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By Bruce Wark

The Coast, Halifax's Weekly | November 12, 2007

Newly revealed information shatters the comforting myth of Canada as "the peaceable kingdom," showing instead that we are as complicit in organized repression and murder as any of our wealthy allies.

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Nova Scotia Activists Surprised by Clinton Apology to Haitinew

Former US president Bill Clinton has apologized for flooding Haiti with cheap American rice beginning in the mid 1990s, making it impossible for Haitian farmers to compete.

The Coast, Halifax's Weekly | Bruce Wark | 04-02-2010 | International

Tags: Bill Clinton, rice, Haiti, tariffs

The World Rightly Sees Canada as the Villain at the Copenhagen Climate Change Talksnew

as the Canadian government tries to block climate change agreements to protect tar sands development, we're seen as the bad guy. Or, as British journalist George Monbiot writes, an "immediate threat to the global effort to sustain a peaceful and stable world."

The Coast, Halifax's Weekly | Bruce Wark | 12-11-2009 | Environment

Tags: Copenhagen, Canada, environment, climate change, greenhouse gases, regulations

Cuba Librenew

With Americans craving political change, it's been useful to see the U.S. response to Fidel Castro's resignation; the biggest change the northern hemisphere has seen in a while.

The Coast, Halifax's Weekly | Bruce Wark | 03-03-2008 | Commentary

Tags: Cuba, Fidel Castro

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Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald's Demisenew

While the final outcome is still far from a done deal, is it too soon to say, "So long, Rodney?"

The Coast, Halifax's Weekly | Stephen Kimber | 05-29-2009 | Commentary

Tags: Rodney MacDonald, commentary, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia's Popular Environment Minister Gets Shuffled Out for a Less-Acclaimed Picknew

The shocker in Rodney MacDonald's recent cabinet shuffle is the replacement of environment minister Mark Parent with veteran David Morse, who leaves natural resources. It's a sign of an urgent environmental crisis that Morse considers this a promotion.

The Coast, Halifax's Weekly | Chris Benjamin | 01-23-2009 | Politics

Tags: environment, Nova Scotia, David Morse

Can Electronic Voting Save Democracy?new

Halifax elections are going hi-tech, but while elections officials hope internet voting is the cure for voter apathy, skeptics say it is a threat to democracy itself.

The Coast, Halifax's Weekly | Tim Bousquet | 09-26-2008 | Politics

Tags: Canada, voting machines, electronic voting, voting, Halifax, internet voting

Cuba Librenew

With Americans craving political change, it's been useful to see the U.S. response to Fidel Castro's resignation; the biggest change the northern hemisphere has seen in a while.

The Coast, Halifax's Weekly | Bruce Wark | 03-03-2008 | Commentary

Tags: Cuba, Fidel Castro

Labour Rulesnew

Halifax appears to be moving toward Vancouver-style party politics for municipal elections.

The Coast, Halifax's Weekly | Tim Bousquet | 02-04-2008 | Politics

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Canada Arms

The Coast, Halifax's Weekly

More by Bruce Wark

Nova Scotia Activists Surprised by Clinton Apology to Haitinew

The World Rightly Sees Canada as the Villain at the Copenhagen Climate Change Talksnew

Cuba Librenew

More by The Coast, Halifax's Weekly

Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald's Demisenew

Nova Scotia's Popular Environment Minister Gets Shuffled Out for a Less-Acclaimed Picknew

Can Electronic Voting Save Democracy?new

Cuba Librenew

Labour Rulesnew