It's the nightmare that should be keeping us awake at night. The real nightmare at the border.Not the asylum seekers who are harmless, but the sinister right-wingers of America, whose toxic hate is leaking across that border, poisoning our politics.And threatening to turn our country into a jungle.But as least
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Alberta Politics: Didn’t care or didn’t know? UCP MLAs endorse author of offensive social media posts for nomination
Well, that certainly didn’t take long! Mere hours after AlbertaPolitics.ca published its semi-satirical, semi-serious “Jimmy the Geek” Vegas odds piece about the potential for bozo eruptions among the current members of the United Conservative Party Legislative Caucus than, well, some of the bozos erupted. Yesterday’s AlbertaPolitics.ca post assigned Rick Strankman,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why Andrew Scheer Hates Justin Trudeau So Much
Like many Canadians I have long wondered why Andrew Scheer hates Justin Trudeau so much.For hate him he does, with a passion that far exceeds what we might expect from an opposition leader in Canada, and borders on the maniacal. I have tried to find out whether there is anything in Scheer's
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Pride Parade and the Homophobic Cons
It's the day of the Pride Parade in Toronto, and in just about an hour or so, thousands of members of the rainbow army, and their straight allies, will march down Yonge Street, while about a million people cheer them on.And it will be what it has always been, a community's celebration
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Andrew Scheer and the Trinity Western Decision
If Andrew Scheer had a fantasy university it would almost certainly be a nightmare version of Trinity Western University.For it has a so-called covenant that blatantly discriminates against LGBT students.And he is a religious fanatic and ghastly homophobe who chooses to treat gay Canadians as if they didn't exist.As did his
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Doug Ford and the Rise of the Beastly Bigots
You don't see or hear much from Doug Ford these days. The Team Harper gang who are running his campaign are clearly planning to muzzle their monkey.And turn his bus into a fortress where the media aren't welcome.And who can blame them eh?The last thing they need is the big
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Doug Ford And The Bigot Elephant In The Room
It's now a recurring nightmare. The hellish vision of Doug Ford swinging from the CN tower and bellowing like King Kong:"I'm da Premier of Ontario!!!!" Now that the polls show him apparently heading for a gorilla of a majority. And as if that wasn't bad enough, then there's this other poll suggesting that men
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day The Ontario Cons Ate Themselves Alive
I watched the first debate of the Ontario PC leadership candidates live on Twitter yesterday afternoon at work, instead of watching the tape on TV several hours later when I got home.Which was annoying, since I was occasionally interrupted, and missed parts of it.But as it turns out that wasn't a
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Jason Kenney and the Fake War on Christmas
OK I have to admit it, Jason Kenney would NOT be my first choice to play Santa Claus.And I did think he was just a little too chubby, and not quite green enough to play the Grinch.But surprise surprise, that is who he is playing.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Justin Trudeau and the LGBT Apology
When I heard that Justin Trudeau was going to deliver an apology to LGBT Canadians I arranged to get the day off.I wanted to watch all the speeches, and hear what the survivors had to say about those dark times when gay people had no rights, and were treated like
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rick Mercer on Jason Kenney’s Cowardly War on Children
As I'm sure you know, the bloated bigot Jason Kenney is waging war on LGBT children. Again.Claiming that his opposition to Alberta's Bill 24, that is designed to protect gay kids who wish to join a Gay-Straight Alliance, doesn't mean he wants to out them to their parents. Who could hurt them,
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Trans Activists Will Destroy Homosexual Rights – Taylor Fogarty
The argument that transactivism is homophobic as well as misogynistic. http://auntiewanda.tumblr.com/post/166817783046/gender-critical-appspot Filed under: Housekeeping Tagged: Homophobia, Transactivism
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Jason Kenney and the Ghastly Cheerleader Margaret Wente
He's the shiny bigot balloon of Alberta, the new leader of that province's United Conservative Party.And although he is widely despised by most decent Canadians, Jason Kenney does have one big supporter, or cheerleader in the east.The ghastly Margaret Wente.Read more »
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Meaning of Gender is changing – T.M Murray
Catch the rest of the article here. “In the past several years ‘gender’ has been radically re-defined by a reactionary movement that has transformed it from a set of conventions and constraints on what men and women can be or do, to an interior mental state. Chrissie Daz is
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Andrew Scheer’s Monstrous Shadow Cabinet
As you may have heard, Andrew Scheer has unveiled his shadow cabinet. And although I didn't expect much, since it was cobbled together from the ratty remains of the Harper regime. The ones who survived the great cleansing, the ones who are still going after the cheese. I have to admit
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Real Reason Jason Kenney Won’t Be Going to the Pride Parade
Well I can't say I'm surprised that Jason Kenney has turned down an invitation to attend Calgary's Pride parade. Even though the invitation came from an Albertan with way more fans than he does. Not when Kenney has been an anti-gay bigot for as long as I remember.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Ugly Hidden Face of the Con Messiah Andrew Scheer
Ever since his grotesque campaign to attack Justin Trudeau by trash talking Canada blew up in his face, Andrew Scheer has been desperately trying to repair his image. Gone with the wind, or dropped like a hot potato, is all that treasonous talk that could have stirred up the maniac Donald
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Year after year, about now, Alberta conservatives shoot themselves in the same foot
PHOTOS: Then-Wildrose MLAs Kerry Towle, leader Danielle Smith and Jeff Wilson (in Wildrose T-shirts behind the sign) take part in the August 2014 Calgary Pride parade. Below: Wildrose staffer Cory Johnston, current party leader Brian Jean, former leader Smith (Photo: Dave Cournoyer) and Alberta NDP Premier Rachel Notley. Bottom: Calgary
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Now Can We Call the Cons the Bigot Party?
Yesterday was the deadline for the Con leadership candidates to sign up new members. And as you can imagine, as the clock ran out on them, it was not a pretty sight. The stench of desperation hung heavy in the air, and the squealing was deafening.But at least they did manage to provide even more proof
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