gritchik: Hudak’s position on abortion

Responding to a request for his position on abortion: “I believe that it is the government’s role to promote the choice of life in childbearing decisions, to encourage women to carry the babies to term and, if the child is unwanted, to give them up for adoption.” [Letter to CLC, May 23, 1995] Abortion is […]

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Slap Upside The Head: Des Nouvelles De L’Avenir

Good day to you, gentlemen, gentleladies and other various gentlepeople. It is I, Professor Flamingo Jones of the University of Oxbridgeshire, writing to you once again. For the next week or so, Mark, the author of Slap Upside the Head, has graciously agreed to accompany me on a research expedition to France. Our primary goal […]

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Critical Brain Candy: Sad times for RIM

This was an interesting read: Inside RIM: An exclusive look at the rise and fall of the company that made smartphones smart. I really want to root for RIM.  I worked there for a bit, I have many friends working there, and they are a hugely positive part of my local community.  But, shortly after […]

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Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Montreal

April and I showed up in Montreal yesterday afternoon, after a few nights in Ottawa. While in the capital, we toured Parliament, and I saw Elizabeth May’s desk, tucked away in the back corner away from the Speaker’s chair. I also used Bixi bikes at $5/24hours to get over to Hull quickly, and took a […]

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Core Services Review: Rob Ford is a hazard to Toronto’s public health | #TOpoli

I’m sorry, I had to give my head a shake.

Fluoridation?

Look, we’ve all seen the passage in Dr. Strangelove where General Ripper talks about what an insidious Communist plot it is, but the thing is, that’s not just satire. Fluoridation of our drinking water has been a touchstone for conspiracy-minded whackjobs since the 1950s, but . . . → Read More: Core Services Review: Rob Ford is a hazard to Toronto’s public health | #TOpoli

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Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Ottawa

April and I woke to the Changing of the Guard ceremony out our sunny hotel window on the 25th floor. Last night was a thunderstorm with some clouds that looked threatening. Saturday we got a day pass and went to the Rideau Centre and April asked for a Playbook in the Apple Store. We caught […]

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gritchik: Drama in the Beach

So we finally emerge from the wilds of cottage country and decide, on this beautiful summer night, to walk down to one of our favorite haunts for dinner. (Dinner was delicious and uneventful, in case you’re curious.). It was on the stroll back when it gets interesting… In the middle of a major intersection, a […]

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Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Ontario

Flew to Toronto on Monday morning, and slept along the way, still only giving me a few hours of sleep, as I was wound up and doing chores I hadn’t done due to wedding preparations. Rented a car downtown after taking the TTC, and went back to the airport to pick up our friend who […]

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Slap Upside The Head: Ontario Catholic Schools To Get GSAs

Great news! Thanks to pressure from students, the Ontario government has announced that all schools receiving public funding, including Catholic schools, must allow GLBT support groups starting this September. “The choice to have an LGBTQ group will be the choice of students, not the choice of principals and school boards,” MPP Glen Murray announced to […]

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Things Are Good: New Look

Check out the new look of the site!
There might be some bugs here and there, so bare with me as I update stuff. Category images will be coming soon plus a new random post from the archive in the sidebar.
Enjoy and let me know what you think of the new…

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