Sister Sage's Musings » Long gun registry http://sistersagesmusings.ca Center-left blog from Canadians across the country and beyond Wed, 26 Jun 2013 03:36:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 December 6, 22nd Anniversary of the Polytechnique Massacre–With Every Passing Year, We Seem To Keep Going Backward http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2011/12/06/december-6-22nd-anniversary-of-the-polytechnique-massacre-with-every-passing-year-we-seem-to-keep-going-backward/ http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2011/12/06/december-6-22nd-anniversary-of-the-polytechnique-massacre-with-every-passing-year-we-seem-to-keep-going-backward/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 03:59:34 +0000 ck http://sistersagesmusings.ca/?p=11103 Here we are again, boys ‘n’ girls, another somber December 6; another year has come and gone and it is time again to commemorate the Polytechnique Massacre when fourteen young women’s lives were lost at the hands of a deranged misogynist. For the two plus years since I’ve started Sister Sage’s Musings, I’ve commemorated . . . → Read More: December 6, 22nd Anniversary of the Polytechnique Massacre–With Every Passing Year, We Seem To Keep Going Backward]]> http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2011/12/06/december-6-22nd-anniversary-of-the-polytechnique-massacre-with-every-passing-year-we-seem-to-keep-going-backward/feed/ 2 I Knew The Scrapping of The Long Gun Registry Was Never About Farmers and Hunters http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2011/11/01/i-knew-the-scrapping-of-the-long-gun-registry-was-never-about-farmers-and-hunters/ http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2011/11/01/i-knew-the-scrapping-of-the-long-gun-registry-was-never-about-farmers-and-hunters/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:38:55 +0000 ck http://sistersagesmusings.ca/?p=10684 The above image is a ruger mini-14 semi-automatic. Tell me, boys ‘n’ girls, does that look like something that would be required to shoot ducks and other game?  I didn’t think so neither.  Well, proud owners of those machines will no longer have to register them under the new Harpercon legislation, scrapping . . . → Read More: I Knew The Scrapping of The Long Gun Registry Was Never About Farmers and Hunters]]> http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2011/11/01/i-knew-the-scrapping-of-the-long-gun-registry-was-never-about-farmers-and-hunters/feed/ 5 Vote Only Once And Never Have To Vote Again! Get Future Gov’t Policies For The Unforeseen Future, No Matter Who’s Governing! http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2011/10/26/vote-only-once-and-never-have-to-vote-again-get-future-govt-policies-for-the-unforeseen-future-no-matter-whos-governing/ http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2011/10/26/vote-only-once-and-never-have-to-vote-again-get-future-govt-policies-for-the-unforeseen-future-no-matter-whos-governing/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:25:12 +0000 ck http://sistersagesmusings.ca/?p=10518 Susan Delacourt points this out  in her blog this morning.  Some examples are cited. One of which, the most obvious and recent, was in this legislation to scrap the long gun registry,  those Harpercons have decided to scrap all the data that came with it, yanno, to make sure that not only put provincial . . . → Read More: Vote Only Once And Never Have To Vote Again! Get Future Gov’t Policies For The Unforeseen Future, No Matter Who’s Governing!]]