Archive for April, 2008

Conservatives Continue Efforts to Roll Back Women’s Rights

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 by TS.

Another private members bill that would set the stage to radically roll back a woman’s right to choose and to control her own body has been proposed by a Conservative member of parliament, Maurice Vellacott, MP for Saskatoon-Wanuskewin. Bill C-537 would allow health care practitioners to refuse to participate in a medical procedure that “offends […]

Big Surprise - Conservatives are Homophobes

Friday, April 4th, 2008 by TS.

Surprise, surprise. Turns out Conservative MP Tom Lukiwski is a homophobe and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is a racist and a sexist. Who would have expected that from the political heirs of the Reform Party?
The Saskatchewan NDP discovered a tape from 1991 left behind in the Official Opposition offices in the Sask. legislature, that shows […]

The Iraq War Isn’t Funny Anymore

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 by thwap

It never really was actually. Goddammit, actually it’s been a monstrosity, an abomination, a crime against humanity, from the very beginning. And it’s been an ever-increasing nightmare for the people of Iraq for five years now.
So, it’s getting a little tired to look at Jon Stewart’s grinning face, and listen to his droll humour as […]