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Tea & Two Slices: On HST Gas Magic And We’re All Going To Die

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Closure of critical health centre hits Downtown Eastside hard. The Olympics are over so we no longer need to dress up for the world. Sorry suckers. If you need a bandage at 4am, try St. Pauls.

The quote of the day comes from a story in the Sun about MS: “Something may very well be tragic, but that doesn’t make it unethical,” he said. “Life is tragic. We are all going to die. That doesn’t make it unethical.”

The HST is bad for the planet. So the HST raises taxes on everything except gas? So it nullifies the carbon tax by 3.5 per cent? So we’re going to re-elect the Liberals anyways? Weird.

PS. I’m a Canuckophile. Oh, not that kind of Canuck.

On Ken Sim’s So-Called “Swagger” and ABC’S Class War

Sean Orr is back from his hiatus with a rundown of the local headlines that have been running on a ticker tape through his mind over the past six months...

On Post-Election Recuperation, Platform Paradoxes and Refund Communities

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds irony in "safety, affordability, and sustainability", and shouts out a bunch of amazing local organizations working on the frontlines.

On Running for City Council, Playing Whack-a-Mole with Homelessness, and the Public Washroom Deficit

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds a park ranger with a grudge, a gross misuse of air quotes and Tripadvisor slander.

On Living in a City Preoccupied with Street Cleaning, Chandeliers, and Campaigns Against the Homeless

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr hones in on the recent Langley shootings, and the ongoing criminalizing and dehumanizing of the homeless population.