> http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2011/10/26/vote-only-once-and-never-have-to-vote-again-get-future-govt-policies-for-the-unforeseen-future-no-matter-whos-governing/feed/ 0 Jane Taber and Candy Hoeppner Are Now Into Fiction: Part 2–Inconsistencies Between Scrapping C-391 And Tough On Crime Agenda http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2011/10/10/jane-taber-and-candy-hoeppner-are-now-into-fiction-part-2-inconsistencies-between-scrapping-c-391-and-tough-on-crime-agenda/ http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2011/10/10/jane-taber-and-candy-hoeppner-are-now-into-fiction-part-2-inconsistencies-between-scrapping-c-391-and-tough-on-crime-agenda/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:18:37 +0000 ck http://sistersagesmusings.ca/?p=10184 Part 2 doesn’t really have anything to do with Janie Taber’s little apparent attempt at fiction regarding Candy getcherguns Hoeppner’s little ego trip, but it did raise questions in mind like how does stripping away at gun control square with a tough on crime agenda? How does the meme of not wanting to “make . . . → Read More: Jane Taber and Candy Hoeppner Are Now Into Fiction: Part 2–Inconsistencies Between Scrapping C-391 And Tough On Crime Agenda]]> http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2011/10/10/jane-taber-and-candy-hoeppner-are-now-into-fiction-part-2-inconsistencies-between-scrapping-c-391-and-tough-on-crime-agenda/feed/ 5 Jane Taber and Candy Hoeppner Are Now Into Fiction: Part 1– Diabolical Wedgie Games: The Politics http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2011/10/10/jane-taber-and-candy-hoeppner-are-now-into-fiction-part-1-diabolical-wedgie-games-the-politics/ http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2011/10/10/jane-taber-and-candy-hoeppner-are-now-into-fiction-part-1-diabolical-wedgie-games-the-politics/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:42:15 +0000 ck http://sistersagesmusings.ca/?p=10149 Yes, Jane Taber is all ga ga giddy, again, for her precious Harpercons and this time it’s over her new girlfriend, Candy getchergun Hoeppner.  Boys ‘n’ girls, Janie is all ga ga giddy this time because she is of the belief that Candy getcherguns Hoeppner, and she alone, is responsible for collapsing the Liberal . . . → Read More: Jane Taber and Candy Hoeppner Are Now Into Fiction: Part 1– Diabolical Wedgie Games: The Politics]]> http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2011/10/10/jane-taber-and-candy-hoeppner-are-now-into-fiction-part-1-diabolical-wedgie-games-the-politics/feed/ 1 CK’s Quebec Riding Watch Part 2–Rest of La Belle Province http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2011/03/30/cks-quebec-riding-watch-part-2-rest-of-la-belle-province/ http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2011/03/30/cks-quebec-riding-watch-part-2-rest-of-la-belle-province/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:31:54 +0000 ck http://sistersagesmusings.ca/?p=7224 I’m back to deliver my thoughts on the rest of the province.  You can refer to part 1, Montreal riding watch here.

As I’ve mentioned yesterday, Jean Charest will not be intervening in this election because of his poor reputation at this time as well as the deal he signed with the Harpercons regarding . . . → Read More: CK’s Quebec Riding Watch Part 2–Rest of La Belle Province]]> http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2011/03/30/cks-quebec-riding-watch-part-2-rest-of-la-belle-province/feed/ 0 Gun Registry Passed; Stevie Spiteful Sets Trap Out of Spite; Opposition Don’t Step In It! Time to Move On http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/09/23/gun-registry-passed-stevie-spiteful-sets-trap-out-of-spite-opposition-dont-step-in-it-time-to-move-on/ http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/09/23/gun-registry-passed-stevie-spiteful-sets-trap-out-of-spite-opposition-dont-step-in-it-time-to-move-on/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:12:22 +0000 ck http://sistersagesmusings.ca/?p=3772 Everywhere I’m reading from blogs, pundits; mainly the Harpercon cheerleaders; all saying that Stevie will get his majority due to this loss; he will campaign pretty much solely on scrapping the registry.  They actually think he will be successful! That’s fine. I wouldn’t expect anything less.  