By Matthew Richter

In short: A Chinese PhD student has been denied a visa to study in Canada, formally on the grounds he could potentially, at some point in the future, maybe become or be forced to act as a, spy, informally on the grounds that Canada is buying into US imperialism, deliberate provocation of war with China and informal technology ( Read more... )

By Nora Barrows-Friedman

Canadian politicians are echoing fabricated claims of anti-Semitism after students rallying for Palestinian rights were attacked by a violent anti-Palestinian group at York University in Toronto last week ( Read more... )

• Multiple occasions of unethical behaviour, which he in general pooh-poohs
• Complete lack of effective consultation with First Nations people, despite his claims before and after
• Kneejerk and automatic approval of mining and pipelines
• Support for Israel over Palestine, including the insane definition of criticism of Israel the country as anti-semitic, ( Read more... )

Trying to teach Canadian History involves me having to learn about things like... Canadian History, the present Canadian political landscape, the influences upon same, American History (what the hell were the Thirteen Colonies?) etc. It's a pity that history is fractal really ( Read more... )

It has been over a year since I posted on LJ. I'm sure nobody will see this without a cross-posting to other sites... we shall see.

I shall attempt to post at least weekly to track my progress (ye gods and little fishes willing) as a teacher... proper one even :-P

Summary: New job, teaching, role I've been hunting to many months, must give it a ( Read more... )