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Take Back Canada From The Harper Regime!

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Derek, a fellow moderator of the Occupy Canada facebook community page was unlawfully arrested on 5 trumped up charges back on May 5@ The Occupy Parliament Rally in Ottawa. Great news all trumped up charges were recently withdrawn and dism
issed by the courts. The video can be viewed here http://bit.ly/Q6ozE2

A group of active Canadians blocked Stephen Harper's sussex street not far from Parliament Hill that day, they peacefully protested against election fraud among other issues, Derek who organized the bus to Ottawa was singled out while speaking, detained and arrested. Harper's government has not only blocked evidence from being submitted into election fraud court cases, they have recently been trying to block the Auditor General from doing is job. So yes Canadians blocked Stephen Harper's street and for good reason! It's Take Back Canada From The Harper Regime! Here's the latest video.

All References/sources mentioned in the video included are attached below.

HARPER GOVERNMENT UNACCOUNTABLE, UNDEMOCRATIC
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Kevin Page, Budget Watchdog, Accuses Harper Government Of Breaking Law With Budget Secrecy on $5.2 billion in cuts. http://huff.to/L97gVU

The Harper regime is taking Canada's auditor general to court to stop him from revealing documents on the F-35 contracts, they're seeking a court injunction to gag the auditor general. It is likely the first time this has happened in Canada.
http://bit.ly/SzPAGj

Harper Government lied to Canadians on F-35 $25 billion costs - Auditor General
http://bit.ly/HsXdsR

ATTACK ON CIVIL RIGHTS/CHARTER RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
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Harper regine has lost it's moral authority to govern.

“When a government starts trying to cancel dissent or avoid dissent is frankly when it’s rapidly losing its moral authority to govern.” -Stephen Harper -Globe and Mail
source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/mr-harper-dissent-is-vital-to-democracy/article552157/

Canada's largest public sector union is accusing the RCMP of trampling on free speech in grounding a plane carrying an anti-Harper banner
http://bit.ly/PGvDYl

Parks Canada staff banned from criticizing Harper Government
Workers told they have 'duty' to support Harper government
http://bit.ly/MKK8b2

Stephen Harper Hates Human Rights
http://on.fb.me/PX4jJZ

June 26th 2010 -Harper's Toronto G20 Summit, Lest we forget. "For the citizens of Toronto, the days up to and including the weekend of the G20 will live in infamy as a time period where martial law set in the City of Toronto leading to the most massive compromise of civil liberties in Canadian history. And we can never let that happen again." -Ontario Ombudsman Andre Marin.
Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2010/12/07/ombudsman-g20-security-rule-report856.html

Stephen Harper won't be doing anything special to mark the 30th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/news-video/video-harper-wont-celebrate-charter-anniversary/article4170693/

Harper government violating Constitution: prof
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2010/02/03/afghanistan-committee.html

SCIENTISTS, ENVIRONMENTALISTS UNDER ATTACK
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The Harper regime has cancelled federal environmental assessments of nearly 600 projects in Ontario http://bit.ly/ST8DdI

Harper Government labels environmentalists "terrorist threat" in new report
http://bit.ly/xJVecq

Canadian scientists continue to be muzzled by Harper government
http://yhoo.it/IodahS

SCIENTISTS, DOCTORS, ACADEMIA PROTESTING IN CANADA
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Doctors, scientists take to the streets as Canada's protests go professional
http://bit.ly/MWdYt7

Doctors interrupt Conservative cabinet ministers to protest cuts to refugee health benefits http://bit.ly/Ns5MSO

Scientists. Doctors. Nuclear engineers. Academics. Researchers. Stephen Harper has a big problem. He has ticked them all off. And they are not suffering their grievances or concerns for informed, fact-based public policy and decision-making, the environment, the health of Canada’s most vulnerable citizens and the safety of all of us in silence. No. Instead they are protesting, marching, disrupting government news conferences. They are mobilizing.
http://bit.ly/Mri0Ma

BILLIONS FOR JAILS, FIGHTER-JETS, ARMED DRONES, MILITARIZATION
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Harper government intends to spend $1 billion on armed drones for Canadian military The Conservative government approved last month the issuing of a request to aerospace firms to provide details about the types of drones now available. Companies have until Sept. 28 to provide the information.
In its request to the industry, the government pointed out the need for the unmanned aircraft to operate in the Arctic. The aircraft should also be able to carry precision-guided munitions, the government said.
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Canadian+miltary+intends+spend+billion+armed+drones/7048045/story.html

Mercenry contractors Blackwater trained Canadian troops without permission, Canadian troops and police were trained for two years by the international security contractor formerly known as Blackwater without the permission of the U.S. State Department.
The revelation is contained in U.S. federal court records, unsealed in North Carolina as part of a $7.5 million settlement of criminal charges against the company now called Academi LLC.
The Harper government has had a standing contract with the company since 2008.
It's paid millions of dollars going back to 2006 for the specialized training, given to special forces troops and some police officers.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/08/08/canadian-troops-blackwater.html

