Geneviève Bergeron (1968-1989)
Hélène Colgan (1966-1989)
Nathalie Croteau (1966-1989)
Barbara Daigneault (1967-1989)
Anne-Marie Edward (1968-1989)
Maud Haviernick (1960-1989)
Maryse Laganière (1964-1989)
Maryse Leclair (1966-1989)
Anne-Marie Lemay (1967-1989)
Sonia Pelletier (1961-1989)
Michèle Richard (1968-1989)
Annie St-Arneault (1966-1989)
Annie Turcotte (1969-1989)
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz (1958-1989)
May they rest in eternal peace. And may they ever remind us of the need to eradicate violence against women, and indeed, hate in general.
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Friday, December 06, 2019
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
This Andrew Scheer guy is not a good guy
All day, Liberal candidates, such as Marc Garneau, have been tweeting and re-tweeting a little snippet of Canadian political history that really underscores Andrew Scheer's deep disrespect for this country and its most valued institutions:
https://twitter.com/MarcGarneau/status/1184468914123751424?s=20
https://twitter.com/i/status/1184468914123751424
https://twitter.com/MarcGarneau/status/1184468914123751424?s=20 https://twitter.com/MarcGarneau/status/1184468914123751424?s=20https://twitter.com/MarcGarneau/status/1184468914123751424?s=20
from Wikipedia.org:
"O Canada" (French: Ô Canada) is the national anthem of Canada. The song was originally commissioned by Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Théodore Robitaille for the 1880 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony; Calixa Lavallée composed the music, after which, words were written by the poet and judge Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier. The original lyrics were in French; an English translation was published in 1906.[1] Multiple English versions ensued, with Robert Stanley Weir's version in 1908 gaining the most popularity, eventually serving as the basis for the official lyrics enacted by Parliament.[1] Weir's lyrics have been revised three times, most recently when An Act to amend the National Anthem Act (gender) was enacted in 2018.[2] The French lyrics remain unaltered. "O Canada" had served as a de facto national anthem since 1939, officially becoming the country's national anthem in 1980 when Canada's National Anthem Act received royal assent and became effective on July 1 as part of that year's Dominion Day (today's Canada Day) celebrations...
"There are no regulations governing the performance of "O Canada", leaving citizens to exercise their best judgment. When it is performed at an event, traditional etiquette is to either start or end the ceremonies with the anthem, including situations when other anthems are played and for the audience to stand during the performance."
When Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger perished on August 15, 2016, his modest bill to de-gender the lyrics of the english version was still two years from seeing Royal Assent, held up on Scheer's say-so by the Conservatives in the Senate. But at least the Right Honourable Mauril Bélanger lived to see his bill pass third reading, wherein Andrew Scheer pointedly (and uniquely) stayed seated while all his fellow Parliamentarians stood and sang the anthem's newly female-inclusive lyrics.
(Again, from wikipedia.org):
"On May 6, 2016, consideration of Bélanger's bill to make the national anthem gender neutral was blocked when Conservative MPs used up the hour of debate time and refused consent to two motions backed by both the Liberals and the NDP to extend debate and allow time to hold a vote to send the bill to committee.[13][14] As Bélanger's health was deteriorating, Liberal MP Greg Fergus described the Conservative's procedural delay tactics as an attempt to prevent Bélanger from seeing the bill passed, while Conservative MPs insisted that they were debating an important issue and had followed parliamentary procedure.[13][14] Fellow Liberal MP Linda Lapointe gave up her timeslot for private member's business on May 30 to allow Bélanger's bill to be heard and go to a vote for it to be sent to committee the following day.[15] In June 2016, the bill passed its third reading with a vote of 225 to 74 in the House of Commons.[16] In July 2017, the bill was in its third, and final, reading in the Senate;[17] the bill was passed on January 31, 2018 and received royal assent on February 7, 2018 to change "in all thy sons command" to "in all of us command", after Bélanger had already died."
I wonder how many other Canadians feel a little sick to their stomach to see Scheer's churlish, petty behaviour in this moment. It has been haunting me all day.
I hope this anti-Canadian dipshit does not become our Prime Minister next week. It would be a horror story of Trumpian proportions.
