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ANDERSON: No sympathy for split in Canada’s political left
This is turning into my favourite political summer in a long while. I was a small-c conservative on the heady evening of a late spring election in 1993 when a Reform wave swept across western Canada, painting the west in Reform green and driving a deep wedge into the heart of Canadian conservatism. I remember...
PARKER: Bye bye Bruce, hello trailblazer
On Monday morning my Instagram feed exploded with the face (and breasts) of a woman I had never seen before. “Oh,” I thought to myself, “maybe Fifty Shades of Grey has a new lead actress.” Only seconds later did I realize that the woman gracing the cover of Vanity Fair and the feeds of tech-obsessed...
HELSTON: Knowing who your real friends are
Usually, we only hear about the girls who kept their conversations with strange men a secret. The girls who found themselves trapped in a vicious circle of extortion; nude photos or exposure of what was already obtained to their friends, family, classmates. We hear their stories, recounted in courtrooms, of how it all began, innocently...
HELSTON: Knowing who your real friends are
Usually, we only hear about the girls who kept their conversations with strange men a secret. The girls who found themselves trapped in a vicious circle of extortion; nude photos or exposure of what was already obtained to their friends, family, classmates. We hear their stories, recounted in courtrooms, of how it all began, innocently...
POULSEN: My conversation with online scammer Najibah
Have you ever answered a scam email? Of course not. You’re not stupid. I, on the other hand . . . Here is my conversation with Najibah Khazal. I warn you that it’s kind of long, but justice needs to be done to Najibah’s imaginative prose and heartfelt sincerity. Najibah to me: Greetings my beloved...
LOEWEN: For what it’s worth: Thoughts on Truth & Reconciliation
Callous indifference to, willful ignorance of Canadian history’s catalogue of insult towards, and impatience with Indigenous peoples’ aspirations have pretty much defined Canada’s regard for First Nations people. And in the words of Stephen Stills’ classic, “For What It’s Worth”: ‘Think it's time we stop Hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down...' June...
ANDERSON: Bill C-51: Still no roaming death squads
Well, here we are in the early days of Bill C-51, the "controversial" bill that's supposed to mean, according to a very noisy contingent on social media, the end of freedom and human rights in Canada. The most bloodcurdling memes show up in hysterical progression on Facebook..."Bill C-51, why all the Fuhrer?" and "Canada is...
PARKER: Catching a wave of courage
As I type this, my hair is filled with salt and sand and I refuse to wash it. This isn’t entirely abnormal for me, seeing as I firmly believe in a don’t-wash-don’t-tell hair policy, but the fact that it tastes like the ocean and partially like blood is an indication I should veto that policy...
BEPPLE: Divided by the pipeline
There is a divide between rural and urban B.C. On Thursday this week, the directors of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District strongly endorsed the twinning of the Kinder Morgan pipeline through the region. All but four of the 26 directors, who represent 11 municipalities and 10 rural areas, supported the pipeline expansion. The directors supported the...
JONESIE: What happens when Kamloops seniors escape the old folks home
I’m keeping a close eye on a group of uppity seniors in Kamloops who seem to have escaped the seniors home. You should keep an eye on them too. They’re possessed with a crazy idea that they needn't be behind walled cities or huddled together at the pudding station of the modern old folks home....
POULSEN: Hide under your bed kids; it’s dangerous out there
LANGUAGE ADVISORY Politicians in Vernon have ended fireworks on Canada Day this year. It’s because of “liability” concerns, say local leaders. Mayor and council: My little pansies, don’t you understand what your timidity and fearfulness is teaching our kids? What can be said about a society where “risk assessment” is treated as a legitimate profession,...
ANDERSON: Alberta’s orange wave ‘shallow and temporary’
Rude people will now & then ask me why I think I know so much about Politics. I tell them it's because I'm Smart... But that is a lie: The real reason is because I'm an incurable Gambling addict. ~ Hunter S. Thompson The recent NDP victory in Alberta isn't likely the dawn of a...