Another week, another controversy, another leg to hump. This time, City Council is contemplating a bylaw that would drive smokers from the embrace of friendly havens to the less accommodating outdoors. Predictably, radio morning shows have been awash with smokers grumbling about the prospect of having to risk hypothermia to engage in their cancerous pastime.… Continue reading Stick this in yer pipe and smoke it
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I now pronounce you… Mr. and Mr. MacKenzie
Joe to Kevin, Elaine to Anne and Lizzy of Westminster sending her regards (via our journalist turned monarch overseas, Adrienne Clarkson). Reverend Brent Hawkes of the Metropolitan Community Church in Toronto recently took the progressive step that no one else seemed to have the balls to take–he presided over the first two legally legitimate gay… Continue reading I now pronounce you… Mr. and Mr. MacKenzie
Bad Kitty, can I buy a pack of smokes?
I love our Students’ Union. I truly do. Not only do they provide me with material for this column, they do it with impeccable timing to illustrate a point regarding a current social concern. I don’t necessarily want to be the SU watchdog 24/7, but I sure enjoy humping their leg from time to time.… Continue reading Bad Kitty, can I buy a pack of smokes?
Mom and Dad look better from a distance
Aren’t you glad to be back? Don’t get me wrong, my parents are great and I’m sure, like most of you, it’s a comforting thought to have not become a biological failure. But no matter how nostalgic you get, it’s good to be back in Rez.A lot of you can relate when I say, no… Continue reading Mom and Dad look better from a distance
Science and other things you can’t take with you
While we all line up to worship at the altar of almighty Science, perhaps we should put more consideration into what we stand to lose. In a time of scientific and technological progress there are questions we dismiss as childish or inconsequential that once formed the core of our thoughts, work and actions as humans.… Continue reading Science and other things you can’t take with you
Build your body, not your biceps
OK, so Christmas is over and New Year’s has come and gone. The turkey’s history, the chocolate boxes are empty, the fridge is bare. And you aren’t fitting quite as sleekly into your Gap khakis, are you?Time to declare war on the love handles. With sedentary days and calorie-laden goodies a distant memory, the populace… Continue reading Build your body, not your biceps
Domestic genocide is more than a soundbyte
When does ignorant hypocrisy become indiscriminate genocide? As a nation, Canada prides itself as a defender of human rights, as an upholder of sacred freedoms and as the innovators and torchbearers of the peacekeeping mantle. Why then do we not practice what we preach?Recent issues related to solvent abuse by young children have brought camera… Continue reading Domestic genocide is more than a soundbyte
The thinking man’s choice
A savage and cowardly crime was witnessed over the weekend. A captive German Shepherd was shot in the head, skinned and the blood was drained from it. The criminals then proceeded to chop the carcass into large chunks, roast it and place it on their table for dinner. Well, it wasn’t a dog actually. It… Continue reading The thinking man’s choice
Ted gets a lesson about Christmas
I was walking down the sidewalk the other day when I ran into my friend Ted. Ted only has one eye and he dyes his hair purple. He had a look of profound consternation on his face so I asked him what was wrong, a move I will live to regret. This is how our… Continue reading Ted gets a lesson about Christmas
More respect in rez, please
Alright, boys and girls. Back to the good life in rez. No, this isn’t about how we’re getting ripped off at the DC, or an insightful piece about another great rez cab where we all had a little too much fun getting drunk and had no recollections of the night. Instead, on a more serious… Continue reading More respect in rez, please