Category Archives: politics

The #LondonRiots & The #CanucksRiots

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

I spent much of today following the events in London through the BBC, the Guardian, and multiple social media channels, and it caused me to think a lot about my reactions to both this riot, and the riots in Vancouver … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Full Frontal Feminism

Posted on April 23, 2011 by

Book Title: Full Frontal Feminism Author: Jessica Valenti Published: 2007 Pages: 248 Category: nonfiction: politics, feminism With a month between one semester ending, and the beginning of another, I tried to be very careful in picking out my reading material. … Continue reading →

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#elxn41

Posted on March 26, 2011 by

I blame Stephen Harper for not getting any homework done on Friday. I knew that the government was going to fall on Friday, and when I woke up and checked Twitter, I saw that it was about to go down. … Continue reading →

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International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

There are so many great discussions going on today for International Women’s Day, on Twitter (#internationalwomensday, #IWD), on Blogs (check out my friend Ashly’s & Janni’s), all over the Internet. I wish I had time for a more thought-out post, … Continue reading →

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Book 39: Starship Troopers

Posted on December 21, 2010 by

Book Title: Starship Troopers Author: Robert A Heinlein Published: 1959 Pages: 263 Category: fiction: science fiction For all that I watch a fair amount (okay maybe a lot) of science fiction, I haven’t read a lot of it, and what … Continue reading →

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Canadians For A Saner America

Posted on November 2, 2010 by

On Saturday I went to The Rally to Restore Sanity. Which may seem less than sane, considering I’m a Canadian citizen living on the west coast of British Columbia – but it was one of the best decisions I’ve made … Continue reading →

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Israel & Free Speech in North America

Posted on June 17, 2010 by

As a general rule, I think that posting blogs without adequate research is a recipe for trouble, but yesterday at work I read a news article on the CBC (which can be found here), and I just started writing. It … Continue reading →

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A Brand New Bright Obama Day!

Posted on January 20, 2009 by

I’m re-watching Inauguration footage right now – And I’m getting as many shivers as I did as my coworkers and i gathered around the only computer that would stream the CNN coverage this morning. I was worried that I wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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canadian politics

Posted on December 2, 2008 by

So if you’re in Canada at the moment…you may have noticed that the Federal government, tired of being ignored in favour of the glamour of American Politics, by its citizens, decided to throw a temper tantrum. Including the Opposition leaders … Continue reading →

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A Post 9/11 World

Posted on September 5, 2008 by

Almost seven years after that early Tuesday morning tragedy we truly do live in a Post 9/11 world. That day the analysts and the pundits declared that the world would never be the same. That politics and history had reached … Continue reading →

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