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Monthly Archives: January 2012
When We’re 66: Stephen Harper’s attack on Canadian seniors
In the 2011 federal election campaign, Stephen Harper didn’t talk about cuts to Old Age Security (OAS) and the Guaranteed Income Supplement, basic income supports for older Canadians. But on Thursday, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Harper … Continue reading
Posted in Mud and Water
Tagged Canada, Davos, labour, low income, Old Age Security, pensions, seniors, Stephen Harper
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Fracking causes oil spill in Alberta
Midway Energy is being blamed for rupturing an oil well on a separate property, almost one kilometre away, while using hydraulic fracturing to drill for oil. This happened west of Innisfail in southern Alberta on January 13. A neighbour saw … Continue reading
Enbridge, Harper and the Canadian Petro-State
Stephen Harper is often criticized for having a secret agenda. Now in power for five years, and at the helm of a majority government for eight months, his agenda is becoming clear. It turns out it was not so secret … Continue reading
Posted in Mud and Water
Tagged Canada, capitalism, climate change, Enbridge, First Nations, government of Canada, Joe Oliver, Stephen Harper, tar sands
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Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Once, if my memory serves me well, my life was a banquet where every heart revealed itself, where every wine flowed. One evening I took Beauty in my arms – and I thought her bitter – and I insulted her. … Continue reading
Posted in Mud and Water, Uncategorized
Tagged Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Chauvet cave, Cinematheque, film review, Werner Herzog, Winnipeg
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