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.…
– 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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…