Alberta Education Minister decides to teach kids a different kind of lesson
“All of the sudden the car pulls away and I’m looking at a couple of teenagers waving at me, and they’re just having a blast. So, I thought, you buggers,…
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You know what they say about the best laid plans
Something tells me that this may not go so well. “/// 680News BREAKING NEWS ALERT \\\ ___________________________________ City hands out eviction notices to occupy protesters Toronto bylaw officers, escorted by…
Not so Sweet
You remember the now infamous anti-bullying “It gets better” video campaign Conservative caucus members produced last month, after gay Ottawa teenager, Jamie Hubley took his own life. The video has…
Frank Klees likes Frank Klees
It’s a little old, but still worth a giggle.
Enough with the Sunshine Girl already
So, a recent “Sunshine Girl” is headed to the pages of Hustler magazine. Must be a proud moment for her. I admit, I clicked the link in the article that…
More post-election analysis
I read, with interest, this article today. As you may have figured out, I knew a little something about what was going on in the Grit campaign (c’mon, you didn’t…
When political campaign ads go wrong
This one’s right up there with the Christine O’Donnell “I’m not a witch” ad. Meet Herman Cain. And a spoof here.
Firearms registry saves lives
Heather Imming is a domestic violence surviver who credits the firearms registry with saving her life after her violent, estranged husband’s guns were taken away from him. So now that…
Steve Jobs’ eulogy
It’s simply beautiful. “I grew up as an only child, with a single mother. Because we were poor and because I knew my father had emigrated from Syria, I imagined…
To the Tory brain trust who thought up those homophobic campaign flyers…
Egale Canada now has more money to keep fighting against ignorant jerks like you.
DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I AM?
Confirming our collective suspicions, once and for all, that our mayor is an idiot. Second only to this guy.
Frank is Frank
Tim Hudak would’ve been wise to have paid a bit more attention to his notoriously conservative, Progressive Conservative MPP, Frank Klees during the last session. A Conservative insider had told…
Federal Tories need to do better
Last week I posted on the “It gets better” video Conservative MPs, ministers and some staffers put together in honour of Jamie Hubley, the Ottawa teenager who took his life…
Tim Hudak: “Pro-abortion”?
So says Campaign Life Coalition. They also say that on abortion, Hudak is “cowardly” and that he “used to be solidly pro-life.” CLC mentions that Hudak, since even before winning…
It’s the end of the world as we know it
And I feel fine.
Conservative MPs tell teens “it gets better” – UPDATED
Like you, it was with deep sadness that I read about Jamie Hubley, the Ottawa teenager who took his life last week because he couldn’t take the bullying anymore. I…
They Wanna Be Adored
The Stone Roses are reuniting for a world tour! Those of us of a certain age, and a certain musical taste, will remember these guys from 1989/90. Based on this…
Householders
Those of us who have worked for MPs have spent countless hours creating constituent communication pieces called householders. Their purpose is to inform riding residents about parliamentary activities and issues.…
The Brick just lost a sale
Not that they care. I’m in the market for a new mattress for one of the kids and this sign, which is plastered all over the exterior of The Brick,…
Random thoughts over the past week
I’ve tried, and failed, to post over the last week because I couldn’t find anything truly interesting to write about. I’m one of those strange people who enjoys election campaigns…