C3RF Member Update - 26 June, 2020
Remarque! La version française suit un peu plus bas Read! About Canada’s Systemic anti-Black Racism by Doğan D. Akman Consider! Attending the Forum for Canadian Sovereignty Canada Day gathering on Parliament Hill – 01 July, 2020 @ 11AM Canada Day gathering Just a reminder to all those who are seeking a more physical method of expressing your concerns over the parliamentary democracy and civil liberties that seem to be ebbing away in Canada. There will be a rally of like-minde
C3RF Member Update - 19 June, 2020
Remarque! La version française suit un peu plus bas Read! A Short Note on Slavery and Ignorance by Doğan D. Akman Read! About Systemic anti-Black Racism and Freedom of Speech by Doğan D. Akman Consider! Attending the Forum for Canadian Sovereignty Canada Day gathering on Parliament Hill – 01 July, 2020 @ 11AM Dominion Day gathering Letters petitioning Members of Parliament to get back to the job of representing you and your interests continues apace. It hasn’t escaped my atte
A short note on slavery and ignorance
Editor’s note: Doğan D. Akman bravely puts slavery under the microscope in the Canadian context and challenges misleading information that underpins related calls for repentance and reparations. Is it past time for Canadians to demand the unconstrained and respectful debate that this subject matter deserves? By Doğan D. Akman Here we are once again on the latest fad doing the rounds: Slavery Keen to do one better than the Americans at this juncture, the self-righteous crusade
About Systemic anti-Black Racism and Freedom of Speech
Editor’s note: Dogan D. Akman puts his critical, legal mind to work analyzing the punishments being levelled against those who dare enter the realm of “systemic racism” in the Canadian context. He studies the recent situation of Stockwell Day’s foray into this regime and sees “systemic” problems – in the sanctity of freedom of speech. By Doğan D. Akman The issue The issue is whether anti-Black racism in the Canadian society is “systemic” as a political doctrine or as an empir
C3RF Member Update - 12 June, 2020
Remarque! La version française suit un peu plus bas Read! Chris McGarry’s “Will Canadians allow the violation of their Charter rights to become the ‘new normal?’” Read! Stephen Coughlin’s memo – “Warning on Racism” Thank you Much thanks to the many of you who took the time to participate in last week’s letter-writing challenge. You launched a wave of correspondence, in both French and English, that alerted Members of Parliament across the country that you will not idly stand
Will Canadians allow the violation of their Charter rights to become the ‘new normal?’
Editor’s note: Author Chris McGarry challenges the ‘new normal’ that sees the diminishment of rights and freedoms in the name of safety and security. He notes that Canadian generations past set such safety and security aside to fight, bleed and die for these same rights on our behalf. It all prompts the question, are we not obligated to honour their sacrifice by rejecting the ‘new normal’ that doesn’t? Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel’s quote “Never allow a cris
C3RF Member Update - 05 June, 2020
Remarque! La version française suit un peu plus bas Note! Letter-writing challenge instructions and sample letter below Time to take the “Red Pill”? Elon Musk, the genius who makes high-end electric cars and commercial spacecraft, exhorted his 34 million Twitter followers to “take the Red Pill” a few weeks ago. His “Red Pill” reference came from the movie, “The Matrix”, and spoke to choosing between two pills; the “Red Pill” to avail yourself of reality and the truth or the “
