Congratulations to David Eby & the BC Civil Liberties Association
(BCCLA)who have joined forces (again), with Eby being appointed the new acting Executive Director.
Eby is of course an accomplished lawyer with Pivot Legal Society, which has been involved in excellent social justice work through strategic litigation and a variety of ways.
Make sure to check out their: Full Moon Xmas
Save this date! December 12.
Full Moon Friday Fundraiser.
9 p.m. to 4 a.m. details here
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National Labour Rally
Rally in support of a coalition government!!
Thursday, December 4
6 pm - doors at 5 pm
Trade & Convention Ctr, Vancouver
Please encourage everyone to attend.
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Canada: Liberals NDP Bloc sign deal to oust Tories
Opposition parties make agreement to defeat Harper government on belt tightening economic plan
The Liberals and the New Democrats have a deal to form a coaliton government and push the Stephen Harper Conservatives out of office. The agreement was also signed by the Bloc Quebecois although they will not be part of the coalition. Liberal leader Stepahne Dion and the NDP's Jack Layton signed the accord which would see the two parties work together until June 2011. Gilles Duceppe of the Bloc Quebecois also signed the agreement which would see his party support the coalition till June 2010, though the BQ would not be part of the coalition.
The move comes after finance minister Jim Flaherty tabled an economic and fiscal update last week that did not include a stimulus package for the recession that has gripped the Canadian and global economies.
The Conservatives have attacked the idea of a coalition saying it was unconstitutional and went as far as recording a conference call by the NDP caucus trying to say that this was not about the economy but a power grab. The Bloc and NDP responded by reminding Harper that he had asked for a similar agreement in 2005 when he tried to topple then Prime Minister Paul Martin's minority government. The deal by the Liberals and the New Democrats would see a 24 member cabinet with the Liberals getting eighteen ministers and the NDP getting 6 as well as 6 parliamentary secretaries. This would be historic because the New Democrats have never formed or been part of the Federal government in Canada. The question remained of who would lead the coalition as Liberal Leader Stephane Dion will be stepping down after the Liberal Leadership convention.
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Best place on earth to be an advertiser
“How is it possible that the ‘best place on Earth’ is also the worst province in Canada for child poverty five years in a row?
“How is it possible that Premier Gordon Campbell can give out thousands of gold medals with his own name arrogantly stamped across the face to construction workers on multimillion-dollar provincial projects while one in five children live in deprivation?
“And how is it possible that a government spends millions on feel-good television ads about how wonderful this province is, while thousands of homeless walk the streets?”
- Bill Tieleman (24 Hours), Nov. 25, 2008
Why the Basi-Virk case still matters - a really good summary of how BC got to the 5th anniversary of the Basi-Virk/Sale of BC Rail/Raid of the Legislature case.
Bill Tieleman’s 24 Hours Column
Tuesday December 2, 2008
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