PART FIVE: I believe in the power of old white guys talking for a long time
And as John Ferguson takes to the mic, honestly, all I have to say: “WELL, YOU ASKED FOR MORE FUCKING FRENCH, YOU GOT IT!” It seems cruel to rip this guy more since everyone on the continent [...]
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Before I begin my discussion of what on Earth just happened in Vancouver that 3 billion innocent people were allegedly exposed to, I’d first like to explain the term “troll”. In an online context, a troll is someone who gains pleasure from the displeasure of others. They often put painstaking hours towards creating long, elaborate [...]
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It’s time for part 2 of our series, Better Know a Fringe Political Party Recognized By Elections Canada! Today, we look at the Marijuana Party of Canada – the fightin’ potheads!
HISTORY
To Wikipedia!
“The party was founded by Marc-Boris St-Maurice, an activist and member of the punk group GrimSkunk. After a 1991 arrest for possession of marijuana, [...]
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Welcome to our new series, Better Know a Fringe Political Party Recognized By Elections Canada! Today in part 1 of our 15-part series, we look at the People’s Political Power Party of Canada – the fightin’ PPP’s!
Before we go to their website, let’s take a look at Wikipedia for a fair-and-balanced assessment of just what [...]
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In light of the news (using the loosest possible definition of the term “news”) that ritzy menswear store Harry Rosen sent out cards to preferred customers with a picture of Stephen Harper on them, we had a thought: really, Stephen Harper? While the issue of whether or not it’s appropriate to use a sitting Prime [...]
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Alright, we’ve had a nice enough break to collect our thoughts, let’s keep tackling this dumb thing we already started and keep exploring Canada’s Guide To Being A Good Little Canadian!
Page 21:
WHOA WHOA WHOA, who decided this crap? I can think of SOMEONE BETTER.
Overall Note:
So far in this pamphlet, there’s been at least 7 apologies [...]
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The Government’s updated their new immigrant guide! The new guide, called Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship (you mean there are RESPONSIBILITIES? Eff this, let’s just go to the States!) is meant to be the handy-dandy, one-stop-shopping guide to everything a new immigrant needs to know about Canada, in a mere 50-odd page [...]
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