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Anti-colonialism

Fast Tracking attempts to violate Canada’s Constitutional, Treaty and UN Human Rights obligations
British North America's long-standing tactic of creating a problem and trying to point the blame elsewhere
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WTF: What’s The Future? Alternatives to British North American settler-colonialism?
On the Metaviews podcast the guests are asked: What’s the Future?
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Official foreign languages, and a powerful farewell speech from Nunavut
Something I posted on Twitter on June 16, 2021 that came to mind again this week.
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Thoughts from the AFN forum with CPC leader Pierre Poilievre.
I have been wondering if I should offer comments on these interviews and the “answers” the party leaders gave.
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AFN Virtual Forum Series with Federal Party Leaders (Election 2025)
AFN hosted a series of conversations with Canadian Federal Party Leaders. See their YouTube channel if you want to view other videos, including the…
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Canada has always been caught between its parent and an unruly sibling
Further thoughts on discussions of USA's possible "annexation" of Canada
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An Association Fallacy, and the need to move past settler-colonial thinking
Rethink NATO, WEOG, and the eastern expansion of the Western European Union
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"I am Canadian", and I engage in "Nice Racism"
I've been reading "NICE RACISM: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm" by Robin DiAngelo.
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Monday mourning : The British Monarchy still exists.
I won't be morning the death of a person, but the ongoing existence of the British Monarchy -- the symbol of the British Empire.
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Should you be upset at individual police officers who support the "Thin Blue Line" concept?
The concept of the "Thin Blue Line" comes up regularly.
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Problems I see in discussions about the Sovereignty of Nations
It is hard not to have a conversation with anyone for very long without the subject of Ukraine coming up these days.
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What does being a Canadian mean to me?
In 2020, starting on January 7’th, there were a series of protests in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en First Nations.
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