October 2011
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I am and always will be the optimist, the hoper of far-flung hopes and the...
– The Doctor
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RMR: Teen Suicide
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh1jNAZHKIw&feature=youtu.be
Every year in this country, 300 kids take their own lives. It is a mind boggling number. And this past week, one of those kids was Jamie Hubley. He was 15. He was depressed. And he happened to be gay. And because this 2011, we just don’t read about a kid like Jamie, we can google him. And the next thing you know, you’re...
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LGBTQ politics in Canada
My frustration of today lies with the media today in fact. The reason this comes to the boiling point that it makes it to my blog today is the fact that several articles have come out today & plenty of social media attention to the Conservatives making a video for youth suffering suicidal thoughts or temptations due to their sexual orientation.
They’ve been applauded for their staffers...
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New democrats protest. Liberals reform. Conservatives shoot ppl in the face.
– Michael Morgenthau
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Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life....
– Steve Jobs
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Hedz Sez: 40 Years of Multiculturalism →
My former boss on the hill - Dr. Hedy Fry - writes these biweekly pieces called “Hedz Sez” (click the title to get to the link). I volunteered in her office for 8 months until the election and for a short time after. I would occasionally help her to draft these. Often though, these are done entirely by her and she always does such a marvelous job.
This one is done beautifully. For...
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Male Role In Feminism
Women might be surprised that I declare myself a feminist.
I’ve heard the response to my statement that rejects the male role, the one that reluctantly accepts the male role and the one that openly welcomes all willing to wear the title.
I don’t say these things because I’m interested in sleeping with feminists. If I was a female pushing feminism, I would be skeptical of...
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
– Professor Frank
Defintion of a Conservative… Arguing from the right, to be right, ignoring what is right.