My Great But Short Escape from Harperland
(Click pic to enlarge)Well I have to say that as I lay on those grassy dunes, staring up at the clouds, listening to the roar of the waves, drinking in…
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Time to Say Goodbye For Now
I realize it's probably not the best time to leave Canada. Canadian summers are so short eh?But the truth is I can't wait to leave, because politically speaking this has…
Stopping the Cons: How Far Will Canadians Go?
Well I see the great postal filibuster has ended. The NDP has surrendered to reality. The union-bashing Cons got what they wanted. The workers were shafted. And the Liberals looked…
New York Approves Gay Marriage
It took a long time, even in the place where the gay rights revolution was born. Every homophobic group in Amerika tried to stop it. But tonight the state of…
The Exodus Quacks and the Hooray You’re Gay Song
Holy Lady Gaga. Sometimes it's not easy to be gay eh? When the bigots aren't trying to kill you, the Christianist closet queens are trying to "cure" you.Like the pathetic…
The Afghan Farce and Amnesty’s Birthday Video
When I think about what Stephen Harper and his sinister thugs might have been up to in Afghanistan. And how we'll never know what really happened, because the Cons have…
Rob Ford and the Gay Pride Parade
Well I see that Rob Ford has announced that he'd rather get drunk at his cottage, than march in the Pride Parade.Rob Ford is skipping the pride parade to spend…
You Know You’re Having a Bad Day…
When a sailing lesson turns into a swimming lesson.Hey guys...follow the boat with the motor and you'll be fine.Or in the case of BBC Scotland, you can't tell the difference…
Cons, Pensions, and the War on Young Canadians
If you want to survive Canada's Summer of Anger, there are two subjects you absolutely must NOT discuss with your fellow hosers.One...who is to blame for the Vancouver riot? Because…
The Homeless Man and the Dog
I am always moved when I see the special bond between a homeless person and his or her dog. How they share what little they have with their pets. And…
The NDP and the Great Leap Forward
Well I must admit I was shocked to find myself watching the NDP Convention on Sun TV. All because Sébastien taped Fox News North instead of CPAC. Claiming he didn't…
When the Con Party Animals Go Wild
Lardy. Bean me with a bacon bit...or a Vienna sausage. They don't call them Con hogs for nothing eh? But who knew they were such party animals? Prime Minister Stephen…
The Postal Workers and the War on Pensions
I visited a postal worker's picket line yesterday morning. And in the evening Sébastien dropped by and took this great picture after the Cons announced they intend to force them…
The Ugly Truth About the Vancouver Riot
Well it's the day after the Vancouver riot, and I see that just about everybody is blaming everybody but themselves. Those weren't real hockey fans, that isn't Vancouver, hockey is…
The Real Crime of Brigette DePape
Oh.My.Godzilla. Where's Barney when we need him? It seems the right-wingers in this country can't stop lumbering after Brigette DePape. When they're not bellowing "Canada is not EGYPT !!!!!!" they're…
The Gay Girl in Damascus Who Wasn’t
It was a compelling story. A young Syrian-American lesbian blogging about life and love in the darkness of a police state, only to be kidnapped. Arraf wrote a blog called…
Stephen Harper’s Plans for World Domination
Well it wasn't Nuremberg. It was Ottawa. But the message from Great Deranged Leader to his adoring followers was the same. Now that we have conquered Germany Canada, we must…
Tracy Morgan’s Homophobic Rant
I've never liked Tracy Morgan. I find his humor asinine, crudely sexist, and vulgar. And now I like him even less. He said that there is no way a woman…