VOTE Canada 2015
Sources for the short Film “Vote Canada 2015″ (for lyrics – click here Original audio recording – click here)
NEWS SOURCES
McLeans — National Leader’s Debate [image]
CBC – Brigitte De Pape protest
Contempt of Parliament
Herald News — Ottawa denies Budget Officer
thestar.com — Conservatives ruled in Contempt of Parliament
National Newswatch – Contempt of Parliament is now the Default State of Canadian Democracy
Press Progress – Watch 13 Conservatives MPs drone on like robots reading the same script [YouTube]
Harper’s Royal Spending
CBC News Exclusive – Stephen Harper’s 2012 Indian Limo Tab rises to $1.2M
CTV News – Harper defends $300,000 plane ride for EU delegates
iPolitics – PM’s security squad racked up more than $23 million in cost overruns
Canadian Progressive – Harper’s abuse of Challenger jets, government resources unacceptable
thestar.com – Ottawa’s spin doctor payroll rivals that of the commons
Harper Re-Names the Government
huffingtonpost.com – Harper Government Rebranding: Taxpayers Spent over $86,000 Helping Tories Rebrand Federal Government
thestar.com – Commentary – Ottawa’s spin doctor payroll rivals that of the Commons
CBC News Politics – A rebranding of the ‘Harper Government’
The Data Lounge – Canadian Prime Minister Renames Government After Himself
Yoko Stops Harper “Imagine” cover
CBC – YouTube pulls Harper Imagine clip
Toronto Life – Yoko Ono’s publishing company pulls Stephen Harper’s “Imagine” performance off YouTube
Canadian People
The Ottawa Citizen – Protestors cry foul at secrecy around Trans Pacific Partnership talks [image]
CBC – Brigitte De Pape protest
Court Challenges and Abuse of Power
The Tyee – Harper, Serial Abuser of Power: The Evidence Compiled
iPolitics – The Federal Court doesn’t trust Harper, Does anyone?
CBC – Citizenship Act challenged in court by civil rights groups
The Council of Canadians – “Fair” Elections Act Charter Challenge
UFCW Union News – Tell YOUR Senator to join the revolt against Harper’s Bill C-377!
iPolitics – Stephen Harper v. Canada
Canadian Progressive – Voter Justice denied as Fair Elections Act legal challenge is delayed
iPolitics – Lawyers, guns and liars: Steven Harper’s stunning contempt for the law
Poroging Parliament
thestar.com – Porogation and the right to know
Secret Government
Canadian Manufacturing – Canada’ largest private union slams ‘secretive’ TPP talks for lacking democratic mandate
National Post – Harper government stonewalling spending analysis, budget officer says
The Tyee – Opinion – Harper’s Legislated Loyalty Threat
thestar.com – Tories block staff from testifying at Parliamentary committees
Huffpost Alberta – Tory MP Maurice Vellacott Rebels Against Government ‘Muzzling’
Cuts to Arts
thestar.com – Ordinary Folks don’t care about arts: Harper
Canadian Conference of the Arts – The Canadian Conference of the Arts to Close Doors after 67 years
thestar.com – Tories cut five more arts programs
Cuts to Support for Women
House of Commons – The Standing Committee on the Status of Women Tenth Report – Cuts to Status of Women Canada
The Globe and Mail – Women’s groups decry Tory funding cuts
cfuw/fcfdu union newsletter — Major Federal Government Cuts Impacting Women in Canada Since 2006
USA Oil Influence
kochcash.org – 1.1 Million Acres in Canada and Counting: Koch Interest in Keystone XL Pipeline Confirmed
The Washington Post — The biggest foreign lease holder in Canada’s oil sands isn’t Exxon Mobil or Chevron. It’s the Koch brothers.
