Will Canada’s new militant union back the use of violence? Will they back those who profess violence? What will this mean for Toronto’s 2015 Pan-Am Games?
Tag: Toronto
Sep 08
Toronto Protesters Give Inadequate Excuses For Last Week’s Mayhem (feat. Cathy Walker & Davin Ouimet)
Last week a group of protesters caused mayhem on the streets of Toronto– causing gridlock, intimidating motorists and smashing a car’s windshield while a woman was alone inside of it. In response to criticism, they came out with some rather inadequate excuses for their bad behaviour. The fact Toronto’s activist community continues to support this …
Sep 02
Toronto Protesters Go Wild: Drivers Intimidated, Windshield Smashed, Police Absent…
Earlier during this week one of Toronto’s most prolific professional protesters got into trouble with the police. He was stopped while allegedly running a red light on his bike- when asked for his identification he responded saying “who are you!”. This, of course, didn’t work out very well- moments later he was in handcuffs. His …
Aug 29
Davyn Calfchild’s Dodgy Police Violence Claim… (feat. Zach Ruiter & Darryl Richardson)
For the first time in memory, Davyn Calfchild (a.k.a. Davin Ouimet) missed his Occupy Toronto Livestream show last week. It’s unknown if he’s finally given up, or is simply taking a break- the Livestreamers have been a lot more cautious with their words lately, perhaps they’re getting tired of having their misdeeds exposed. But, never …
Aug 25
Video Preview: Anarchist Led Rabble At Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s Home…
A preview of what Your Humble narrator observed while covering the anarchist and other radical left protesters rabble at Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s house this afternoon. Notice how Sayed Hussan of No One Is Illegal gets the crowd to chant “justice for Grassy”. It’s all eerily familiar to the last big protest he led when …
Aug 20
[UPDATED] Ontario Common Front: Where Unions, Activists & Anarchists Converge…
Update/Correction: Dan Beaudoin is not a member of the Indignants, but is very close with them. The Ontario Common Front describes itself as “a coalition of over 90 community groups and labour unions that represent millions of Ontarians”. Looking at their list of endorsing organizations one will see many Ontario unions- but, also, some of …
Aug 17
More Laughs From Swamp Line 9 ‘Know Nothing’ Protesters (feat. Occupy Toronto Livestream)
On Thursday afternoon Ezra Levant did an epic show on Sun News sharing his discovery that the people fighting against Enbridge’s Line 9 pipeline reversal had very little idea what they were protesting about. One person had the misguided belief that the oil would be filled with abrasive sand. Mike Roy of the London Ontario …
Aug 16
Toronto Media Co-Op Finally Admits Swamp Line 9’s Affinity To Violent Anarchists! (Feat. Trish Mills)
Someone with a sharp eye for anarchist criminality pointed out an interesting picture posted on the Toronto Media Co-Op today. They call it a ‘meme’. At the top, there’s a picture of the Black Bloc anarchists who smashed up Toronto during the G20 saying “Get On the Fence”. At the bottom is a picture of …
Aug 13
Ontario Federation of Labour’s Communications Director Attacks UndercoverKity’s Camera! (feat. Joel Duff)
Today was Toronto’s second major protest over the police shooting of Sammy Yatim, a young man who was shot nine times and Tazered by a Toronto police officer after refusing instructions to drop his knife while standing in a streetcar. Videos filmed by people who watched the shooting look pretty bad for the officer who …
Aug 12
[UPDATED] Sierra Club Executive Chelsea Flook Shares An Anarchist “CUPE Joke”
UPDATE: One of the two people in this picture was originally identfied as Taylor Flook, who has written to me to say it wasn’t her. I am currently waiting for comment from her on who the other person is alleged to be… ______________________ If you’ve been following Your Humble Narrator’s stories about the elite clique of …