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Turmoil in Liberal Party

Why do politicians (and other powerful people – I’m looking at you Ruth Bader-Ginsburg) always hold on too long? Trudeau should’ve read the tea leaves a long time ago and stepped down when going through his separation which would’ve been the perfect “out” for him that wasn’t embarrassing or tarnishing his legacy.

¶ Posted 17 December 2024 § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, history

Music Monday – “Too much time on this winding trail of a tale yet to be told/’Cause baby, I’m getting old/And, fuck, I hate the cold”

“Fuck, I Hate The Cold” – Cowboy Junkies

¶ Posted 25 November 2024 § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music, weather

How It Feels Watching The US Election As A Canadian

https://t.co/bGcNyau4QN pic.twitter.com/gWIaJT1I0J — Clover (@grunchyy_) November 5, 2024

¶ Posted 05 November 2024 § Humour § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, history, language

There Is A Constant Battle Within Public Libraries Between Our Core Values of Belief In Freedom of Expression and Belief in Diversity/Inclusion

Posted without further comment. (Er, other than to say you can fast forward to the end to see the conflict of those values in action…) (h/t to concerned community member who sent this to me. It’s actually senior RPL managers speaking off-camera at the end, not RPL security guards.)

¶ Posted 22 October 2024 § Censorship § Jobs § Library § LibrarySchool § News § Politics § Sad § Video § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, history, language, philosophy

Music Monday – “We took their land, dilute their nations/Force them on to reservations/Corporate interest won’t stop there/Take the trees and leave this homeland bare, oh no”

“Homelands” – Jack’s Rake (Spirit of the West cover) Original:

¶ Posted 30 September 2024 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, history, holiday, saskatchewan

“Say It To My Face”

No bully likes when you stand up to them… People from the far-right group that disrupted the Terry Fox ceremony this morning just got into an altercation with Jagmeet Singh One guy calls Singh a “corrupted bastard.” Singh asks him to say it to his face. The guy lies and denies saying it, despite video […]

¶ Posted 17 September 2024 § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language

Such A Feeling of Relief Today!!!

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¶ Posted 25 June 2024 § Humour § Meme § News § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, hockey

My 2024 Stanley Cup Predictions (of the moment)

I suspect this would change pretty much every time I do it. So many good teams this year and always possibilities for upsets (Go Kings!), one of the Canadian teams to bring the Cup home finally (Go Jets!) and Cinderella runs (Go Isles!)