Pathetic, really.  One trick pony for the one . . . → Read More: Gun Registry Passed; Stevie Spiteful Sets Trap Out of Spite; Opposition Don’t Step In It! Time to Move On]]> http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/09/23/gun-registry-passed-stevie-spiteful-sets-trap-out-of-spite-opposition-dont-step-in-it-time-to-move-on/feed/ 22 Stephen Taylor, Put Up or Shut Up! http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/09/21/stephen-taylor-put-up-or-shut-up/ http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/09/21/stephen-taylor-put-up-or-shut-up/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 02:32:50 +0000 ck http://sistersagesmusings.ca/?p=3763 A typical Harpercon cheerleader’s modus operendi; psyche everyone out when things don’t look to be going their way. I had read on some of the blogs about Stephen Taylor tweeting that some Liberal MPs will be staying away from the vote tomorrow evening. I went to Twitter to check the feed out, to see . . . → Read More: Stephen Taylor, Put Up or Shut Up!]]> http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/09/21/stephen-taylor-put-up-or-shut-up/feed/ 0 Jack Got Lucky, Or Did He? Iggy On The Hot Seat. Bloc With Nothing To Lose. Stevie and Candy, Only Themselves To Blame–Some Last Thoughts Before Gun Registry Vote Tomorrow http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/09/21/jack-got-lucky-or-did-he-iggy-on-the-hot-seat-bloc-with-nothing-to-lose-stevie-and-candy-only-themselves-to-blame-some-last-thoughts-before-gun-registry-vote-tomorrow/ http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/09/21/jack-got-lucky-or-did-he-iggy-on-the-hot-seat-bloc-with-nothing-to-lose-stevie-and-candy-only-themselves-to-blame-some-last-thoughts-before-gun-registry-vote-tomorrow/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:16:50 +0000 ck http://sistersagesmusings.ca/?p=3724 Dear readers, let’s forget for a moment where we stand on the long gun registry and gun control for a moment–it’s not what this post is about.  It’s solely about leadership and politics that have led to this point. Really, for the sake of this post, we could insert a vote on any given . . . → Read More: Jack Got Lucky, Or Did He? Iggy On The Hot Seat. Bloc With Nothing To Lose. Stevie and Candy, Only Themselves To Blame–Some Last Thoughts Before Gun Registry Vote Tomorrow]]> http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/09/21/jack-got-lucky-or-did-he-iggy-on-the-hot-seat-bloc-with-nothing-to-lose-stevie-and-candy-only-themselves-to-blame-some-last-thoughts-before-gun-registry-vote-tomorrow/feed/ 3 It Must Suck To Be John Baird http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/09/16/it-must-suck-to-be-john-baird/ http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/09/16/it-must-suck-to-be-john-baird/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:06:29 +0000 ck http://sistersagesmusings.ca/?p=3665 “Toronto Elitists!” He called Iggy and Jack, as well as urban Canadians,  for getting the votes together to  strike Mullet Head Hoeppner’s bill.

“It appears the die is cast, but we’ll have to wait for next week’s vote to see which opposition MPs are brave enough to show up in the House to vote . . . → Read More: It Must Suck To Be John Baird]]> http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/09/16/it-must-suck-to-be-john-baird/feed/ 8 Who Knew That Concerns About Conjugal Violence Could Be Reduced To a Simple Wedge Issue? http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/09/14/who-knew-that-concerns-about-conjugal-violence-could-be-reduced-to-a-simple-wedge-issue/ http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/09/14/who-knew-that-concerns-about-conjugal-violence-could-be-reduced-to-a-simple-wedge-issue/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:10:50 +0000 ck http://sistersagesmusings.ca/?p=3596 That’s exactly what Lorne Gunter did in his column this morning.

