What the fuck is going on in Ontario education? Where are the professional standards and common sense? How is this even a thing? Score one for the kids on this one, they can tell that something abnormal is going on here. This is deviant behaviour has no fucking place in
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Dead Wild Roses: Is Canada Standing Up for Human Rights in Saudi Arabia?
Given how the world works, I find it hard to believe that Canada is taking a principled stand on human rights in Saudi Arabia. Western democracies certainly try to own the rhetoric when it comes to democracy, peace, and freedom – but their realpolitik is quite similar to the nations
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: More Doctors and Nurses, Less Waiting
I went to the CCAC yesterday after my surgery on Tuesday – the Community Care Access Centre – an agency I only heard about when they had a local whistleblowing scandal a couple years ago questioning the decision to reduce case managers instead of front line therapists, and then more recently, when
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: Crazy-Making Cancer Treatment
I believe my doctors mean well, I really do, but their behaviour is not dissimilar from the crazy-making type of abuse wherein the abuser keeps telling a different story until the victim starts to question their own memory and doesn’t know what to believe any more. I’m really glad I write
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: Crazy-Making Cancer Treatment
I believe my doctors mean well, I really do, but their behaviour is not dissimilar from the crazy-making type of abuse wherein the abuser keeps telling a different story until the victim starts to question their own memory and doesn’t know what to believe any more. I’m really glad I write
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Shudankodo – Synchronized Walking
Admittedly, it looks fantastic, but is this something that is on many people’s bucket lists? Dad: “Ya know son, before I die, I need to find a herd of people and learn to walk with them in precise motions…” Son: “Why not learn to dance instead?” Dad: “Good point.” Well how here it […]
Continue readingTrashy's World: Um. Ok. Where are the Cons going with this one?
A Netflix tax? When nothing has been said about this by, like, anyone? Did the PMO shortpants get a rogue focus group? Were they eating shrooms when they came up with this? Can someone please explain? (0) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Earth Hour? Whelp, I blew that one all to Hell.
Now where did that power spike come from? Arbourist: *sheepish grin* Dammit CBC you just ratted me out! It is machinations like this (not reminding me about earth hour) and the insipid commercials on Radio 2 that are straining our relationship! “Canadians joined millions around the world Saturday night
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: News Flash For the Calgary Doctor: Medicine is Evidence Based. (!)
What the hell is this? Am I living in the US or something? This story broke on on CBC radio June 27th, and listening to what happened I filled this news tid-bit safely under the “smart people doing stupid things” category. The tale of this doctor’s mixed up medical ethos
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: News Flash For the Calgary Doctor: Medicine is Evidence Based. (!)
What the hell is this? Am I living in the US or something? This story broke on on CBC radio June 27th, and listening to what happened I filled this news tid-bit safely under the “smart people doing stupid things” category. The tale of this doctor’s mixed up medical ethos
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: CATSA – On the Cutting Edge of Airport Stupidity (errr..Security)
***TW – Extreme Incompetence *** The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority are on eternally vigilant for dread items such as this: or this: Obviously items depicted above are a clear and present danger to yourself, your fellow passengers, the airplane, and Western Civilization(!). Trying to get either types of
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: La dolce vita
It wasn’t always so easy. There used to be an anger in him. An emptiness that nothing could fill … nothing material anyway. He fell through time and space, and into a kind of dream. And it seemed as though … Continue reading →
Continue readingTrashy's World: So, uh, the President of TB…
… doesn’t have anything better to do than to declare war on Santa-haters? Really, Uncle Tony? Really? The Government of Canada has no guidelines that restrict federal employees from putting up Christmas or other holiday decorations in their workspace. “There are those who would like to snuff out the holiday
Continue readingbastard.logic: IOKIYAR to Infinity.
Ok, so I know IOKIYAR is (and has been for ages) SOP in DC. Still, the manner in which the Village took Rosengate oh-so seriously (and turned it up TO ELEVEN) but is now suddenly backpeddling re: The Nuge’s semi-coherent call for Obama’s assassination (gosh, campaign surrogates sure do say
Continue readingbastard.logic: Dueling Ledes (Compare & Contrast)
TorStar, March 20th: Schools, hospitals and popular burger restaurants such as Hero’s and Lick’s are part of a suddenly massive beef recall over fears of E. coli contamination. The G&M, today: Veterinarians and other inspectors responsible for food recalls and ensuring the safety of Canadian meat are among the hundreds
Continue readingRusty Idols: Should Canada start considering EVERY American woman eligible for Refugee status?
Government mandated rape with medical instruments, laws mandating that women be forced to explain to their boss why they are using birth control pills, laws mandating that even if pregnancy will KILL the mother she be forced to carry a pregnancy to term – even if the fetus itself is dead.
Continue readingbastard.logic: A Giraffe Hunter in a Ditch is Worth Two in the Bush. Or Something.
by matttbastard Newt teh Perfessor outdoes himself on the future of gender in an excerpt from a mid-90s lecture: Traditionally, he said, “if combat means living in a ditch, females have biological problems staying in a ditch for thirty days, because they get infections and they don’t have upper body
Continue readingBlunt Objects: NDP Collapse in Quebec?
Sorry for the triple post, but I can’t help myself – has anyone seen this? The Harris-Decima survey conducted for The Canadian Press indicates the New Democratic Party’s support in the province has plunged to 26 per cent – tied with the Bloc Québécois and down 16 points since the
Continue readingA File with Teh See-Siss
I have a seemingly unanswerable question that’s been giving me brain aches, so I thought I’d throw it out there on this fine Saturday afternoon. Why would an ordinary, if imperfect, citizen have a file with CSIS? The rundown: A friend of mine — and no, I’m not using “friend”
Continue readingRusty Idols: Alison Redford owes me an apology
Me and the millions of other Canadians and Albertans who care about the environment for suggesting that she has the right to go to Washington and lobby for the Keystone Pipeline but those who oppose the project shouldn’t have the same right. OTTAWA — Premier Alison Redford found herself Thursday
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