May 22
About 125 people are marching right now on behalf of the student fee movement. Unfortunately, it has been hijacked by anarchists chanting about using guns on the police. There was a small altercation between the police and a couple of Black Bloc, but nobody was arrested. And, quite flatteringly, members of the Bloc had their …
May 21
I woke up this morning to find I got a message from Jayson Fleury- you may remember him from my story about Occupy Toronto’s ‘sacred’ fire. If you’ve been around activist circles in Toronto or Vancouver, chances are you’ve run across this guy. Have a look at his letter, and my response below. This could …
May 20
Remember this guy? Well, his name is Ian (not so) Smart, and it appears he supports terrorism!
May 20
I’ve been sitting on this story since March, as I didn’t have enough evidence to make a conclusive connection. Despite the attacks of those who don’t like what I am writing (I’m talking about you Sakura Saunders), I do try my best to get the facts straight before I publish…
May 19
It was a beautiful day for a demonstration- warm, sunny and just lovely. Today’s event was in Toronto, across the street from the US embassy. It was primarily about the Israel/Palestine issue, but a number of people there were also promoting that Canada pull-out of the war in Afghanistan (a position I totally agree with, …
May 18
The first incident of violence at Occupy Vancouver came long before a juvenile kid in the Black Bloc hit a cop in the face with a flagpole, and long before an occupier bit a fireman and another stole a cop’s ammunition during the ‘sacred’ fire incident. It was a seemingly unexpected event that happened at the …
May 17
Here’s a screenshot from the Facebook page of the people organizing Spread the Quebec Strike! Demand Free Education! in Ontario. These are the same people who I believe are going to attempt to interrupt Prince Charles’ visit to Toronto next week.
May 16
Despite the fact the incident at the Church of the Holy Trinity last week was deeply disturbing on a very personal level, I am trying to look at the positive side. Perhaps, if the church is merciful, this will be a good first step in making things right…
May 16
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBNPnqPhsbA?rel=0 Toronto Occupiers, do you recognize where this is being filmed? Yep, the exact same place that the hijackers moved the GA to this winter! Others may remember this as the place where Alex Hundert and his gang of thugs stopped me from entering the GA! Suddenly, things make a little bit more sense now…
May 16
Update: There was a mistake when this article was originally written- Ashleigh Ingle was with the CUPE 3902, and not the 3903. The 3902 are at University of Toronto and the 3903 are at York University. Both have worked closely with G20 Anarchists. I’ve left the information about the 3903 in the article because it’s …