U.S/Canada Border deal coming with $1 billion price tag
The issue is contentious because some critics argue it poses a threat to Canadian sovereignty.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/12/05/pol-cp-perimeter-robertson.html

It will cost close to $30 billion to buy and maintain 65 F-35 fighter jets according to Parliament's budget watchdog — billions more than estimates given by the Conservative government.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/03/10/pol-pbo-page-fighterjet.html

Omnibus crime bill could cost $19 billion, study says
source: http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Omnibus+crime+bill+could+cost+billion+study+says/5835185/story.html#ixzz1groMWFx2

Harper To Spend $9 Billion For New Super Jails
source: http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/national/article/88681--conservatives-to-spend-9-billion-for-new-jails-implement-criminal-code-changes-targeting-gangs

Under the guise of the omnibus budget bill the harper government allows the CIA and the FBI to come across the border and arrest Canadians on Canadian soil
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/canada-politics/rcmp-ease-canadians-idea-u-agents-canada-201905380.html


CANADA PRIVATIZED PRISONS AGENDA
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Correction officers protest in Stephen Harper's Calgary riding
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/09/15/calgary-corrections-protest.html

Is Canada headed towards privatized prisons?
"Registered with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada as registrant 779026-278825-2 is the THE GEO Group Inc, One Park Place Suite 700, Boca Raton, FL GEO is also listed as the client of The Parliamentary Group, a registered lobbying organization which lists former Reform Party MP Deb Grey as a partner. Grey was the Reform’s first election member of parliament whose legislative assistant is now Prime Minister Stephen Harper."
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/19/is-canada-headed-towards-privatized-prisons

Prison Privatization: Canada Mulls Contracting Services To Companies Lobbying For Correctional Work. U.S. private prison corporation GEO is lobbying to enter Canada -- and the harper gov't is considering allowing them. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/07/13/prison-privatization-canada_n_1670755.html

ATTACK ON FOOD SAFETY
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Harper Government broke the law when dismantling Wheat Board: Federal Court
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/12/07/government-broke-the-law-when-dismantling-wheat-board-federal-court/

Harper government ready to unveil plan to ease trade of GMO'S in Canada
http://www.canada.com/life/Canada+ready+unveil+plan+ease+trade+genetically+modified+foods/7095753/story.html

Harper government Cuts to food-safety inspection force will impact food quality in Canada: union
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/04/11/cuts-to-food-safety-inspection-force-will-impact-food-quality-in-canada-union/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCQ8osedpJs

ELECTION FRAUD/ROBOCALLS
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The Harper government hijacked our Canadian Election through robocalls Election fraud, they cut Elections Canada investigative budget by $7.5 million dollars during an ongoing investigation into election fraud, they also tried to block evidence from being submitted in ongoing court cases, and demanded $250,00 upfront to proceed. The head of elections Canada resigned after the allegations broke, they put their puppet bureaucrat in and now what is he doing? declining to hand over new evidence in ongoing court cases of suspected election fraud because of "public interest"
Now the harper conservatives are going to benefit off 30 new riding seats which will help them win the next election — it's the largest addition of seats in Canadian history. They hijacked our election and have muzzled elections Canada.

Sources/references below.

Huffington Post: Harper Conquers Canada, One Robocall at a Time.
Election fraud: We should not treat this as some petty misdemeanor. This is a grave threat to our very basic freedom. This is a threat to our democracy. This is corruption. "This isn't a story about "dirty tricks," it's about election fraud. This isn't "voter suppression," it's stealing democracy." http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/jim-harris/robocalls-scandal_b_1305397.html?ref=canada

Elections Canada overhaul: Thirty new seats will help conservatives
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/09/01/elections-canadas-extreme-makeover-thirty-new-seats-will-likely-help-tories-bring-more-diversity-to-parliament/

GUILTY: Harper government trying to block new evidence in robocalls Election fraud case http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/08/03/pol-hamilton-council-canadians-robocalls.html

CBC: Election Fraud Robocalls Lead To The Conservative Party
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF09Efidg0w

Court documents conflict with Election Canada's claim of sweeping robocall investigation - Court documents made public show investigators have not sought phone or Internet records for any calls beyond Guelph.http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/08/27/robocalls/

Harper government Refused To Hand Over Call Records to Elections Canada For Investigation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5tkPBysJQY

Robocalls complaints doubled to 1,394, in 234 of Canada's 308 federal ridings court records show http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/robo-call-complaints-doubled-to-1394-court-records-show/article4492630/

Elections Canada confirms over 31,000 complaints in total.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGuB5GzfJOI

Pierre Poutine Robocalls IP address same as one used by Conservative campaign worker. http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Robocalls+address+same+used+Conservative+candidate+campaign+worker+Elections+Canada+alleges/6567696/story.html#ixzz25FmfLyah

Elections Canada commissioner declines to hand over robocalls investigation data to Federal Court http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Elections+Canada+commissioner+declines+hand+over+robocalls/7122653/story.html

