Abortion: The issue Hudak wants to go away
The Star’s Heather Mallick says it best: “I am warning those who want Canadian women to lose their right to abortion that this will not be a skirmish. It lives…
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Gay Teens More Likely To Be Homeless
One in four GLBT high school students in Massachusetts are classified as homeless, according to a new study from the Children’s Hospital Boston, published in the American Journal of Public…
That Blows
Wow,big thunderstorm last night. A lightning photo if mine was featured on http://cjme.com/story/best-web-regina-trembles-under-massively-violent-storm/16966
Hudak will do this in Ontario
Six American states have defunded Planned Parenthood. By promising to cut LHINs Tim Hudak and his gang will do that here, too.
Hudak experiences shrinkage
And they thought the abortion issue would never gain traction… The Tories have seriously underestimated how strongly pro-choice women (and pro-choice men) feel about protecting reproductive freedom, and access to…
A Little Bit of This
Politics in North America are not going too well in my opinion. I don’t know many people happy with how it’s turning out either, which makes the election(s) this Fall…
#OpPayPal to End WikiLeaks Blockade
WikiLeaks is an organization of journalists who publish whistleblower leaks of documents from corrupt governments and corporations. PayPal is an eBay company who quickly caved to US State Department threats,…
Rob Ford breaks the law and gets away with it
The mayor’s assistant admits that Ford was talking on his cell phone while driving, even though it’s been illegal since 2009. The assistant doesn’t, however, say Ford won’t do it…
Run, Sheila, run
The veteran politician says when the Liberals are stuck in third party status, “it’s time for people to step up to the plate and either put up or shut up.”…
Better Late Than Never: Gay Group Gets UN Accreditation
The International Gay and Lesbian Association, one of the world’s oldest GLBT equal rights organisations, has finally won consultive status to the UN Economic and Social Council, after years of…
The post-Fordist era can’t come soon enough
Oh Toronto. So glad I don’t live in you right now. Not just because of the horrible summer heat, but because you have a troglodyte for mayor… Rob Ford is…
Sadly, I’m not even surprised
I guess this is ‘respect for taxpayers.’ Coincidentally, we recently found ourselves behind Ford’s minivan – seriously, who has their full name on their plates?? (Before you send me angry…
Tim Hudak’s candidate’s comment on abortion
Since Dammit Janet! helped vault Hudak’s position on abortion into the internet stratosphere, I’ve been reading the various blogs and MSM articles on same and I was struck by a…
Jack Layton Steps Down Temporarily As He Fights a New Cancer With the Same Courage He Usually Does
Jack Layton made the announcement this morning alongside Olivia Chow in Toronto. As usual, Layton shows optimism by telling the media and Canadians that he will be back when parliament…
Flight
April and I are on our way home from Halifax. We woke up at 4;15 to catch the shuttle, which after a short cab ride to catch it was probably…
Leaving books for strangers is a “thing”
So says my daughter. She was coming home from work on the subway the other night and found this book on the seat. I love that people do this!
Haunted Friday
On Friday April and I went to Kensington and its haunted mansion. It’s a historic house from the 1800s, redone into a haunted house and theme park with rides. The…
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After holding out for years Things Are Good is finally on Twitter. Now you can find out when new posts (and thus new good news) are published using your twitter…
More on abortion and Hudak
FACT: Planned Parenthood is funded, in part, through LHINs and the Government of Ontario. FACT: Tim Hudak is pro-life and has signed a pledge to defund abortion. FACT: Tim Hudak…