Why the RCMP Commissioner Still Doesn’t Get It
It seems only appropriate that on the very day Mike Duffy returned to the Senate, the RCMP Commissioner should appear before a Senate committee and show once again why he…
bullying
Parent’s Plea To Stop The Bullying In Her Child’s School Goes Viral
(York Region District School Board Still Plagued With Accountability and Bullying Issues Seven Years After High Profile Rally) Back in 2009, over 400 students walked out of their classrooms…
The Day Ezra Levant Claimed That He Was Being Bullied
It could only happen in a country still recovering from the depraved rule of Stephen Harper.Where members of Ezra Levant's hate mongering site The Rebel were thrown out of two…
why we need to listen to children’s perceptions of bullying
“Sometimes,” my child said to me, “it is easier to think of the other person as a jerk.” He had been excited about a summer day camp that promised kayaking…
Canadian Forces Member Vandalized Rehtaeh Parsons Suicide Wikipedia Page
The father of one of the four boys who gang-raped Rehtaeh Parsons edited her Wikipedia suicide page, wrote that her vicious attack was “consensual sex.” The post Canadian Forces Member…
One More Reason the CBC’s Managers Must Be Fired
Last night I wrote about the CBC and said that if it was in trouble people should blame the Harper regime and its managers, not its workers. For it was…
Man Implicated Rehtaeh Parsons Sexual Assault Spared Jail
A judge in Nova Scotia has decided that there will be no jail term for one of the four boys implicated in the fatal gang-rape and online shaming of Rehtaeh…
Alberta’s attack on gay-straight alliances rests on the same logical fallacy as Russia’s ‘gay propaganda’ law – coincidence, or what?
Russian police arrest citizens protesting against the country’s anti-gay laws, which rely on the same logical fallacy as the Prentice Government’s moves to suppress a bill that would have supported…
Ezra Levant’s Doubly Disastrous Day of Reckoning
I'm sorry I wasn't able to check out Ezra Levant's reaction to the latest court judgement against him. Because I'm sure it must have been priceless. Sun News Network host…
Rob Ford: The Beast, the Bully, and the Bigot
Well I think this much can safely be said about Rob Ford. You can send him off to a luxury rehab in Muskoka, where other millionaires like him live.You can…
The Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia and the Con Bigots
It's International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. A day to remember the millions of LGBT people in the world who are being oppressed, hurt, and even murdered for the "crime"…
Rejection of Gay-Straight Alliances motion shows some Alberta MLAs need a reality check
TweetBe it resolved that the Legislative Assembly urge the Government to introduce legislation, like Manitoba’s and Ontario’s, requiring all school boards to develop policies to support students who want to…
A New Zealand School Abandons Rules, Ends Bullying
Having zero tolerance policies in schools is a truly horrible way to treat children. It can blunt curiosity and punish severely for minor infractions, combine such oppressive control with bizarre…
Chris Alexander, Julian Fantino, and the Con Bullies
The other night I wrote about how disgusted I was to see Chris Alexander, the Con Immigration Minister, go after Deb Matthews, the Health Minister of Ontario, like a schoolyard…
The Wonderfully Amazing Victory of the Gay-Straight Alliance
They had to fight so hard for the right to set up Gay-Straight Alliance clubs in their schools. They had to battle ignorance and religious bigotry.They were called Nazis, forbidden…
On Bullying and Thuggish Behaviour In Canada’s Politics
As a human being, I see Rob Ford as a tragic character. The man is so obviously in over his head it’s not even funny. His closest advisors and family…
Watch Rob Ford Go Wild at City Council !!!!
Well I told you it would be a fascist circus, and that's exactly what it turned out to be. With the bully mayor on a rampage. Chaos broke out during…
Stephen Harper and the Burning Hypocrisy of the Cons
It must have been a frightening apparition in New York City today. Like a scary blimp in the Macy's parade eh? Stephen Harper as Great Mother Leader, posing as a…
“It’s About Love”: Life Advice From Star Trek Star
At a convention full of nerds, a new mom got up and asked supreme galactic ruler of geeks and former “Star Trek: The Next Generation” cast member Wil Wheaton to…
Sochi and the Hate Games Boycott
Well I see the ghastly old gnomes of the International Olympic Committee want everyone to know it's safe to attend the Winter Games in Sochi. So please don't even think…