Daily Archives: 09/22/2017

Canada: Quebec’s systemic discrimination and racism hearings should be open – By Yvonne Sam

09/22/2017 – 11:27 pm

By Yvonne Sam

Testimony has a greater impact if one can see and hear the person testifying. The hearings are an opportunity to heighten public awareness.

The Quebec inquiry on systemic discrimination and racism has yet to begin hearings, but what’s already apparent is that the Couillard government does not want the exercise to be transparent.

Quebec Province. Canada

When the consultation was announced in July, all Quebecers were urged to participate, with the hearings being touted as an occasion to find tangible and permanent solutions to the issues at hand. Now we learn that Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil and the Quebec Human Rights Commission have indicated that local consultations will be held behind closed doors, hidden from the eyes of the media and the citizenry, away from the public setting that was expected by the public.   Continue reading →

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Dominica Update after Hurricane Maria – Reports and video

09/22/2017 – 10:51 pm

Interview with Dominica PM following Hurricane Irma

Roseau waterfront in Dominica after Hurricane Maria hit

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 07:47 AM PDT Roseau waterfront in Dominica the day after Hurricane Maria hit the island on Monday night, September 18, 2017.

ROSEAU, Dominica — On Wednesday evening, in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Maria, the prime minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, spoke with Caribbean News Now. Q. Could you describe what happened; what is the state of the country? A. We were devastated by the hurricane. Every community, every village, every street was impacted…..

Dominica before the hurricane! – video       Continue reading →

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North Korea: Trump and Kim call each other mad – BBC Report

09/22/2017 – 4:22 pm

North Korea: Trump and Kim call each other mad              

  • Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump

    Image captionKim Jong-un and Donald Trump are trading insults after the US president’s UN speech

Kim Jong-un has said remarks by “deranged” US President Donald Trump have convinced him he is right to develop weapons for North Korea.

In an unprecedented personal statement, Mr Kim said Mr Trump would “pay dearly” for a UN speech where he threatened to “totally destroy” the North if the US was forced to defend itself.

Mr Trump responded that the “madman… will be tested like never before”.

The two countries have engaged in ever more heated rhetoric in recent months.

Mr Kim ended his statement by saying he would “surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged US dotard with fire”.        Continue reading →

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Trump Has Filled, Not Drained, The Swamp – Conor Friedersdorf | The Atlantic

09/22/2017 – 4:50 am

Trump Has Filled, Not Drained, The Swamp

The president has made a mockery of a promise at the core of his campaign. It is time for the #MAGA media to tell his supporters the truth.

Conor Friedersdorf | The Atlantic

There is no campaign promise that Donald Trump has failed to honor more flagrantly than his oft repeated pledge to “drain the swamp” in Washington, D.C. He has violated the letter of his promise and trampled all over its spirit. His supporters ought to be furious. But few perceive the scale of his betrayal or its brazenness.

Forget the Russia investigation. Even if no wrongdoing is proved on that matter, the Trump Administration’s behavior would still be epically swampy. A list of examples is clarifying:    Continue reading →

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