Category Archives: the poor

NATIVE POVERTY IN BC IS SEVERE

Posted on July 6, 2011 by clearpolitics

In 2010, Canada was one of the few countries to refuse to sign the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Signing the UNDRIP would have caused to be adopted minimal standards of human rights of Indigenous … Continue reading →

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On Virtue

Posted on May 22, 2011 by clearpolitics

Of everyone I know personally very few were more community-minded than social justice activist and writer Sandy Cameron. *           *          * To read the full poem, please click on the following link. On Virtue

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Resistance is not Futile

Posted on May 21, 2011 by clearpolitics

For as thinking keeps company with consciousness, so the latter is influenced by the contextual meaning of words, which determine the composition of identity and self. *          *          * To read the full poem, please click on the following link. … Continue reading →

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Bee Stings

Posted on May 21, 2011 by clearpolitics

The creative afterglow sets in; I descend to my basest mental impulses. *          *          * To read the full poem, please click on the following link. Bee Stings

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The Hackers Visit the Downtown Eastside

Posted on May 20, 2011 by clearpolitics

“Well men,” said Woodgold, “time for me to split. Thanks for a job well done. I think you’ve set back gentrification in the Downtown Eastside for quite a while, and, as an added bonus, you’re all somewhat better off, too.” … Continue reading →

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Walk4Justice

Posted on May 20, 2011 by clearpolitics

A research report titled Stolen Sisters states that at least 600 women have disappeared or been killed across Canada in the last three decades. *          *          * To read the full poem, please click on the following link. Walk4Justice

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We Need a New Beauty

Posted on May 18, 2011 by clearpolitics

Dainty Aphrodite isn’t: to all who seek, they are excused and those who can’t enchant their prism be warned, lest delicate be abused. *          *          * To read the full poem, please click on the following link. We Need a … Continue reading →

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Down with the Tyranny of Ignorance

Posted on May 17, 2011 by clearpolitics

“Here, write down these names. George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Sinclair Lewis, Margaret Atwood. Go look and see if you can find their books in the library. In fact, see if you can find them anywhere. And here’s the thing,” he … Continue reading →

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Some Things Never Change

Posted on May 16, 2011 by clearpolitics

A hangover from the 19th century Scrooge-like ideology misnamed “Liberalism” (implying freedom for all): the poor were thought to be morally inferior. *          *          * To read the full poem, please click on the following link. Some Things Never Change

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Federal Tories taking liberties again

Posted on May 10, 2011 by clearpolitics

In the May 16, 2009 issue of The Globe and Mail was this article, “Ottawa’s plan to fingerprint those not yet charged comes under fire,” written by Steven Chase.  The article told of the Federal Tories’ attempt to enact legislation … Continue reading →

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The Tories’ War on Canada’s Poor

Posted on March 6, 2011 by clearpolitics

Why have Canadians’ attitudes toward the poor remained the same during the past decade? Why are some Canadians still poor-bashing? Is it something to do with the attitude of the federal government toward the poor? The federal government started the … Continue reading →

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