On March 19, 2024 the United Conservative Party of Alberta held an event that they called "Let Kids Be Kids" (spoiler alert: it was an anti-trans/anti-2SLGBTQ/anti-SOGI/"parents rights" rally in reality). They brought in a transgender woman from Lethbridge to speak to the transgender case. I don't know this person,
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The Cracked Crystal Ball II: Dear Leader Is In Israel
So, Harper is running around Israel blathering on about how Canada will blindly support Israel no matter what happens. Frankly, Harper is acting like a little boy in short pants on the foreign affairs file … but I have already discussed that in detail before. Today’s speech does nothing to
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: Alberta Bills 45 and 46
Others have spoke very eloquently about the problems with Bills 45 and 46. What I want to bring to readers’ attention is how the Redford Government is abusing not just legislative procedure, but democracy itself. It is not unusual for this government to limit debate on bills. What is unusual
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