What a great term for an otherwise extremely meh story.
Archive for the ‘Bloc Québécois’ Category
Ideo-illogical
A press release from the Bloc Québécois informs me that “Le gouvernement fédéral refuse de voir les conséquences de sa réforme idéologique de l’assurance-emploi”. Now I know what you’re thinking. “There’s still a Bloc Québécois?” To which I can only reply that there must be, or it wouldn’t be sending me press releases. What I can’t explain, though, is what it means by “ideological”.
Tories, Grits support minimum penalties for vandalizing war monuments
A bill to set minimum penalties for vandalizing war memorials is on its way to the Senate, passing in the House of Commons in a 181 to 98 vote on Wednesday.
“We owe it to our fallen sons and daughters and also to our men and women still serving in uniform to protect these honoured places – especially at this time of year as we approach Remembrance Day,” Conservative MP David Tilson said in a statement. Read more…
Rona Ambrose doesn’t have a right to choose … how to vote?
There’s been a fascinating reaction to Status of Women Minister Rona Ambrose’s choice to vote in favour of a motion that calls for a study of whether human life begins before full birth. Some media have labelled her choice a “shocker.” Politicians have begun to give her grief. The long and short of it is, many of Ambrose’s political opponents have said Ambrose shouldn’t have a choice in the matter of how to vote on a private member’s motion because of the feared implications for abortion. Here’s a sampling of reaction: Read more…
