Sister Sage's Musings

FIPA

By Kim, on February 22nd, 2013

I signed this letter designed by LeadNow today and added my comments (in italics).

Dear Honourable Christy Clark, I am concerned about the impacts of the Canada-China Foreign Investment Protection Agreement (FIPA) on British Columbians.

If the Canada-China FIPA passes, China’s companies could sue Canada if any Canadian government – including our . . . → Read More: FIPA

Lesley Gore’s message for Mitt Romney: “You Don’t Own Me”

By Jymn, on October 22nd, 2012

Killer video featuring everday women and artists performing Lesley Gore’s classic (and way before its time), “You Don’t Own Me.”

Gore herself adds at the end: “I recorded ‘You Don’t Own Me’ in 1964. It’s hard for me to believe but we’re still fighting for the same things we were then. Yes . . . → Read More: Lesley Gore’s message for Mitt Romney: “You Don’t Own Me”

Canada 2012. A nation of warmongers, plagiarizers, misogynists, Islamaphobes and despots

By Jymn, on September 30th, 2012

There are times when I almost regain my faith in Canadian journalism. For every Margaret Wente or Sylvia Stead there is a Stephen Maher or Glen McGregor. The latter duo is especially gratifying, seeing that they are being published by the bastard child of Conrad Black and the . . . → Read More: Canada 2012. A nation of warmongers, plagiarizers, misogynists, Islamaphobes and despots

When Conservatives say “counter-terrorism”, they really mean “anti-pot”, even halfway around the world

By Jymn, on August 19th, 2012

Bosun’s Mate Fleury throws hemp rope reaped from the spoils of the Battle of Yemen

With the HMCS Regina replacing the HMCS Charlottetown in the Arabian Sea, Peter MacKay and the Government of Canada decided it was big news. MacKay said all the right things to boast about the exchange of ships: “strong . . . → Read More: When Conservatives say “counter-terrorism”, they really mean “anti-pot”, even halfway around the world

The Cure (for what ails us)

By Kim, on April 24th, 2012

Tweet Everybody I have come across lately share a common thread. We are all experiencing a general malaise. Downright bitchy even. I know I have been feeling that way. Frustrated, out of sorts and unable to articulate exactly why. Hence my recent lack of blogposts. But then it occurred to me. It doesn’t feel . . . → Read More: The Cure (for what ails us)

I Really Don’t Have Much More To Add

By ck, on April 14th, 2012

I have to admit, I was on the fence about leaving Prog Blogs for awhile. While I was (still am) disgusted with the mods’ attitude towards womens’ fundamental rights, I wasn’t sure that leaving Prog Blogs was the way to go. Oh not because of site traffic, because quite frankly, most of my . . . → Read More: I Really Don’t Have Much More To Add

“Wow!” Trudeau TKO’s testosterone out of Sun News talking heads

By Jymn, on March 31st, 2012

I didn’t see the fight. My cable co. doesn’t carry Sun News. But I watched the tweets. And marvelled at Justin Trudeau winning in enemy territory.

From what I gather the broadcast was 40% climate change denial, 40% CBC dissing and 20% fight. Brian Lilley and Ezra Levant made themselves more the . . . → Read More: “Wow!” Trudeau TKO’s testosterone out of Sun News talking heads

What’s wrong with this picture? Website for English-Canadian Coalition unveiled.

By Jymn, on March 22nd, 2012

It’s amusing enough that such an organization exists (if indeed it actually does) but judging from the banner photo, you’d be forgiven for mistaking the group for NAMBLA.

Creepy.

H/T: Mario in comments to this post.

X-posted at Let Freedom Rain.

Very Sad News

By Kim, on March 4th, 2012

Tweet I have had some very sad news today. BC. Mary has passed away. The Legislature Raids was one of the first blogs I found. I followed it religiously as she tenaciously followed the Crime of the Century, the theft of BC Rail by Gordon Campbell and the now infamous raid on our Legislature . . . → Read More: Very Sad News

Rick Santorum: Sarah Palin is the Clarence Thomas of Feminists

By Jymn, on March 3rd, 2012

Posted without comment.

H/T: Buzzfeed

RCMP Call for submissions…into Workplace Harrassment

By Kim, on January 30th, 2012

Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP c/o Public Submissions, File 2011-3791 PO Box 1722, Stn B Ottawa ON K1P 0B3

To Whom it may concern,

I am writing this email in response to your call for public input into this problem of workplace harrassment in the RCMP.

Scene from Syria, Saturday January 28, 2012. Rodney Kirkland Sr. edition.

By Jymn, on January 29th, 2012

Oops. Turns out that was Oakland last night.

UPDATE: Dr. Dawg has the goods on an Oakland cop, annual salary $202K and unbelievably works for the Youth and Family Services agency, who apparently beat a pregnant woman leukemia sufferer off her bicycle and allegedly beat her as she was being carried away on a stretcher. Luckily, Anonymous (I’m . . . → Read More: Scene from Syria, Saturday January 28, 2012. Rodney Kirkland Sr. edition.

