As we approach the June 17 election it appears that things will be getting a little uglier before they get better. (Audio Podcast Available) The excellent blog, RegimeChangeIran, is compiling extensive reports on the various bombings and reaction to them. According to those reports, many people believe it is the Regime itself perpetrating or carrying …
Category Archives: Politics
Bolivians move toward elections
Over the past weeks and months Bolivians have been protesting against their government. The protests have been intense, but largely peaceful. It has been mainly students, farmers, working people and indigenous people railing against the governments (Audio Podcast Available) Unfortunately, I do see these protests as something of a harbinger of things to come. There …
Supreme Court rules on Health Care
Today might be a very important day in the history of the Canadian single-payer health care system. (Audio podcast available) The CBC reports, n a 4-3 decision, the panel of seven justices said banning private insurance for a list of services ranging from MRI tests to cataract surgery was unconstitutional under the Quebec Charter of …