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https://twitter.com/MarcGarneau/status/1184468914123751424?s=20
https://twitter.com/i/status/1184468914123751424
https://twitter.com/MarcGarneau/status/1184468914123751424?s=20 https://twitter.com/MarcGarneau/status/1184468914123751424?s=20https://twitter.com/MarcGarneau/status/1184468914123751424?s=20
from Wikipedia.org:
"O Canada" (French: Ô Canada) is the national anthem of Canada. The song was originally commissioned by Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Théodore Robitaille for the 1880 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony; Calixa Lavallée composed the music, after which, words were written by the poet and judge Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier. The original lyrics were in French; an English translation was published in 1906.[1] Multiple English versions ensued, with Robert Stanley Weir's version in 1908 gaining the most popularity, eventually serving as the basis for the official lyrics enacted by Parliament.[1] Weir's lyrics have been revised three times, most recently when An Act to amend the National Anthem Act (gender) was enacted in 2018.[2] The French lyrics remain unaltered. "O Canada" had served as a de facto national anthem since 1939, officially becoming the country's national anthem in 1980 when Canada's National Anthem Act received royal assent and became effective on July 1 as part of that year's Dominion Day (today's Canada Day) celebrations...
"There are no regulations governing the performance of "O Canada", leaving citizens to exercise their best judgment. When it is performed at an event, traditional etiquette is to either start or end the ceremonies with the anthem, including situations when other anthems are played and for the audience to stand during the performance."
When Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger perished on August 15, 2016, his modest bill to de-gender the lyrics of the english version was still two years from seeing Royal Assent, held up on Scheer's say-so by the Conservatives in the Senate. But at least the Right Honourable Mauril Bélanger lived to see his bill pass third reading, wherein Andrew Scheer pointedly (and uniquely) stayed seated while all his fellow Parliamentarians stood and sang the anthem's newly female-inclusive lyrics.
(Again, from wikipedia.org):
"On May 6, 2016, consideration of Bélanger's bill to make the national anthem gender neutral was blocked when Conservative MPs used up the hour of debate time and refused consent to two motions backed by both the Liberals and the NDP to extend debate and allow time to hold a vote to send the bill to committee.[13][14] As Bélanger's health was deteriorating, Liberal MP Greg Fergus described the Conservative's procedural delay tactics as an attempt to prevent Bélanger from seeing the bill passed, while Conservative MPs insisted that they were debating an important issue and had followed parliamentary procedure.[13][14] Fellow Liberal MP Linda Lapointe gave up her timeslot for private member's business on May 30 to allow Bélanger's bill to be heard and go to a vote for it to be sent to committee the following day.[15] In June 2016, the bill passed its third reading with a vote of 225 to 74 in the House of Commons.[16] In July 2017, the bill was in its third, and final, reading in the Senate;[17] the bill was passed on January 31, 2018 and received royal assent on February 7, 2018 to change "in all thy sons command" to "in all of us command", after Bélanger had already died."
I wonder how many other Canadians feel a little sick to their stomach to see Scheer's churlish, petty behaviour in this moment. It has been haunting me all day.
I hope this anti-Canadian dipshit does not become our Prime Minister next week. It would be a horror story of Trumpian proportions.
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Sunday, October 06, 2019
10-18-2019 UPDATE: Scott wrote to his Green Party candidate
*** 10-18-2019 UPDATE: after waiting 12 days for a response from Mr. Daniel Green, (also after having voted in the advance polls for his Liberal opponent, Rachel Bendayan - oh well) today, at 3:10 pm, I received the following response:
--
info@greenparty.ca
So... I guess I wasn't wrong at all, was I? How can anyone know how their MP would vote on any issue before them, given this canned response from the Party HQ?
*** END of 10-18-2019 UPDATE (original post below) ***
Given the nature of the Green Party of Canada, and their leader's stance that all votes will not be whipped, I decided that I would reach out to my local GPC candidate, Daniel Green, to understand his own positions:
Hello Randboro,
Thank you for your email.
We at the Green Party of Canada understand that you were troubled by a recent story on the Green Party of Canada’s stance on abortion.
Rest assured it is, and has always been, the Green Party of Canada’s policy that all women must have timely access to safe, legal abortions.
Although the Leader does not have the power to whip votes, all Green Party Members of Parliament must endorse the Green Party’s values, including a firm support of a woman’s right to choose. There is zero chance an elected representative of our party will ever reopen the abortion debate.
We vet all candidates to ensure they agree the abortion debate is closed in Canada. Any who disagree are not allowed to run.
We hope that we can continue to count on your support.
Best,
Kat Lorimer
Thank you for your email.
We at the Green Party of Canada understand that you were troubled by a recent story on the Green Party of Canada’s stance on abortion.
Rest assured it is, and has always been, the Green Party of Canada’s policy that all women must have timely access to safe, legal abortions.
Although the Leader does not have the power to whip votes, all Green Party Members of Parliament must endorse the Green Party’s values, including a firm support of a woman’s right to choose. There is zero chance an elected representative of our party will ever reopen the abortion debate.
