AIDS Walk Update: Last chance to sponsor!
This year’s AIDS Walk for Life is happening this Sunday. Great big thanks once again to everyone who’s been generous enough to sponsor me so far. We’ve still got a way to go before we reach my revised and admittedly ambitious goal, so I’m calling on you, faithful reader, to help push us over the […]
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Link of the Day: DoSomething.org
DoSomething.org is a vast and impressive resource for young people who want to make a difference in any number of issues or causes. They describe themselves as “one of the largest organizations in the US that helps young people rock causes they care about… By leveraging the web, television, mobile, and pop culture, DoSomething.org inspires, […]
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Claude Gravelle becomes the third NDP MP to change his vote for the better
Following in the footsteps of fellow NDP MPs Charlie Angus and Glenn Thibeault, MP Claude Gravelle has announced that he has changed his mind and will also vote against killing the gun registry later this month. Gravelle’s statement on the issue is particularly worth noting. “The mounting rhetoric and divisive debate egged on by Conservative […]
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Further adventures in character assassination
Hey, remember this guy? I ran into him again today during my lunch break. And in the interest of being objective, I feel like I should note that he didn’t have a single negative thing to say today about gay people. Women and the Québécois, sure, but not gay people. Mind you, it probably isn’t […]
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It’s Friday, so here’s the video for “Odessa” by Caribou
Here’s a rather ethereal video from a Canadian artist whose latest album is being labeled by some as his best yet. That’s no small feat for a Polaris Prize winner as prolific and accomplished as Dan Snaith, who’s been recording as Caribou ever since he was forced to drop his former Manitoba moniker in 2004.
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Link of the Day: YWCA Canada
As more good news continues to surface in the fight to save the gun registry, I thought I’d take the time to link to the YWCA, who have emerged as a strong leader on the issue because they recognize the registry’s importance as a tool in helping to prevent violence against women. More to come […]
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Making every day count (and also kind of suck)
It’s easy to put off a job or a project when there’s some aspect of it, even a small one, that you don’t like the thought of doing. Whether it’s a conversation you don’t want to have, a mistake you don’t want to deal with, a general fear of failure or just a bunch of […]
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Link of the Day: The Canadian School Boards Association
“The CSBA members are provincial school boards associations that represent just over 250 school boards serving more than three million elementary and secondary school students across Canada. The CSBA advocates educational success for each and every student and promotes the value of locally elected school boards. We maximize our actions through collaboration, information sharing and […]
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I can put my arm back on, but you can’t stop crying hysterically
I’m not ashamed to admit that when I was a kid, this PSA for the War Amps used to scare the unbridled Jesus out of me. And looking at the comments following the video, I can see that I wasn’t nearly alone. I mean, look at it! A disturbingly lifelike robot child flipping and somersaulting […]
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Take action to save the gun registry
The Liberals have posted a five-point plan that everyday Canadians who want to take action to save the gun registry can follow. It’s also a scathing but not totally undeserved dig at the NDP, but that’s neither here nor there. They’re all fairly sound ideas. Well, one of them’s a call for donations, but that’s […]
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