It's OK. It's pink! I felt a little bad feeling so much animosity towards a person, but Nancy Brinker’s reaction to her disengagement from Planned Parenthood has quickly become the stuff of history. Not the good kind mind you, but the wrong-side kind. Now I find her organization is soft
Continue readingThe perfect blend of politics and poetry
Phil Rockstroh gives us this piece of beauty and politics and reality. A Journey to the end of Empire: It is Always Darkest Right Before it Goes Completely Black. P’n’P shall simply bask in it. A Journey To The … Continue reading →
Continue readingLeftist Jab: Twitter Wars: Ditchburn vs Levant
Pictured: Ditchburn (left) and Levant (right) Who knew Canadian Media Twitter Wars could be fun? Who knew that was even a thing?! Well it is. And it’s spectacular! Let me set the scene. Jennifer Ditchburn, who works for the Canadian Press, writes a story about government bureaucrats posing as new
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Nearly two dozen US Senators have signed onto a letter urging the Susan G Komen Foundation to reverse its despicable and sleazy Planned Parenthood decision: The pressure on the Susan G. Komen For The Cure Foundation to reverse its decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screenings
Continue readingImpolitical: The fake citizenship ceremony
“The minister is using his office like casting central…,” said Denis Coderre. While he’s at it, could Kenney cast a better individual in the role of minister, please? Original report. Of course this was worth reporting and the vigorous reaction by Sun News shows how seriously they’re taking it. And
Continue readingBuckdog: Will the Conservatives raise OAS eligibility to 67 years, YES or NO? – Answer the Damn Question!
-Three quarters of Canadians oppose increasing Old Age Security eligibility to 67
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Stop wasting my money
bob smith Categories: Other 0 How about you stop wasting tax dollars and pay your own way. Idea Body: 1.2 Billion. What a waste.
Continue readingThe Equivocator: 5 Questions: Alexandra Mendès
The race for the Presidency of the Liberal party was an embarrassment of riches. I could listen to Ron Hartling talk about re-building riding associations for hours. Ms. Copps’ speeches on the strength of the Liberal ideal and the need to reach out to the LGBTQ community were truly inspiring.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Is everything alright with Canada’s Internet? Rogers thinks so.
Canadians have access to fast, widely available, and relatively inexpensive Internet service…at least according to Rogers. Lemay Yates released a report today, commissioned by Rogers, pertaining to Internet speed and availability in Canada compared to that of other countries. The report ranked Canada among the best of the G7 and
Continue readingGlorious video of James Yurichuk’s day with the Grey Cup
This is something special. Take a helicopter, the Rocky Mountains and the Grey Cup. Shoot it all in spectacular HD with breathtaking angles and vistas. Instant classic. Thanks to BC Lions Linebacker James Yurichuk, we can all see how the Grey Cup spent its day higher than its ever been.
Continue readingcentre of the universe: Understudy
I bet you wish I was writing more, don’t you? Well. I sure wish I was writing more.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Strike a Balance
Theresa White City/Town: Kelowna Categories: Other 0 We the people – are not you, the loud voices Idea Body: CBC is so busy talking, it’s not hearing. Canadian viewpoints are diverse. Where are the voices of women who believe – for just one example – that true feminism espouses non-violence
Continue readingcmkl: They’ve got their own government, their own TV network
Naturally they’ll be feeling a bit cocky. So cocky that they figure they can fake the oath. That would be the citizenship oath. A fake oath with fake citizens on TV show about fake issues.
Continue readingThe Pantsafire Chronicles: What kind of fakery is this?
Citizengate has developed more twists and turns over the day than the backstreets of Marrakesh. While Jason Kenney’s office and SunTV hasten to cover their pale and sweaty butts, others are left scratching their heads. The story so far, based upon records acquired through Access to Information by Jennifer Ditchburn
Continue readingThe Equivocator: …and Boisvenu makes three.
First, Julian Fantino writes about his love of the death penalty in his book. Then PM Harper talks about his support for the government having the ability to kill Canadians in an interview last year. On Wednesday it was reported that Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu suggested that prisoners should be
Continue readingwmtc: pollitt: komen foundation pinkwashes anti-choicers, punks planned parenthood
The one and only Katha Pollitt: The anti-choice movement can be so clumsy, and so weird, we forget that it is also smart and strategic and busy busy busy. Because while you were shaking your head over pink Bibles and stem-cell futurology, Komen was hiring Karen Handel as senior vice
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: Occupy Boston: No War On Iran
On Saturday, February 4, The Action for Peace Working Group of Occupy Boston will co-sponsor a rally and march as part of an international day of action to demand NO WAR ON IRAN. The march, …Read More
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Australian Meteorology Bureau Corrects Record On Former Research Head William Kininmonth’s Actual Climate Change Experience
bom_logo.jpg WHEN it comes to climate change science, as with most things in life, it pays to listen to actual experts with a solid background in their field. On Monday the Wall Street Journal and, later, The Australian newspaper, ran an editorial from a group of climate science contrarians which claimed
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Commercial Free CBC!
Derek Jensen City/Town: Toronto Categories: Other 0 The CBC should be free of commercials. Idea Body: The CBC should be free of commercials.
Continue readingCanadian Political Viewpoints: What’s Good for the Goose…
Source: CTV News: Tory Senator: My Let-Killers-Hang Idea Has Lots of SupportSource: CTV News: Kenney’s Office Apologizes for Sun News Stunt While the OAS argument heats up in Ottawa, and it is something we will discuss in the future, we shall focus on these two items for today as it
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