So last Thursday I did a panel speech and presented a workshop at YSB’s forum. It was called Building Bridges and it focused on youth ‘in transition’ from youth to adulthood and how we can better support them.Oh yeah, on a side note, things with Kristy…
Continue readingAll Hail the Oligarchy
Yes, of course it’s obscene that the minority Conservative government is going to spend an estimated $1 billion for security for the upcoming G8 and G20 summits as a result of political grandstanding (remember 9/11?!) and in the shallowest attempt to highlight one of the Cons’ ridings (which those attending
Continue readingbastard.logic: Israel & the Freedom Flotilla Assault: It’s All About the Gaza Blockade
by matttbastard Israel does it again. With one deadly commando raid of an aid flotilla bearing essential goods in violation of Israel’s (illegal) blockade of Gaza, the Israeli government has reasserted its expressed right to, essentially, defend its borders by … Continue reading →
Tattered Sleeve: Well Israel, you have really lost the PR war now
You have got yourselves perfectly embroiled in an international incident that is not going away until you learn that even you must eat crow sometimes. So far, it doesn’t appear to have sunk in. I notice it only took you a few hours to release some prop…
Continue readingJustifying Murder on the High Seas
Once again the ugly specter of Israel’s collective punishment of Palestinians in the Gaza strip has been brought to the forefront of the world’s attention and, this time, it wasn’t just the actions of activists (who have largely been ignored) that has drawn the laser-like focus and condemnations of nations
Continue readingThe Roundhouse: Another avoidable tragedy for Gaza
The loss of life on the flotilla attempting to move from Cyprus to Gaza is tragic, but it was also completely avoidable. This is a topic certain to inflame passions, but there were a few points I felt I had to make. Gaza is under a declared blockade; one declared
Continue readingThe Roundhouse: Another avoidable tragedy for Gaza
The loss of life on the flotilla attempting to move from Cyprus to Gaza is tragic, but it was also completely avoidable. This is a topic certain to inflame passions, but there were a few points I felt I had to make. Gaza is under a declared blockade; one declared
Continue readingThe Roundhouse: Another avoidable tragedy for Gaza
The loss of life on the flotilla attempting to move from Cyprus to Gaza is tragic, but it was also completely avoidable. This is a topic certain to inflame passions, but there were a few points I felt I had to make. Gaza is under a declared blockade; o…
Continue readingThus Prate the Pundit » Social Critique: Time to Establish a Green Social Democratic Party (GSDP)
Why is there both a New Democratic Party (NDP) and a Green Party? Examine them, really read their positions and philosophies. The two parties are essentially the same and where they’re not, they’re frequently complementary. In the following, I’ll present why I think the two parties must merge and what
Continue readingTattered Sleeve: Blowing Up is Hard to Do
“This scares everybody” –British Petroleum COO Doug Suttles, on May 29, 2010, commenting on the failure of the “Top Kill” attempt to stave off the worst crude oil contamination in historyWell folks, it looks like this Gulf of Mexico oil spill is ripe…
Continue readingname change
I’ve come to a momentous decision, and it’s been growing in me a long time, since I read ‘The Secret Life of Bees’ a few years ago. Having changed my name once already, I know it’s a big deal, and I apologize in advance for the inconvenience (and it is inconvenient) to my friends and […]
Continue readingHaldimand's Unheard Voice: Haldimand "Food Drive Items Needed"
After reading the story below, I decided that there is something that we can all do to help out the Salvation Army and that is to help replenish their food bank. We can’t stop people from dumping the garbage (I have seen this myself) but we can help in easing
Continue readingHaldimand's Unheard Voice: Haldimand "Food Drive Items Needed"
After reading the story below, I decided that there is something that we can all do to help out the Salvation Army and that is to help replenish their food bank. We can’t stop people from dumping the garbage (I have seen this myself) but we can help in…
Continue readingHaldimand's Unheard Voice: Haldimand "Food Drive Items Needed"
After reading the story below, I decided that there is something that we can all do to help out the Salvation Army and that is to help replenish their food bank. We can’t stop people from dumping the garbage (I have seen this myself) but we can help in easing
Continue readingTattered Sleeve: Greens, NDP to merge; Layton and May step aside, with support of key Liberal defectors
Could you just imagine a headline like that? Only if you accept the fact that the federal Liberal party is finished as a viable political entity. It was this particular realization, coupled with Warren Kinsella’s post earlier today, that got me thinkin…
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Christian Groups: Biblical Armageddon Must Be Taught Alongside Global Warming
What next?Christian Groups: Biblical Armageddon Must Be Taught Alongside Global Warming
Continue readingCrazy Bitches R Us: A special thanks to…
…Dawg, Thwap and Canadian Cynic, for sharing my outrage about Harris receiving an honourary degree. And to Troy’s Journal too.
And Retired Educator, if you haven’t heard about First Nations protesting McGuinty, you need to read the news.
But I don’…
Continue readingCrazy Bitches R Us: Chiefs sucking it up for the greater good: Nipissing U, Mike Harris
I am sick of First Nations politicians sucking it up for the allegedly greater good.
Nipissing University plans to confer an honorary doctor of letters on former Ontario Premier Mike “I want the fucking Indians out of the park” Harris in a June 11…
Continue readingBusy bee!
So I was having a really crappy today and yesterday. I spiked my opiate tolerance by using a LOT of Dilaudids, and man did I ever come down sideways when I started to use less. I mean, I was dopesick even before I tried to go to sleep last night, and w…
Continue readingFeminist Mom in Montreal: How to get a spot in a $7 a day daycare
We have subsidized daycares in Quebec that charge $7 a day. That’s fantastic. A $7 daycare is a wonderful lifeline for low-income families. But how do you get a spot in one? If you’re a parent in Montreal, you know how long the waiting lists are. They can be anywhere
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