Rabble Rants: Turning up the Heat on the Political Elite
Blueprints of Disruption · Rabble Rousers' Cooperative
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Show Notes
Topic 1: Canadian political elites worried?
Relentless pressure from activists was too much for the BC NDP to handle, forcing MLA Selina Robinson to lose her position in the Cabinet. This has politicians and their inner circles closing ranks around and pushing back against the more aggressive tactics being deployed by grassroots activists.
What has them so worried?
Topic 2: Nicaragua Put Complicit Countries on Notice
With the possibility of another ICJ trial in the news, this time with Canada as a target has our hosts looking at International Law and its obvious limitations.
Topic 3: Canada's Special Visa Program for Gaza
This is not the humanitarian gesture it was sold as. The shortcomings, paired with other foreign policy moves this week seem very performative.
Our hosts discuss these and other updates related to the siege on Gaza.
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Resources:
- CBC: Palestinian Canadian Visa Delays
- Mansour Shouman on Instagram
- ICJ Case: Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. United States of America)
- B.C. Premier decries vandalism of constituency office belonging to Selina Robinson - The Globe and Mail