by Sean Orr | Add me: PMO asked staff to supply ‘enemy’ lists to new ministers. One would hope that the list was 33 million names long.

Central perk: Employee perks show B.C. ferries (sic) is out to sea. Or, as a letter to The Province suggested, this is nowhere near as outrageous as the payouts they are about to give managers.

Silence is golden: Adrian Dix says Liberal government hid plan to buy silence of former staffer. Why is it “Dix says” when it is clear that the Liberal government a hid plan to buy silence of a former staffer? They released the email themselves! “Only the author will know about what his meaning is”. No, everyone who has a basic understanding of the English language will know what his meaning is.

Warning: Fraser Institute opinion piece ahead: ‘Fat tax’ is bad public policy. “Such taxes affect everyone regardless of their girth or lifestyle choices”. Not if you don’t buy junk food, you dolt. Also, couldn’t you say this about every single consumption tax in the world? Cigarettes, alcohol, guns, gasoline…

Spoiler alert: mindless opportunism masking as journalism – What We Talk About When We Talk About Cory Monteith. The only time the media cares about a local overdosing on heroin is when he or she is a celebrity.

A different kind of harm reduction: Should Drinking Beer on Vancouver beaches and parks be allowed? If you’ve been to Third Beach recently, your answer might be skewed. #douchebags

The Vancouver Art Gallery and the Eviction of a Political Idea. With a dearth of any kind of solution, this just sounds like you are blaming the VAG for the corporatization of contemporary art, which is absurd. We all know it was the CIA.

We’re so polite: Canadian companies open to cyber attacks, says federal agency.

Scout posted the first part of the Return to Restaurant Rumble, but organizer Margot Anne has asked if I could remind people that there are still ringside seats available: Buy tickets!