When Heather Mallick writes in the Toronto Star that women worry about the end of the registry because it protects them against having “their own personal bodies torn apart by bullets,” that’s somehow not a wedge? When she adds “there are women walking . . . → Read More: Who Knew That Concerns About Conjugal Violence Could Be Reduced To a Simple Wedge Issue?]]> http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/09/14/who-knew-that-concerns-about-conjugal-violence-could-be-reduced-to-a-simple-wedge-issue/feed/ 2 Rural NDPs Following Charlie Angus’ Lead? http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/09/02/rural-ndps-following-charlie-angus-lead/ http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/09/02/rural-ndps-following-charlie-angus-lead/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:38:42 +0000 ck http://sistersagesmusings.ca/?p=3368 You all remember  Gary Breitkreuz, right? That yahoo who, through the use of a sock puppet, who is now long gone (naturally), basically threatened to beat Iggy black and blue? Oh yes! Gary Breitkreuz, just a “Good ol’ Boy!” But, unlike Waylon Jennings’ theme to “The Dukes of Hazard”, he really does mean harm, . . . → Read More: Rural NDPs Following Charlie Angus’ Lead?]]> http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/09/02/rural-ndps-following-charlie-angus-lead/feed/ 4 Well, Jack, Who Are We Supposed To Blame Then? Isn’t This The Sort of Thing You Chastise The Liberals For? http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/08/20/well-jack-who-are-we-supposed-to-blame-then-isnt-this-the-sort-of-thing-you-chastise-the-liberals-for/ http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/08/20/well-jack-who-are-we-supposed-to-blame-then-isnt-this-the-sort-of-thing-you-chastise-the-liberals-for/#comments Sat, 21 Aug 2010 03:06:42 +0000 ck http://sistersagesmusings.ca/?p=3182 Well, it’s official now. Jack Layton will not be whipping his caucus into voting against Mullet head Hoeppner’s Bill c-391, the scrapping of the long gun registry which will no doubt, set the precedent for Stevie Spiteful to go the way of no gun control, just like Texas and Arizona. Way to go Jack! . . . → Read More: Well, Jack, Who Are We Supposed To Blame Then? Isn’t This The Sort of Thing You Chastise The Liberals For?]]> http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/08/20/well-jack-who-are-we-supposed-to-blame-then-isnt-this-the-sort-of-thing-you-chastise-the-liberals-for/feed/ 23 Well, Jack Has Decided…He Would Rather Help Kill Gun Control Than Make an Exception and Whip NDP Caucus http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/06/05/well-jack-has-decided-he-would-rather-help-kill-control-than-make-an-exception-and-whip-ndp-caucus/ http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/06/05/well-jack-has-decided-he-would-rather-help-kill-control-than-make-an-exception-and-whip-ndp-caucus/#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:27:29 +0000 ck http://sistersagesmusings.ca/?p=2183 Well, it’s official, ol’ Jack isn’t going to whip his MPs into voting for or against Mullet-head Hoeppner’s Bill c-391. And for what? Because he never whips his MPs for private members’ bills? Or is it because Jack simply wants to keep his few rural and western ridings?

If the latter, it will be . . . → Read More: Well, Jack Has Decided…He Would Rather Help Kill Gun Control Than Make an Exception and Whip NDP Caucus]]> http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/06/05/well-jack-has-decided-he-would-rather-help-kill-control-than-make-an-exception-and-whip-ndp-caucus/feed/ 0 Why Is Research so Biased Over at Astral Media Talk Radio? Why Gun Registry Must Remain: This Time, With Feeling http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/05/07/tommy-why-is-your-research-so-biased-why-gun-registry-must-remain-this-time-with-feeling/ http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/05/07/tommy-why-is-your-research-so-biased-why-gun-registry-must-remain-this-time-with-feeling/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 23:15:57 +0000 ck http://sistersagesmusings.ca/?p=1680 Yes, Tommy Schnurmacher in his usual style of bullying on someone who can’t debate him; someone weaker, more vulnerable.  Today, he interviews over the phone, Suzanne Laplante Edward, the mother of  Anne-Marie  Edward, one of the victims of the Polytechnique massacre.  A grieving mother who like so many other family members of the victims . . . → Read More: Why Is Research so Biased Over at Astral Media Talk Radio? Why Gun Registry Must Remain: This Time, With Feeling]]> http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2010/05/07/tommy-why-is-your-research-so-biased-why-gun-registry-must-remain-this-time-with-feeling/feed/ 2