On Thursday, November 8, 2012, a press conference was held in the offices of constitutional lawyer Rocco Galati. The subject was to announce a class action lawsuit that was recently filed, on the behalf of their clients, against Health Canada. Continue reading →
A small but determined party, the Canadian Action Party, and its leader, Christopher Porter, are giving the big boys a run for their money in NDP leader Jack Layton’s old seat of Toronto/Danforth. The Canadian Action Party (CAP) was founded in 1997 by former Liberal Defense Minister Paul Hellyer. Continue reading →
Protester or activist?
Posted on September 25, 2012 by Lawrence McCurry
I see a lot of protesters and occupiers calling themselves activists these days, but these people have little clue what a real political activist is. To drop the word political from the term political activist makes you a protester, nothing more. The word activist stems from the word action and although protesting is an important pursuit, to become part of the political process and be actively working toward political goals is what being an activist really is. Continue reading →