Scrapping the Long Gun Registry is a Feminist Issue
I swear, I’ll stop talking about specific legislation as soon as problematic legislation stops being introduced and hustled through Parliament without debate. Promise! Last week, the Conservatives...
View ArticleCanadian Politics: Women in the House
Okay, it seems like it’s time for a change of pace. There’s been quite a handful of both federal and provincial elections this year and women are increasingly in positions of power in various Houses...
View ArticleTalking About Attawapiskat
It’s an understatement to say that Canada has a troubled relationship to the First Nations communities, and this time around, it’s Attawapiskat in the news, with an extreme housing deficit and...
View ArticleSometimes you Just Need to Cuss Out the Environment Minister
I can empathize with Justin Trudeau. Sometimes government MPs say truly galling things, and sometimes all you can do is to let loose a cuss to let the steam out of your ears. Last week, Canada pulled...
View ArticlePublic Broadcasting Has Cultural Significance Beyond Hockey
Public broadcasting gets a bad rap in Canada. Shows produced by the CBC (the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, for the non-Canadians) are often written off a boring dreck by the general viewing...
View ArticleShould the Opposition Parties Collude To Try to Oust Harper in the Next...
Having the progressive political views that I do, I am on the mailing list of Lead Now, a non-partisan Canadian organization dedicated to building a better, more progressive government and democracy. I...
View Article#TellVicEverything: A Peculiarly Canadian Sort of Protest
I hate writing politics posts about specific bills, because invariably with this government they boil down to “augh, this is terrible, ineffective, and profoundly uncanadian, and I’m embarrassed that...
View ArticleTalking About When Life Begins in Canada: Motion 312 and the Minister for the...
As a young Canadian woman, I have grown up knowing that there was a certain security related to being born in my country. I am not talking about political or economic security, but rather the way in...
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