Indigenous Peoples in Canada Launch Blockades and Actions in Support of Chief’s Hunger Strike
Hunger strike by Chief Theresa Spence against new government legislation and long term denial of indigenous rights sparks nation wide movement.

Canada and Israel: The Ugly Canadian
Prime Minister Harper has moved Canada to become the closest ally of the Israeli hard right.

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Domestic Oil Boom and Climate Change Concern Could Derail Keystone XL Permit
Environmentalists say President Obama has more reasons than ever to deny the pipeline, including his renewed focus on tackling climate change.

The Ugly Canadian
Yves Engler: Prime Minister Harper's government actively campaigns against international treaties and legislation around the world that aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

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Attention Conservatives: Canada has a Home for You
Since the election, the White Houseu2019s website has been inundated with petitions to grant peaceful secession to more than 20 states u2013 mostly from people in the South.

The Abortion Rights Looking Glass: Canada Reflects Women First
Across the Northern border Canada is the only country with no criminal laws related to abortion, a right that feminists worked hard for and still work to preserve today.

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Canada Proves the Decline of Unions is Not Inevitable
While it is assumed the unions have ran their course in the US, examples from places like Sweden and Canada prove that the end is not inevitable.

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Goldcorp on Trial: First Ever People’s Health Tribunal Shows Commonalities Throughout Mesoamerica
Recently the International Peoplesu2019 Health Tribunal took place in Guatemala to discuss the injuries from the Marlin mine, an open pit gold mine that is one of the most …