Monthly Archives: February 2012

WTF?!! Bill C-10 – The Harper Government Omnibus Crime Bill

To contact the Canadian Senate, go to: http://www.parl.gc.ca/SenatorsMembers/Senate/SenatorsBiography/isenator.asp Senate phone toll-free (Canada): 1-866-599-4999 Senate phone (Local Ottawa): 1-613-992-4793 Here are all the emails of the Canadian Senators who currently have emails (about 10 do not): andrer@sen.parl.gc.ca, anguswd@sen.parl.gc.ca, atauls@sen.parl.gc.ca, bakerg@sen.parl.gc.ca, boisvp@sen.parl.gc.ca, … Continue reading

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4 people killed in the last 12 months by the SPVM

SQ probes fatal shooting by Montreal police in city’s east end ‘At least one gunshot was fired,’ Montreal police say; incident involved knife-wielding man described as suicidal

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Preventing Prevention; Protest Against Controversial Non-Disclosure HIV Law

“We think that the criminalization of non-disclosure prevents prevention,” said Jordan Arseneault, editor of 2B Magazine and organizer with Radical Queer Semaine. http://thelinknewspaper.ca/article/2561 Flash-demo against HIV criminalization brings media attention Currently in Canada, a criminal code amendment from 1993 currently requires that HIV … Continue reading

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Police didn’t need to shoot man in hospital gown: witness

“Vince said he is so disturbed by the events that he told the SIU that if he knew this would have turned out the way it did, he would not have called police.” What also bothers him is that after … Continue reading

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and again…

Toronto police shoot and kill man with scissors wearing hospital gown Pritchard said he saw a middle-aged man, about 5-foot-8 with dark hair and wearing a blue shirt that looked like a hospital gown. About five or six officers were … Continue reading

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life after life

I am having a difficult time continuing to post relevant news items, mostly as I do not have the time and have been worrying about friends who are struggling and need me now. It is hard to constantly feel like … Continue reading

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