We vet all candidates to ensure they agree the abortion debate is closed in Canada. Any who disagree are not allowed to run.
We hope that we can continue to count on your support.
Best,
Kat Lorimer
--
info@greenparty.ca
So... I guess I wasn't wrong at all, was I? How can anyone know how their MP would vote on any issue before them, given this canned response from the Party HQ?
*** END of 10-18-2019 UPDATE (original post below) ***
Given the nature of the Green Party of Canada, and their leader's stance that all votes will not be whipped, I decided that I would reach out to my local GPC candidate, Daniel Green, to understand his own positions:
Mr. Green,
As
a committed humanitarian and former GPC financial officer for the
riding of Papineau, (but mostly because of my devotion to the
continuance of life on this planet) I voted for you in the recent
by-election and was pleased to see you came in a strong third.
I did not know then about your party's position on not whipping votes.
That said, I feel the Green party platform is insufficient for me to
determine whether or not my vote should go to you again on the 19th of
October. I find your bonafides on environmental issues to be
substantial, however it behooves me to ensure your stances on other
contentious issues would not leave me crestfallen should you come to
represent me and the others in Outremont riding in the HoC.
For
this reason, when Justin Trudeau speaks clearly about women's right to
choose on the decision of abortion, I rest confident that your rival,
Ms. Bendayan, will not let me down. When he speaks about any other
policy, I feel confident in voting for my Liberal candidate, even if the
policies they put forth today are less than the climate crisis demands.
Because they give me confidence they will be what they portend to be,
as a government. As of now, they have my vote.
Am I wrong?
Sincerely,
Scott Murray
Friday, October 04, 2019
Top Ten Other Things Andrew Scheer Didn't Lie About, But Was Never Asked
"I've never tried to hide that (I am a dual US-Canadian citizen)," he said in a scrum with reporters in Halifax. "I've never been asked about it by Canadians. My father has always been open about where he comes from. I haven't been asked about it."--Andrew Scheer10. Being a vampire.
9. Didn't wear underwear as House Speaker. Not even once!
8. Still waiting for that peach fuzz to break out into an actual beard.
7. Has promised Faith Goldy's firstborn to a little man known for spinning straw into gold, who also came up with enough last minute votes to magically give him the CPC leadership!
6. Underwent conversion therapy to seem human-like to Earthlings.
5. Likes to do his toenails with manly black polish - just like Gene Simmons!
4. Forever pestering buddy Jim Vallance to jam out a song he wrote called Summer of 2003
3. As Prime Minister, plans to create a ministry of Reminding Folks he was Down With Brexit Before It Was Cool.
2. Likes to call various world leaders out of the blue to request they investigate Donald Trump's political rivals, offering saskatoon berry jam for the favour.
And the Number One Other Thing Andrew Scheer Didn't Lie About, But Was Never Asked:
1. Has been secretly meeting with Jason Kenney for years in a totally normal and extremely heterosexual way, just to chit-chat and play rock, paper, scissors, okay?! Jeesh, you guys!!
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Thursday, September 26, 2019
Montreal: March for Climate Action 09-27-2019
When I hear Greta Thunberg damning the world at the UN...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2019/sep/23/greta-thunberg-to-world-leaders-how-dare-you-you-have-stolen-my-dreams-and-my-childhood-video
...I am reminded of exactly where I was when I wrote No Healing:
https://soundcloud.com/randboro/no-healing-rough-draft
Lyrics:
Messing around
Digging up tarpits
And we'll burn it all away
Mining that gold
Exporting asbestos
Trade the future for today
We don't know why
But I've got a feeling
It could be a long time
Before we start the healing
Frack that shale
Strip that mountain
Extract it all away
Drain all brains
With the freshwater
Rape the future for today's gain
And I've got a feeling
It'll be a lifetime
Before we staunch the bleeding
Hiding your crimes
Building more prisons
Disregard the scientists
Mute all truths
Reason is treason
Ruled by ideology
And I know I've
Got a sickening feeling
Could be a long time
And there won't be no healing
They are expecting 300,000 in the streets of Montreal tomorrow. Hope to see you there.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2019/sep/23/greta-thunberg-to-world-leaders-how-dare-you-you-have-stolen-my-dreams-and-my-childhood-video
...I am reminded of exactly where I was when I wrote No Healing:
https://soundcloud.com/randboro/no-healing-rough-draft
Lyrics:
Messing around
Digging up tarpits
And we'll burn it all away
Mining that gold
Exporting asbestos
Trade the future for today
We don't know why
But I've got a feeling
It could be a long time
Before we start the healing
Frack that shale
Strip that mountain
Extract it all away
Drain all brains
With the freshwater
Rape the future for today's gain
And I've got a feeling
It'll be a lifetime
Before we staunch the bleeding
Hiding your crimes
Building more prisons
Disregard the scientists
Mute all truths
Reason is treason
Ruled by ideology
And I know I've
Got a sickening feeling
Could be a long time
And there won't be no healing
They are expecting 300,000 in the streets of Montreal tomorrow. Hope to see you there.
