Perhaps it is because I experienced a small amount of peer-bullying as a student. Perhaps it is because I experienced a large amount of both physical and psychological abuse from my teachers, as did many of my fellow students. It was, after all, the Catholic school system, where mistreatment was
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Scripturient: Brian’s Hypocrisy on Display. Again.
This week, the Town of Collingwood again raised the pink flag to show its support against bullying. It’s an initiative that local resident Trevor Henson has been promoting for the past 16 years. How ironic that Mayor Saunderson was there to hoist it. And look, there were councillors Doherty and
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Much Ado About Truckers and Building a Canadian White Supremacist Fascist Movement
So what is going on with the truckers. They are calling it a protest. But it is not like any protest I have ever been involved in. Protests are designed to attempt to make change. While they may be aimed at getting governments to change their policies, gaining public support
Continue readingScripturient: More Disrespect From Madigan
After my last post, I was informed about a similar incident of disrespectful behaviour during a previous public council meeting this year. It’s also by Councillor Bob “Lapdog” Madigan. And again his disrespect is again aimed towards female council members. Are you seeing a trend here? And why are local
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Tonic For The Spirit
The older and more resigned about the world I get, the more I need this kind of story. I posted recently about Quaden Bayles, the young Australian lad who has dwarfism. At nine years old, he wanted to die due to the relentless bullying he has experienced in his young
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: This Is Heartbreaking
… and believe me, I am not one easily moved. It is must-viewing for anyone who has ever bullied or been bullied, but it is very, very hard to watch: Bullied boy’s heartbreaking video sparks support – and suspicion Hearts have been breaking across the internet over a viral Facebook
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Toxic Masculinity and the Gillette Controversy
Toxic masculinity is one of the greatest curses of humanity. It turns gentle boys into beasts and bullies.It demeans women, and kills them in horrifying numbers. It drives men to kill each other all over our bloody planet, in one senseless war after the other.It was largely responsible for Donald Trump's victory,
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: White Privilege On Steroids
While the Lord of the Flies criminality at St. Michael’s College should upset everyone, especially the parents of students attending that prestigious institution, I find it telling that those same parents are blaming the media more than they are the school for these terrible events. Given that the tuition to
Continue readingMind Bending Politics: Epic Battle Ensued With YRDSB To Give Georgina Residents a Choice
One of the major issues facing school board accountability in Ontario is that when school boards appoint trustees, boards tend to favor appointees who are friendly with the board and tend to vote with the board. In politics it’s extremely hard to unseat an incumbent, so many board appointees
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 readingMind Bending Politics: Head Injury to Blame For Racial Behavior At York Region District School Board
(York Trustee Nancy Elgie Blames Racial Slurs on Head Injury as Public Calls for Her Resignation Grow Louder) The scandal ridden York Region District School Board met with emotional parents Tuesday night. Many parents in York Region are concerned about the level of accountability the York Region District School Board
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Tainted Presidency and the Magnificent Meryl Streep
As we all know, Donald Trump wants us to move on, and forget that his friend Vladimir Putin stands accused of deploying his cyber army to help him win the election.But it's just not going to work. You can't just wish away something like that, or try to shift the blame…
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Bullying and Bennett #nlpoli
Cathy Bennett is the finance minister. She’s one of the most powerful and influential people in the province, bar none and certainly she is among the most powerful and influential women in the province. If you just counted politicians, her role as finance minister puts her among the most influential
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: The Calgary Police Service: Allegations of Harassment and Intimidation
If you’ve ever wondered why women are reluctant to bring forward allegations of sexual harassment, look no further than the furor unleashed when 15 female police officers contacted city councillor and police commissioner Diane Colley-Urquhart to discuss sexual harassment and the culture of intimidation and retaliation they’d experienced at the
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Monstrous War on Children
With every day that passes Donald Trump looks more like a loser, and less like the next American president.As he now spends most of his time blaming the media for his sagging polls. As only a loser could.But tragically even when he does go down in fla…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Miserable Mound of Bigotry Comes After Me Again
The other day I wrote a post criticizing Stephen Harper for negotiating a deal to sell armoured cars to Saudi Arabia, that includes a multi-billion dollar cancellation penalty. And I thought it was clear enough.Only to have the miserable Mound of Sou…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day a Ghastly Trudeau Hater Came After Me
It had to be one of the most bizarre posts I've ever read. One of the most notorious Trudeau haters in the blogosphere, claiming that he doesn't hate Justin Trudeau. There are some who say that I hate Justin Trudeau. One even claimed that I h…
Continue readingMind Bending Politics: Ontario’s Education System in Crisis: Proactive Change Needed in Youth and Education Services
As a parent with a non-verbal autistic kid, one of my worst nightmares is to have to deal with a teacher that isn’t qualified to ensure the care of my child. We’ve been pretty lucky. The teachers and staff taking care of my son in the school system are extremely caring, professional and have been […]
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Attacks on Sophie Grégoire Trudeau Grow More Ugly and Violent
Yesterday I wrote about how disgusted I was by the way the Cons had gone after Sophie Grégoire Trudeau.And how the smear campaign against her on social media was becoming meaner and uglier.Well now it's out of control, and getting even more viol…
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