Archive for September, 2006

Take Back the Night

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006 by Tehanu

I’m walking along the street in Toronto at night. It’s a relatively quiet neighbourhood street, not too many people around, and it’s late. There’s a guy walking in front of me, he turns, looks around, then heads into the bushes beside the sidewalk.
My heart rate accelerates. Damn it. I’m a strong woman, and I believe […]

Vancouver Safe-Injection Site Gets a Reprieve, Sort-Of

Sunday, September 3rd, 2006 by TS.

Tony Clement has said that he will not renew the legal exemption for Insite, Vancouver’s safe-injection site for another year. But he will not take legal action against Insite, or have it shut down, until “additional studies” are completed at the end of 2007. Can you say ‘delaying ’till after the next election?’
The Conservatives are […]

Not Quite So Old Cartoon About Blogs

Friday, September 1st, 2006 by thwap

I did this cartoon not quite so long ago. It’s about the importance (and limitations) of blogs. The Terri Schiavo story, and Pope John Paul’s funeral were dominating the news at the time.