tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post6478891217546755581..comments2023-10-09T05:28:35.705-07:00Comments on Creekside: Steven Blaney calls a cat a catAlisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-28846022873342610762015-03-13T12:09:29.964-07:002015-03-13T12:09:29.964-07:00Anon: Indeed and presumably particularly so under ...Anon: Indeed and presumably particularly so under cover of all those <a href="https://twitter.com/K_isanasshole/status/575977711098802176" rel="nofollow">"asterisks of concealment"</a>.<br /><br />Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-53778402053046975082015-03-13T08:34:30.219-07:002015-03-13T08:34:30.219-07:00https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/03/12/uk-p...https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/03/12/uk-parliament-finally-offers-evidence-mass-surveillance-stops-terror-attacks/<br /><br />https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/03/10/new-zealand-gcsb-spying-trade-partners-nsa/<br /><br />A couple of interesting articles, particularly from the UK about what the Five Eyes are doing. <br /><br />Given that they're already spying on other countries for industry then it stands to reason that the industrial espionage is simply going to go into over-driveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-86944232665969535392015-03-12T09:33:38.302-07:002015-03-12T09:33:38.302-07:00Anon : Loved this from the Beaverton yesterday:
&...Anon : Loved this from the <a href="http://www.thebeaverton.com/national/item/1781-harper-defends-women-s-rights-by-telling-them-what-to-wear" rel="nofollow">Beaverton</a> yesterday:<br /><br />"“The niqab is rooted in a culture that is inherently anti-women,” Harper said asserting pro-woman male dominance during Question Period. “Men in these cultures have been dictating what they can and cannot wear. But, as a man defending women, I know what’s best for them and the niqab is clearly not. Women wearing niqabs cannot understand that they’re being oppressed. Therefore, anyone who wears the niqab must be shunned and denied citizenship.”<br /><br />Harper also stated that he would be banning other anti-women fashion which will be determined by an all-male judicial panel headed by Justice Minister Peter MacKay.<br /><br />“A woman’s face is not like a Senate expense scandal or election fraud,” Harper added. “It shouldn’t be covered up by a higher power.”Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-35642719330571656772015-03-12T09:19:05.673-07:002015-03-12T09:19:05.673-07:00Remember eight years ago when the Cons tried to pr...Remember eight years ago when the Cons tried to prevent niqabis from voting until it was pointed out to them that mail-in voters don't have to show their faces. Cons very fond of clash of cultures speak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-62372841293907938502015-03-12T02:54:46.762-07:002015-03-12T02:54:46.762-07:00Boris : Yes, describing the perils of Muslims in C...Boris : Yes, describing the perils of Muslims in Canada under the Cons, Trudeau actually compared their plight to that of the Jews fleeing the Nazis and being refused entry into Canada. So he's doing a bit of fear-mongering himself here. <br /><br />Trudeau is responding to/capitalizing on a bunch of recent Con - let's call them missteps - in balancing their rabid base with their multicultural outreach. Not sure how much of this you caught so ...<br /><br />1) On International Womens Day, our new DefMin Jason Kenney tweeted <a href="https://twitter.com/jkenney/status/574720736402649090" rel="nofollow">this</a> - inflammatory and misleading images debunked by Glen McGregor <a href="http://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/the-gargoyle-kenney-tweets-misleading-photos-of-muslim-women-in-chains" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/glen_mcgregor/status/575732389244088320" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Kenney's tweet is still up tonight.<br /><br />2) Their <a href="https://twitter.com/stephenlautens" rel="nofollow">terrorism fundraiser</a> re West Edmonton Mall <br /><br />3) Harper called it offensive for a woman to wear a niqab during a public citizenship ceremony even though he knows perfectly well Muslim women are happy to take the oath face uncovered in private. Harper said "It's not the way we do things here" and is appealing the court ruling that struck down ban on wearing niqab during citizenship oath.<br />A fun and savvy response to that is <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dresscodePM?src=hash" rel="nofollow">dresscodePM</a>.<br /><br />4) related - Con MP John Williamson said "It makes no sense to pay whites to stay home while we bring in brown people to do these jobs"<br /><br />There have been a bunch more like this. <br /><br />Re Trudeau on C-51 : It appeals to Blue Dog lib voters and disaffected con votes while insulating himself from soft-on-terrorism attacks from the PMO. It's also in line with the LPC history of supporting every anti-terrorism bill that's ever been tabled plus some that haven't. <br />Trudeau defends his stance on supporting C-51 <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/03/09/trudeau-says-harper-gover_n_6835598.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-53366195149101125732015-03-11T03:20:19.712-07:002015-03-11T03:20:19.712-07:00Alison, did you see this?
http://ottawacitizen.co...Alison, did you see this?<br /><br />http://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/trudeau-says-stephen-harper-sowing-fear-and-prejudice-against-muslims<br /><br />Weirdly, he still supports C-51. Borishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952672409601421466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-28792327777298879062015-03-10T19:09:17.949-07:002015-03-10T19:09:17.949-07:00Fern, I just finished listening to the Reichstag t...Fern, I just finished listening to the Reichstag twins for two hours after work so I could write up a tl/dr post and now you ask for a friggin' picture? ;-) Will take some juggling ....<br /><br />Did you read Dawson's report? <br />"Mr. [Nigel] Wright wrote [to Dawson] that he told her [Finley] he had been asked by the prime minister to 'sort it out'"<br />Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-9279716790250250122015-03-10T18:43:15.929-07:002015-03-10T18:43:15.929-07:00OT, but some fans on Twitter are thinking Perps wi...OT, but some fans on Twitter are thinking Perps with Perks needs updating with the addition of Diane Finley. Can you squeeze her in beside hub? fern hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05459318831672106272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-91443626024825187382015-03-10T18:38:44.944-07:002015-03-10T18:38:44.944-07:00I think we can assume any supporter of the Boycott...I think we can assume any supporter of the Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions movement against Israel’s apartheid policies will now be subject to police surveillance, pre-emptive detentions, seizure of computers, and CSIS disruption techniques. But you do have to wonder what kind of a moron would defend c51 by bringing up the Holocaust?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com