Which of the following words or phrases do you feel best describe Collingwood Council (you may choose more than one): Petty Vindictive Puritanical Hypocritical Vicious Punitive Jealous Envious Mean-spirited Puerile Slavishly loyal to their Great Leader Self-righteous All of the above Imagine this (cue the Twilight Zone soundtrack…): a council
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Scripturient: A Bullied Councillor Resigns
On Friday, Jan. 21, Councillor Tina Comi resigned from council. I am deeply disappointed and troubled. She was the only one at the table not among the slate of slavish sycophants who serve The Great Leader. Her departure leaves us with a dysfunctional council devoid of wisdom, devoid of community
Continue readingmark a rayner: Wormageddon
In a playground war of worm-whipping debauchery, a boy must decide if he’s a bully or a Romeo. Continue ReadingWormageddon
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: Podcasting With Canadia Cast (And Overcoming Sound Issues And A Level 5 Man Cold)
This was me today, a level 5 man cold – and I still made it on to co-host Canadia Cast with Kevin, only to be foiled by a few audio issues. It was a fun and freewheeling conversation about trolls, the dangers of social media, arguing on Twitter, bullies, SNC-Lavalin.
Continue readingScripturient: Block bullies are at it again
May 14’s council agenda (p. 40-49) contained yet more evidence of The Block’s bully-boy tactics and pettiness: a complaint made to the integrity commissioner against our mayor. They damn her no matter what she does. This complaint was filed by someone who might charitably be called the Block’s pet barnacle for
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Pink Shirt Day 2017
I don't have much time to blog today, but I do need to say this before I rush off into the crazy world that we have made for ourselves.At a time when Donald Trump is apparently preparing to reverse protections for transgender students. At a time when our own Cons can't
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Pink Shirt Day 2017
I don't have much time to blog today, but I do need to say this before I rush off into the crazy world that we have made for ourselves.At a time when Donald Trump is apparently preparing to reverse protections for transgender students. At a time when our own Cons can't
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Hollow Victory of the Con Bigot Ezra Levant
I wasn't planning to write anything more about Ezra Levant's great "victory" over Rachel Notley's government.But after seeing the tongue bath he is receiving from our Con media, I thought I should make one thing clear.Notley made …
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Monstrous Personal Cruelty of The Harper Regime
We know where it comes from, the diseased mind of Great Ugly Leader himself. We know what his filthy Cons have done to our country.But what more can you say about a government whose essence is personal cruelty?Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: When the Con Bullies Go After the Bullies
After not lifting a finger for eight years to fight bullying, even though it was killing children all over the country, the Harper Cons have finally decided to something about Canada’s bully problem. Justice Minister Peter MacKay says the federal government will use television and online advertising to raise awareness about cyberbullying
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Mike Duffy and Stephen Harper’s Bully Regime
I've been fighting bullies since I was 12-years-old, so I know them when I see them. And I also know that when you confront them and fight back they usually turn into cowards and cut and run. Like Stephen Harper did today in Question Period, when he refused to answer most of the
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rehtaeh Parsons and the Bully Harper
It's hard to imagine a worse horror story. A young woman is sexually assaulted, and publicly humiliated.Her school does nothing. A police investigation goes nowhere. Then she is bullied, and then she kills herself. Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Bullies and the Pork Chop Video
I started this blog years ago, to among other things, fight the bullies in our schools.Only to find myself fighting the bullies of the Harper regime, day in day out.The ones who can't find a dollar for anti-bullying programs. The ones who are bullying a whole country.But every now and
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Racism Growing In Our Canada And It Must Be Faced!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger By now you have read the bigoted no nothing tripe that pops up anonymously in the comments section of media online blogs and news sites. It is time to block anonymous posts. If people are not prepared to identify themselves then their comments should be deleted. It
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The Teachers Dilemma
Nobody wants to give in to a bully. Indeed teachers teach students not to give in to bullies and teachers are expected to be role models and teach by example.
So the teachers, when the bully took away their collective bargaining rights with draconian …
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The Teachers Dilemma
Nobody wants to give in to a bully. Indeed teachers teach students not to give in to bullies and teachers are expected to be role models and teach by example. So the teachers, when the bully took away their collective bargaining rights with draconian legislation that took away their right
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The Teachers Dilemma
Nobody wants to give in to a bully. Indeed teachers teach students not to give in to bullies and teachers are expected to be role models and teach by example. So the teachers, when the bully took away their collective bargaining rights with draconian legislation that took away their right
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Preventing Bullying of Amanda Todd Just As Important As Preventing Her Suicide
Amanda Todd’s death has put the focus on bullying but in only attempting to solve half of the problem, we’re barely solving any of it. Bullying has plagued every generation, social media, however, in fostering a detached schoolyard mentality, has only made things worse. Current programs to combat bullying are
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The War on Bullies and the Harper Cons
Could it be true? Could it really be happening? After all this time. After all those dead kids.Has the death of Amanda Todd ignited a war on bullies? At last.For this looks promising.Eight teenage girls are facing criminal harassment charges stemming from a bullying investigation at a London, Ont. high
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Bullies and the War on Girls
When I came home from work this evening, the CN tower was still glowing pink in honour of the first ever International Day of the Girl Child.A day to honour all the girls in the world, and remember all those whose lives are brutalized or diminished by discrimination, and other
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