Wednesday, September 04, 2019
Bollocks, Bollocks, and... what else? Ah yes, more BOLLOCKS
They are lying to you. Deliberately. Methodically. They use a playbook that was written by a maniac who believed so strongly in his own accidentally assigned tribal genome that he fatally poisoned his entire brood to prove his horrifically misguided point.
That is the usual end-game for the fools who look no further than skin colour or tribe.
Dear readers,
Once upon a time, there was a thing we called bandwidth.
It was limited, and precious. You had to own a segment of it, and it was doled out by the CRTC.
If you rated...
If you could prove yourself worthy to the
Public Body
Responsible to the Elected Representatives
Owing their authority
To a free and fair Democratic vote of their
Constituents
(You and Me)
That
Gave
Them
the Power
to Decide
If
Those
Who
Wanted this bandwidth
To persuade other constituents with
Merited it
Based upon their commitment
To the Betterment of the audience by broadcasting important and
Truthful information
Over these channels
Given to them
In Trust
By The People
To ensure faithful communication of
True
Facts
And of opinion
Based on
True
Facts
Nowadays
We can all publish
Whatever rubbish
We wish
Not unlike the American homicidal maniac (TM)
Holding onto his 2nd Amendment rights
In God We Trust
American you say??
Why yes, because these platforms are
All.
AMERICAN:
(ABC = Google + this blog on blogger, and the notoriously easy to push stupid crap anyone made up youtube)
(Twitter)
(Facebook + Instagram)
MEANWHILE
Here in Canada, we created this thing called the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, but that does not have the slightest bearing on any crap we have from social media sites like those I mentioned above.
So we are impoverished of fact-based, multi-sourced information if we fail to go to the sources that abide by those standards.
Please, with a federal election on the horizon, avail yourselves not so much of:
- blogs such as mine...
- whatever BS you find in your FB newsfeed (or other social media "viral" crap)
and go here, where there are controls in place:
cbc.ca
globalnews.ca
CTVnews.ca
thestar.com
lapresse.ca
and anyone else beholden to Standards that you may call BULLSHIT on and expect a level of fact-checking decency
Now, don't expect them to get it all right all the time. Journalism is an art of imperfect humans, mind.
But do try to not get pulled in by the shit-spewers inspired by the likes of Goebbels.
It does you ill.
As it does us all
Good day, and peace and good (critical) reading to you all.
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Saturday, February 02, 2019
The Hate -- Original Song #38
As we approach the sad 30th anniversary of a brutal hate crime that left a stain on my beautiful city, I find to my surprise this song of mine, written many years ago, absent from the history of this blog. No longer. RIP, Joe
Well you know something's been eating me
Concerns something that fell from your mouth last week
I heard you say, "He's one of those"
Made me think of a youth named Joe Rose
They killed him on a bus you see
Along with their humanity
And I doubt this song will change a thing
But maybe I'll feel better if I sing
I don't know why they hate so strong
But it just keeps going on
Rose's dad doesn't understand
He loved his son like any man
But the boy was gay so they hated him
In this city whose motto means live and let live
And it's wrong to think all bird are doves
But those who hate can also love
And if there's one thing I can't trust
It's when you separate folks into them and us
I don't know why they hate so strong
But it just keeps going on
I don't know why they hate so strong
But it just keeps going on
I don't know why they hate so strong
But it just keeps going on
I don't know why they hate so strong
But it's gone on far too long
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Well you know something's been eating me
Concerns something that fell from your mouth last week
I heard you say, "He's one of those"
Made me think of a youth named Joe Rose
They killed him on a bus you see
Along with their humanity
And I doubt this song will change a thing
But maybe I'll feel better if I sing
I don't know why they hate so strong
But it just keeps going on
Rose's dad doesn't understand
He loved his son like any man
But the boy was gay so they hated him
In this city whose motto means live and let live
And it's wrong to think all bird are doves
But those who hate can also love
And if there's one thing I can't trust
It's when you separate folks into them and us
I don't know why they hate so strong
But it just keeps going on
I don't know why they hate so strong
But it just keeps going on
I don't know why they hate so strong
But it just keeps going on
I don't know why they hate so strong
But it's gone on far too long
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