Archive for July, 2008
Talk about a challenge
A woman in B.C. gives birth to little Abigail, her 18th child. Her husband explains: We never planned how many children to have,” he said. “We just let God guide our lives, you know, because we strongly believe life comes from God and that’s the reason we did not stop the life. “We let life [...]
Read More..>>Gosh, what could be distracting about that?
Apparently, in Halifax, they have issues with Hooter girls doing jumping jacks on the side of a busy street. Apparently, drivers can be distracted by it. Who woulda tunk? [cross-posted to PWPL]
Read More..>>About Ezra
Ezra Levant needs help – read the details here. Ezra is a free speech absolutist, and so am I. Regulated speech ain’t free, and as long as we have nitpicking bureaucrats telling us what cartoons we’re allowed to print and what kinds of jokes comedians are allowed to make, we won’t have free speech. The [...]
Read More..>>What if Henry Morgentaler looked like this?
Perhaps the silliest argument in favour of the old abortionist: That if only we weren’t so anti-Semitic and bent on detesting ugly people, there wouldn’t be such an uproar over his induction into the Order of Canada. Many years ago, Montreal Gazette cartoonist Terry Mosher, aka Aislin, published a cartoon that pictured Henry Morgentaler beside [...]
Read More..>>Ah, shaddap
PM ignoring Khadr because he’s ‘brown-skinned’: Elmasry The leader of one of Canada’s largest Islamic groups accused Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday of being indifferent to Omar Khadr’s plight because he’s “brown-skinned” and a Muslim. In an opinion piece released to the media, Mohamed Elmasry, national president of the Canadian Islamic Congress, wrote that [...]
Read More..>>Yeah, good question
An interesting question over at LifeSiteNews: Why is the pro-life movement so Christian, and should it be? I invite you to read the piece for yourself – personally, I found the opening question fascinating. What came after the third paragraph was random and not nearly as logically tight as it should have been, but hey. [I never said I [...]
Read More..>>Ain’t no pleasing these clowns
Really: Several prominent Quebec artists and sovereigntists are complaining about Paul McCartney’s highly anticipated concert this coming weekend, accusing the former Beatle of “Canadianizing” the city’s 400th birthday celebration. “Canadianizing”?
Read More..>>Well, then, turn the thing off
Yet another reason not to turn the television on: According to a new study, background TV that’s prevalent in many homes may be detrimental to children’s development – even when they aren’t paying attention. The constant stream of sounds and images disrupt children’s imaginary games with trucks or dolls, and hinder their ability to focus. [...]
Read More..>>Rob Anders and his sign
Update: According to this story, he has been forced to remove his “Defend Life” poster from his East Block office window. Government Whip Jay Hill (Prince George-Peace River, B.C.), meanwhile, told The Hill Times that he read Ms. Crosson’s letter and asked his staff to look into the matter. “My staff contacted Mr. Anders’s staff [...]
Read More..>>About the strategy
About officials and others reportedly boasting about their PR strategy, and about the fact that, as far as I can tell, most of the folks who wrote or phoned or emailed have been ignored… I’m sorry: What else were you expecting? Protests and letters and phone calls and columns and what have you will not [...]
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