This week in Conservatives behaving badly…
– The Cons have stripped Helena Guergis of the chance to run in her riding without, she claims in a letter to the party, providing any reason for the decision.…
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A night with the Alberta Democratic Renewal Project
Tonight I attended a panel put on by the Alberta Democratic Renewal Project here in Calgary. http://drpcalgary.wetpaint.com/ I should be clear that while I am not a supporter of the…
Introducing CSR Tube
You’ve heard of You Tube. Well, here’s CSR Tube. From their ‘About’ page: CSRtube is the first global media platform dedicated to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues. CSRtube is an…
At The G8, Refusing To Be Silenced On Women’s Rights
A Monday gathering of Canadian and international women’s rights experts on Parliament Hill was intended to discuss Canada’s role in the maternal and child health initiative at the upcoming G8…
Kathleen Hanna on leadership
A few days ago, somebody posted this interview with Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre in ontd_feminism: In the interview, Hanna discusses how she feels about donating her…
Sex Education in Ontario
Saw this one in the paper today: Schools Shouldn’t Teach Sexual Orientation Here’s the exciting stuff: In its Facts about Youth pamphlet, the U.S. pediatricians college states that most students…
And in Arizona? Fascists.
I hate to go straight to Hitler, but there’s just nowhere else to go. The Arizona state legislature has declared that police can demand to see documents from anyone that…
Allophone is a French Word
There are no allophones in Canada. Just for fun (because I’m the type of guy who entertains himself by doing amateur statistics on a Sunday afternoon while the rest of…
Eleven reasons to have a mommy business card
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m fascinated by the idea of mommy business cards. I’ve been looking into this, and one website I found has a list of top 10 reasons…
Children’s tylenol recall and chocolate flavoured formula
McNeil Consumer Healthcare has issued a recall for more than 40 over the counter medications for children. The recall includes children’s versions of Tylenol, Tylenol Plus, Motrin, Zyrtec, and Benadryl.…
Carnival of children’s literature
I submitted a blog entry to another blog carnival, this one dedicated to children’s literature. I’m looking forward to reading the articles, it looks there’s a lot of interesting stuff.
Man empowers women by encouraging them to pose for nude photos
I think a preface is in order here. On my blog post “Men as feminist leaders?” there was discussion about whether or not the event Femquake was still empowering for…
What They Should Say…
Conservatives say: They stand for transparency and accountability because they passed the Accountability Act. Liberals should say: Clearly the Accountability Act is a failure. Plain. Simple. Opens a conversation. Takes…
Snow Day
It’s crazy spring snow storm time in Alberta. The wind is finally starting to die down and the rain and snow have passed. Lost my internets connection Wednesday afternoon which…
Music teacher dismissed for being a lesbian parent
This is an absolutely disgusting display of discrimination. Little Flower Academy, a Catholic school in Vancouver, knew that Lisa Reimer was a lesbian when they hired her to instruct their…
Meanwhile in Oklahoma: Assholes
They made a law that women undergoing an abortion must have an ultrasound – possibly an invasive vaginal one – before having the abortion. During the procedure, the person doing…
Men as feminist leaders?
As I mentioned in my post about Boobquake, feminists don’t always agree about everything. One of the things that we don’t all agree on is the role of men in…
A Landmark Decision, A Democratic Victory
In a historic decision regarding the battle for access to documents on Afghan detainees, Speaker of the House Peter Milliken ruled in favour of the opposition, reaffirming the notion that…
"Stakeholders not Shareholders"
Gordon Mack Scott, Managing Partner of the Strategic Improvement Company, speaks about the need to protect municipal assets, and public services, so that we can all be players in the…
Haldimand "Hydro Rates to increase for Haldimand County"
OEB announces 2010 electricity distribution rates for Haldimand County Hydro Inc. TORONTO, April 26 /CNW/ – Today the Ontario Energy Board (the Board) announced electricity distribution rates for Haldimand County…