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TEA & TWO SLICES: On The Ethnic Vote Strategy And Fake Mansions In A Fake City

by Sean Orr | Quick win: Clark apologizes for ethnic vote strategy. The only reason her party is bummed is because of the leak. I doubt they would be offended if it had worked. Anyway, it allows for things like: “Ms. Clark’s government has been dogged by controversy, fed in part by a pipeline of embarrassing leaks as her party counts down to the May 14 election still well behind in the polls”. I see what you did there!

(Related) Tweet of the day comes to us via BC Ferrys:

And speaking of Ferrys, here’s Province columnist Jon Ferry sounding so reasonable that you almost want to buy him a beer: Is Pink Shirt Day doing more harm than good in battling bullying? Almost.

Amid child-porn comment controversy, U of C announces Flanagan’s retirement. This man is beyond defense. In trying to establish that the government has no business in the bedrooms of its citizens, only the most depraved person would offer up a criminal taboo as an exemplar of their argument. Personally, I’m convinced that there should be an entire congress of appointed officials between our sheets. But that’s just me. Think of the cuddling opportunities!

Trump Tower Vancouver update: site “not cursed”. Thanks for that, Vancouver Observer. Can you guys come up with a list of non-cursed places for us to invest in? That would be great. Thanks again.

$38 million listing featured ‘fake mansion’. Fake mansions for a fake city with fake steam clocks and fake daughters of fake Chinese buyers. Makes perfect sense to me.

Japandroids Win Canucks Entrance Song Honors. Wow, we did something right!

RIP: The day Otis Music died.

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.