Montreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Sinister Plan to Monitor Social Media
He invited world leaders to his G20 summit, and then allowed the Americans to spy on them. He had his CSEC agents spy on the Brazilians. He has just unveiled a Trojan horse cyber-bullying bill that...
View ArticleMontreal Simon: Is Stephen Harper Working for the Americans?
It's a chilling story, a dark tale of spooks and Cons, with a little bit of Big Brother, and more than a hint of treason. And I hesitate to write about it eh? Lest my phone start clicking and hissing...
View ArticleMontreal Simon: Why Has Stephen Harper Not Fired Chuck Strahl?
It's been more than two days since we found out that Chuck Strahl, Canada's spy watchdog, is moonlighting as a lobbyist for Enbridge.And by so doing has erased the boundaries between the petro state...
View ArticleMontreal Simon: Harperland: Where Big Brother Meets You at the Airport
You've just got back to Canada. You have some time to kill before your connecting flight.You whip out your mobile phone to check out the web, using the airport's free Wi-Fi.Only to have Big Brother...
View ArticleMontreal Simon: The Con Regime and the Shadow of Big Brother
I'd like to believe Canada's spy masters when they tell me they're not spying on Canadians. I'd like to believe I'm still living in a democracy and not a budding police state. I'd like to think that...
View ArticleMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Twisted Priorities of the Con Regime
It looks as if the ghastly partnership of Stephen Harper and Jimbo Flaherty is heading for a messy breakup.For after first appearing to agree with Flaherty that his income splitting plan was fatally...
View ArticleMontreal Simon: Edward Snowden and the Scary Secrets of Stephen Harper
I'm glad that The Guardian and the Washington Post have been awarded a Pulitzer Prize for their reporting on the out of control activities of the National Security Agency. And that Edward Snowden has...
View ArticleMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Big Brother Cons
We know he seeks total control. We know he would be our very own Big Brother.We know he's out of his mind, but would make us pay to make him look good.But who knew he would make us pay to violate our...
View ArticleMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Facebook Creepers
He seeks total control. His dark world is full of enemies and he must know them ALL.His slogan is "Knowledge is Power, Ignorance is Strength. Where he knows everything about us, but we don't know...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Bill C-13: Harper tries to turn Canada into a...
by: Obert Madondo | May 20, 2014 Call it the Harper Conservatives’ resurrection the Orwellian ghost of Vic Toews. Back in 2012, Canadians nuked the then public safety minister’s Bill C-30. The bill,...
View ArticleMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper: the Scary Madness and the Dangerous Denial
If there was any shadow of a doubt that Stephen Harper has lost sight of the boundary between reason and delusion, or democracy and dictatorship, there can be none now.For he has made a mockery of our...
View ArticleMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Monstrous Abuse of Power
In two weeks time Parliament is expected to adjourn for the summer. But before it does it will have made this ghastly Harperland an even more sinister place.For never has this country seen such a...
View ArticleMontreal Simon: The Con Regime and the War on Internet Anonymity
Well it's a very strange coincidence. But wouldn't you know it, on the day the Supreme Court gave the Cons another slap in the face. By upholding the privacy of internet users. Rejecting government...
View ArticleTHE CANADIAN PROGRESSIVE: Glenn Greenwald on why government snooping is...
Journalist and author Glenn Greenwald suggests how we can protect ourselves from government snooping, and defend our civil liberties in the digital age. The post Glenn Greenwald on why government...
View ArticleThe Disaffected Lib: The Relentless Advance of the Surveillance/Security State
I’m not sure how this can be abused but I expect clever minds will be exploiting it very soon. How about a smartphone app that allows cops to zero in on a specific area and see what everyone’s up to?...
View ArticleMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Monstrous Spy Machine
We know he loves total control. We know he rules by fear. We know he likes to muzzle his opponents.But did you know that Stephen Harper has turned his entire government into a massive Spy...
View ArticleMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Sinister Plan to Suppress Our Freedoms
I knew Stephen Harper wouldn't waste any time exploiting the senseless tragedy on Parliament Hill.I knew he'd strike when many people were still in shock, emotions were still raw, the MSM in Ottawa...
View ArticleMontreal Simon: Happy Birthday Chelsea Manning
It's been five years since the young American soldier now known as Chelsea Manning began downloading hundreds of thousands of Pentagon files.And in the process not only revealed the horror, the...
View ArticleMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Whispering Way to War
Golly. What a difference a day makes. On Wednesday Stephen Harper was loudly taunting the opposition.And all but inviting the terrorists to attack us.But yesterday he was suddenly more subdued, as if...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Harper’s Orwellian Anti-Terror Bill C-51 Troubles...
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada warns that Bill C-51, Harper’s proposed new anti-terrorism legislation, would further erode Canadians’ privacy rights. The post Harper’s Orwellian Anti-Terror Bill...
View ArticleMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Darkness of Disaster Democracy
Well I'm sure Stephen Harper must have had a tortured weekend, huddled with the monsters in the PMO, and arguing with the screaming voices in his head.Trying to figure out how to scare Canadians with...
View ArticleThe Disaffected Lib: Shhh – Not In Front of the TV, George.
Be careful what you say in front of your smart TV. According to Samsung, you never know who might be listening to your every word. The warning applies to TV viewers who control their Samsung Smart TV...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Harper’s Police State Anti-terrorism Bill C-51...
More than 100 academics sign letter telling Canadian MPs that Harper’s proposed anti-terrorism legislation, Bill C-51, would allow CSIS to violate Canadians’ privacy rights. The post Harper’s Police...
View ArticleThe Disaffected Lib: Taking Stock
Most of us just don’t want to know. Most of the rest are coming to feel the same way a lot of the time. Interesting op-ed by Quincy Saul, “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.” It deserves a read....
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Justin Trudeau to give Canada’s NSA more powers to...
Justin Trudeau promises to give the Communications Security Establishment, Canada’s most secretive spy agency, more powers to spy on Canadians if the Liberals form the next government after the 2015...
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