The Vancouver Observer – The Fraser Institute – Charitable Fraser Institute received $4.3 million in foreign funding since 2000
Cuts to CBC
CBC – CBC budget cut by $115M over 3 years
The National Post – CBC Chair’s 2010 Letter to Harper Slams Tory Attacks on Broadcaster
Huffington Post – CBC Cuts ‘Going Too Far’ this Time, Former Board Members Warn
Cut Federal Health Accord
The Hill Times – Budget 2014 triggers Harper’s plan to dismantle national health care
thestar.com – By closing the Health Council of Canada, Stephen Harper is abandoning national medicare
Council of Canadians – Council of Canadians marks shameful one-year anniversary of health accord’s expiration
Personal Power in Prime Minister’s Office
Foreign Policy Journal – ‘Party of One: Stephen Harper and Canada’s Radical Makeover’ – Book Review
Common Ground – ‘Party of One: Stephen Harper and Canada’s Radical Makeover’ – The beginning of the end? READ IT
Cuts to Environmental Protection + Science
canada.com – Harper government cutting more than $100M related to protection of water
Globe and Mail – Purge of Canada’s fisheries libraries a ‘historic’ loss, scientists say
thestar.com –Harper’s war on science continues with a vengeance
Fossil Fuel Support by Federal Government
the Guardian – Revealed: Canadian government spent millions on secret tar sands advocacy
National Observer – Breaking: Harper gov’t appoints Kinder Morgan consultant to NEB
Dirty Decisions in Foreign Policy
ricochet – How the Harper government has helped mining companies plunder Africa
The Globe and Mail – Ottawa’s arms deal with Saudi Arabia contingent on secrecy
The Vancouver Observer – Harper OKs potentially unconstitutional China-Canada FIPA deal, coming into force October 1
The Tyee – Breaking Down the Harm to Canada Done by Treaty with China
CBC News – Don’t cut long census form: Liberals
BBC News – Is it fair to ban expats from voting?
Corruption
thestar.com – Conservative government character revealed in Duffy affair: Hébert
The Tyee – Harper’s Horrible Year 2.0 [Image]
BuzzFeed – A Secret Internal Memo Shows Stephen Harper’s Office Wanted Complete Control of the Senate
Economy
Mowat Centre: Ontario’s Voice on Public Policy – That federal budget surplus? It’s coming from your EI premiums
The Globe and Mail – Budget balanced on backs of contingency fund, EI and oil
The Globe and Mail – Where the heck’s that $3.1-billion? Where’s the fury?
Canada at War
CBC News – Anti-ISIS mission in Syria built on shaky legal ground, critics say
McLean’s magazine – Stephen Harper on the legality of bombing Syria: LOL
CBC News – ISIS poses bigger threat after nearly a year of coalition bombing
CTV News – U.S. investigated report of civilian deaths following Canadian mission in Iraq
Esprit de Corps Canadian Military Magazine – For Public Consumptions: Politicians Dumbing Down War
mercycorps.org – Quick Facts: What you need to know about the Syria crisis
The Guardian – Syrian refugees: four million people forced to flee as crisis deepens
Canadian People
Canadian Dimension – The movement against Stephen Harper
Huffington Post – Ashley Burnham, Mrs. Universe, Urges Aboriginal People to Vote Out Harper
The Globe and Mail – Chiefs urge aboriginal people to vote against Harper government
Ottawa Sun – Thousands of First Nations ‘Idle No More’ protestors demand meeting [image]
Canadian Dimension – Canadian Federal Scientists, Professionals Union Launches anti-Harper Campaign
CTV News – Federal correctional officers protest outside PM’s office
Women Against Stephen Harper – W.A.S.H. facebook group
Anything but Conservatives in 2015 – ABC – facebook group
Support our Veterans – Anything But Conservatives – facebook group
The Huffington Post – Quebec Union Representing Radio-Canada To Campaign Against Tories
The Huffington Post – Anyone but Harper, Says Postal Union President Mike Palecek
The Huffington Post – “Tell Me What To Do, Just Don’t Let Me Handle the Cash”: Harper
Wake Up Call – Canada Waking Up the Masses — facebook group
Canadians Rallying to Unseat Stephen Harper C.R.U.S.H. – member’s facebook group
Canadians Rallying to Unseat Stephen Harper C.R.U.S.H. – open facebook group
No Harper Please, West Vancouver – facebook group
National Post – Ontario Teacher’s Union taking on Stephen Harper with pledges to campaign against Conservatives
Global News – Union members demonstrate against Harper government
Canadian Progressive – Quebec’s Second Largest Union To Campaign Against Harper During 2015 Federal Election
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