Gerry Nicholls snaps the ball. NCC prez Peter Coleman punts. Hilarity ensues. UPDATED

By Jymn, on January 25th, 2012

(Scroll down for scrumptious update.)

Here’s the first assignment for the Globe & Mail’s new Public Editor Sylvia Stead. Explain to non-partisan Canadian citizens why the venerable grey lady is publishing a Conservative loyalist like Gerry Nicholls who regularly spreads his right-wing propaganda in rags like the Sun empire, National Post and the Frum/Worthington Huffington Post Canada?

Stead, tell us . . . → Read More: Gerry Nicholls snaps the ball. NCC prez Peter Coleman punts. Hilarity ensues. UPDATED

Will Globe & Mail’s first Public Editor (aka Ombudsman) make a difference? The question of Sylvia Stead.

By Jymn, on January 24th, 2012

Public Editors, or Ombudsmen as they are more often known, can be iffy things. Defined loosely as “one that investigates, reports on, and helps settle complaints”, the role can be broadly defined.

The New York Times is probably the best example of an effective Public Editor, where its ‘Ombudsman’ researches complaints of bias . . . → Read More: Will Globe & Mail’s first Public Editor (aka Ombudsman) make a difference? The question of Sylvia Stead.

Media’s anti-Occupy stance revealed. More than half of Canadians support the movement.

By Jymn, on January 20th, 2012

Tweet By reading 90% of the Canadian media, you’d have thought the people who Occupied cities across Canada and the world were unemployable dirty fucking hippies intent on violence and rape.

Seems a majority of Canadians - and most of the world - still do not share the media’s jaundiced view of the mostly young people who pitched tents . . . → Read More: Media’s anti-Occupy stance revealed. More than half of Canadians support the movement.

A right-wing blogger’s take on feminism

By Jymn, on January 19th, 2012

Slithering through the right-wing blogosphere – from Vox Populi via Instapundit to Canada’s proud wingnut Canadian Cincinnatus – is this revealing but puzzling comment about feminism, using the tragedy of the Costa Concordia as an excuse for a lame joke:

Those big, burly crewmen shoving aside women as they prioritized their own . . . → Read More: A right-wing blogger’s take on feminism

Huffington Post’s Kathryn Marshall has meltdown on Power & Politics. Goes viral. UPDATED

By Jymn, on January 14th, 2012

When I looked yesterday afternoon at the now famous Kathryn Marshall Ethical Oil freakout on youtube, the hits were just 6,000. It’s now well over 26,000 and quickly rising. Word has been blazing around the web, snaking its way into the States where amused commenters are comparing Marshall’s clueless and belligerent approach to that of . . . → Read More: Huffington Post’s Kathryn Marshall has meltdown on Power & Politics. Goes viral. UPDATED

Christy, what are you thinking? BC Liberals hire Harper aide and Enbridge lobbyist Ken Boessenkool as chief of staff.

By Jymn, on January 13th, 2012

If you ever wanted to know which side of the political spectrum the BC ‘Liberals’ fall, it’s pretty obvious by now it’s neither centre nor left. When a supposed centre-left political party hires a lobbyist whose previous tenure involved working as senior policy advisor and strategist to Stephen Harper and lobbying for Enbridge and Suncor, . . . → Read More: Christy, what are you thinking? BC Liberals hire Harper aide and Enbridge lobbyist Ken Boessenkool as chief of staff.

Why is Ethical Oil too terrified to confirm if it is funded by Enbridge or not? UPDATED with video.

By Jymn, on January 12th, 2012

"Don't ask me hard questions. I'm a student!"

Wow. Just wow. Yesterday, I watched Power & Politics with Huffington Post’s Kathryn Marshall debating the Northern Gateway hearings with a representative from the Sierra Club. What was so amazing is that every time host Evan Solomon correctly asked if Enbridge was funding Ethical Oil, . . . → Read More: Why is Ethical Oil too terrified to confirm if it is funded by Enbridge or not? UPDATED with video.

Next time some ‘Ethical Oil’ salesperson gives you the ‘foreign influence’ bunk on the pipeline hearings, mention Alison’s post on the subject at Creekside

By Jymn, on January 9th, 2012

I watched in mild horror ’Question Period’ yesterday. Horror, not because CTV is too cheap to broadcast the show in HD, but because of the nonsense delivered on behalf of Alberta’s ‘Ethical Oil’ lobby by Huffington Post’s Kathryn Marshall. Her spiel was more about trying to trap Eric Swanson of Dogwood Initiative with circuitous and unrelated arguments rather . . . → Read More: Next time some ‘Ethical Oil’ salesperson gives you the ‘foreign influence’ bunk on the pipeline hearings, mention Alison’s post on the subject at Creekside