Author: gritchik

I used to shop at Lowe’s. Used to. The evangelical extremists who pressured Lowe’s to pull its ads from the TLC show All-American Muslim is the Florida Family Association, a bunch of intolerant bigots. The FFA also believe that Mars and Wrigley (yes, the candy manufacturers) promote “gay and transgendered

…does he support this bullshit, too? Tory MPP Frank Klees sponsored today’s press conference and I’m told that fellow MPPs Lisa MacLeod and Peter Shurman attended, too. Reason kabillion that I support Dalton McGuinty: “The purpose of our accepting schools act is to send a strong signal to all Ontarians,

You may not have heard but there’s a race for a new Ontario PC Party president.  Here’s John Snobelen and his campaign manager, Josie.  I especially like how he goes in circles at the end of the video – it’s reminiscent of their recent campaign strategy.

How about you do that in front of their loved ones? Suzanne Laplante-Edward is the mother of one of murdered women, which took place 22 years ago today.  She calls the gun registry “a monument to our daughters.”    

He’s been gone 40 years now. Had he lived, he would’ve turned 70 this year.  As it is, I’ve been on this Earth a dozen years longer than he had. I was going through old photos recently – my favourite is an old black and white of him taken at

With a rash of recent suicides in Ontario this fall, and elsewhere, bullying has received a lot of media coverage lately.  Finally.  Even governments have taken action. But this isn’t a post designed to laud the Ontario government, it’s a post about the effects of bullying. I was bullied. Starting

What’s that old political saying? When you’re in a hole, quit digging.  Bachmann just can’t seem to give herself a break. One of her latest: Gay people “can marry a woman if they’re a man.”  Yes, folks, she said it.  Earlier this week she said she would close a non-existent

I will never understand these people.

Nominations are out for Canadian Blog Awards. Yours truly has been nominated for Best New Blog, Best Feminism Blog and Best Political Blog. Check it out here. Vote now, vote often. You like me, etc.

Or, alternatively titled, 2012 Toronto budget. Closing homeless shelters, cutting student nutrition programs (affecting more than 14,000 of Toronto’s poorest kids) and cutting several HIV/AIDS programs. These are just a few highlights. Our mayor, who I don’t think has gone a day in his life without having a full belly,

And that’s about all the French I know. But then, I’m not an NDP Quebec MP who claims to be fluently bilingual. One of the McGill students sent to Parliament Hill by the NDP’s Orange crush is being faulted for her French.   A voter in Charmaine Borg’s riding of Terrebonne-Blainville

Somebody missed nap time. Here’s more on Rob – as you can tell, he’s quite the stellar MP.   Also, thought the subject matter interesting given NDP MP Charlie Angus’ post about his recent trip to Attawapiskat and the horrific conditions the people there are living in. Take the time to watch the video

The malls are insane. Not sure how Black Friday made its way north of the border.

Somebody missed nap time. Here’s more on Rob – as you can tell, he’s quite the stellar MP.   Also, thought the subject matter interesting given NDP MP Charlie Angus’ post about his recent trip to Attawapiskat and the horrific conditions the people there are living in. Take the time

Yesterday, an email from the PC’s landed in my inbox threatening to force an election in the next year. Seriously? Pretty big talk from the guy who blew a 12 point lead over the summer. Also ridiculous: his demands for a legislated public sector wage freeze. Hudak knows this will

Why Justin will never be Liberal leader, reason kabillion.

Prince Edward Island is the only province in Canada that does not provide abortion services. Women need to travel out-of-province to New Brunswick or Nova Scotia. Shocking, right? A group of Islanders have been lobbying the Liberal Premier and his Health Minister to change current abortion policy. Minister Currie has

Because once in a while it may become necessary to tell someone to fuck off. As a private citizen I can do that and not make headline news for it.

Why this is news, I’m not sure. The fact that it’s the lead story on NNW boggles my mind. Leave them alone.