Harper government cuts Elections Canada budget by $7.5 million a year during an ongoing case into Election Fraud. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Elections+Canada+cuts+look+light+robocall+scandal/6899103/story.html

Elections Canada commissioner William Corbett quits while robocalls investigation still under way, Commissioner of Canada Elections William Corbett has retired and been replaced a former justice department bureaucrat." http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Elections+Canada+commissioner+William+Corbett+quits+surprise+move/6823646/story.html

CBC: Election results challenge in 7 ridings to go ahead in Federal Court- The seven Conservative MPs who won those seats had asked the court to dismiss the case before it went to a full hearing.. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/07/19/pol-council-of-canadians-lawsuit.html

Harper government ask robocalls court challengers for $250K deposit. Council of Canadians backs voters who want 7 conservative MPs' election wins overturned http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/news/politics/story/2012/08/09/pol-election-challenge-federal-court-conservatives-want-250-thousand-dollars.html

Jester you covered a lot of what has happened since the Omnibus Budget Bill came into effect. You forgot to mention the new trade deal (FIPPA) that Chairman Stephen Harper and his neo Conservative cabinet plan to ratify Nov. 1/2012 without any Parliamentary debate, all of the provinces in Canada will suffer as a result...FIPPA Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion & Protection Act. What I do find interesting is why CNOOC as mentioned in The Tyee article is one of Mitt Romney's favourite investments especially since in 2011 Transparency International ranked the world's 105 largest companies on the basis of their openness and ability to fight corruption. CNOOC (unlike Nexen) didn’t do well. On a score of 0 to 10 CNOOC got a failing grade at a 3.9.

http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2012/10/11/Chairman-Harper/

What does this new trade agreement with the authoritarian communist regime in China mean for Canada?

http://www.greenparty.ca/stop-the-sellout


What Has Harper Done?


On September 9^th, Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed an agreement with China, the Canada-China Investment Treaty. The agreement was kept from the Canadian public and Parliament until September 26th, 2012, when it was quietly made public, tabled in the House of Commons. No press release. No technical briefing. The deal is set for automatic approval. No vote or debate will take place in the House. Once tabled in the House, the clock started ticking. 21 sitting days from September 26 (October 31), this treaty will bind Canada.

Red Carpet for China


So what is the Canada-China Investment Treaty? Simply put, it is the most significant trade agreement signed by Canada since NAFTA. Only this time our “partner” is the communist government in Beijing, an authoritarian regime with an appalling record on human rights –and it isn’t getting better. This deal requires that Chinese government-owned companies be treated exactly the same as Canadian companies operating in Canada. Once in force, it lasts a minimum of 15 years. If a future government wants to get out of it, a one year notice is required – and even once the treaty is cancelled, any existing Chinese operations in Canada are guaranteed another 15 years of the treaty’s benefits.

We at the Green Party of Canada believe there are many flaws in that agreement. And we think Canadians should know about them:

1. Open bar for Chinese state-owned enterprises


The Canada-China Investment Treaty means easier takeovers of Canadian assets, especially in the resource sector. In the context of the possible takeover of Nexen by the Chinese National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC), it is crucial that we collectively pause to consider the wisdom of granting Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) such an easy access to our natural resources.

2. The right for China to claim damages over Canadian laws


The Canada-China Investment Treaty allows Chinese companies (including state-owned enterprises) to sue the Government of Canada over decisions that can limit or reduce their expectation of profits. In treaty language, this is called “tantamount to expropriation.” China can claim damages against Canada for decisions at the municipal, provincial, territorial or federal level. Even decisions of our courts can give rise to damages. The damage claims start with six months of diplomatic negotiation. If that fails, damage claims move to arbitration – behind closed doors.

3. Secret hearings


The Canada-China Investment Treaty would allow Chinese investors to sue Canada outside of Canadian courts. Special arbitrators would take the decisions. These arbitrators, unlike judges, do not have secure tenures or set salaries. Their decision cannot be subject to judicial review. And the arbitrations are to be secret. Even the fact they are happening is to be secret.

4. Limit right to be heard


Only the federal government is allowed to take part in the arbitration process. Provincial governments or Canadian companies, even if their interests are affected, do not have the right to voice their concerns during the arbitration process.

5. China’s obsession for secrecy


The Canada-China Investment Agreement makes Chinese lawsuits secret . At any time, we will not know if we are being sued and who will decide the case. We will not know what our government is saying on our behalf. We will not know if Canada has been ordered to change government decisions. This is a complete U-turn for Canada who has always insisted on complete openness in investor-state arbitration, for example when signing the Canada-US-Mexico free trade deal.

6. Restrictions on our use of our own resources


The Canada-China Investment Treaty requires that if, in the future, Canada wants to conserve natural resources (fisheries, water, oil, uranium, forests -- everything is covered), and reduce Chinese access to these resources, we are only allowed to do so to the extent we limit our own use of those natural resources.

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