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Continue readinggay persons of color: Melissa Etheridge criticizes Australia’s failure to recognize equality
In reference to Australian leader Julia Gillard’s stance against equal civil rights, openly gay American singer Melissa Etheridge told The Sunday Telegraph:”It’s kind of ridiculous that we are completely contributing citizens and in this day and age, w…
Continue readingCowboys for Social Responsibility: One of these things is not like the other
89% of domestic shooting homicide victims are female.
The bill before Parliament will make it easier for domestic abusers to arm up.
John Rafferty and Bruce Hyer are upset that they were disciplined for supporting that bill.
Continue readingHarper should reveal his Donors
The Harper Conservatives want to end to make it harder to get a loan to run for leader of a party. They want to make sure the loan is for $1100 or less from an individual or is from a bank or credit union. Sounds like a smart policy. This way we …
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: What recession? Profits, greed and gifting thrive in TV land by John Doyle
Recently the CRTC released figures about commercial Canadian TV stations, showing their operating revenues in broadcasting came to $2.15-billion in 2010 – an increase of 9 per cent from 2009.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Decision time
It’s election day in Saskatchewan, and time for voters to decide based on a rather stark choice of two sets of priorities:So please vote, and to encourage others to do so. Because by tonight, we won’t be able to have a say at the ballot box until long …
Continue readingwmtc: "no amount of violence, oppression and bullying can kill an idea whose time has come"
David Heap and Ehab Lotayef, writing at Rabble, now in an Israeli prison. * * * *Keeping the Canadian Boat to Gaza’s promise: Freedom Waves are just beginningDavid Heap and Ehab Lotayef, November 4, 2011A few months ago, the Greek government acted at…
Continue readingLift the Ban on Gay Blood
The UK has gone a step closer to allowing gay men to donate blood. I am not sure how successful it will be as Gay men can only donate blood if they have not had sex for a full year. That seems almost as stupid as the ban itself. People will eithe…
Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: Mainstream media no longer sole gatekeepers
In the government’s sale disposition of BC Rail, there are compelling indicators that massive fraud was perpetrated. Even worse, senior provincial officials interfered with investigation and prosecution of the duplicity involved. Premier Campbell’s of…
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: I agree with my Blogger!
My Co-blogger says that the fact that the Liberal party walked out in protest to the Conservatives appointment for the auditor-general was outrageous. I think so, but for different reasons. If you look at history many people d…
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: So Many Flotilla’s to Gaza!
Just Friday another flotilla to Gaza was stopped. The protesters don’t like the idea of a blockade and the so called “human right violations” of Israel being done in Gaza. My question is why do these protesters expand there horizon?
T…
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: Rae the reformer?
Bob Rae said a couple of very interesting things regarding the reform and rebuilding of the Liberal Party over the weekend that caught my eye – the main one being his idea of opening up the LPC leadership race to a US primary style – but al…
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Syrian opposition declares city of Homs disaster area, 1-day death toll rises to 23 nationwide
Syria is Iran's best friend. Israel and Iran are in a war of nerves. Syria is close to civil war (maybe there already). Interesting times ahead:
http://wapo.st/u43muD
BEIRUT — A key Syrian opposition group appealed Monday for international in…
Continue readingThe Skwib: Ask General Kang: Do you enjoy daylight savings time?
Yes, of course. There’s nothing I enjoy more than having to reset my body’s circadian rhythms because of your human delusion that you control things. Most of you can barely operate your own crude technologies properly (put up your hands if you know how to stop your PC from launching Outlook), so I love the […]
Continue readingSlap Upside The Head: Teacher Receives Death Threat Over Anti-Homophobia Policy
A teacher in Burnaby, British Columbia has received a death threat over the school board’s proposal to adopt anti-homophobia policies designed to reduce incidents of bullying and make schools safter for GLBT students. The letter, adorned with illustrations of bloody knives, reads as follows: Must immediately withdraw POLICY #5.45 Adhere to the basic social principles! […]
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Banging around the echo chamber #nlpoli
Last week’s top post was about media coverage of Jim Bennett’s decision to carry on his law practice – albeit not full-time – while he sits as a member of the legislature: What’s so striking about this is that it is a complete non-sto…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: The Reformers Remain Out of Step With Canadians
Now that Stephen Harper has his majority, he has been pushing through the Reform Party agenda at lightening speed.If you want to know what that agenda looks like, read anything written on the Reformers from 1987-1999. Stephen Harper drafted their polic…
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the regina mom feels wealthy these days. She was fortunate enough to be a recipient of an Emerging Artists Award from the Canada Council for the Arts last spring. There’s no scramble for contract work and there’s a bit of extra money around her house. So she got her hubby to blow twenty bucks on […]
Continue readingThe priorities of rebuilding
The Liberal rebuilding continues apace,
with visits from party “heavyweights” to Victoria, and a major telephone town
hall that took place last night. The message of course is that the party needs
to change – especially when it…