by Sean Orr | RIP, Wreck Beach: Wreck Beach goes the full Mountie: RCMP to erect tent at famous nude enclave this summer. Let’s hope for everyone’s sake that the disappointed naturalists don’t go The Full Doukhobor in protest (and by that I don’t mean put their clothes back on).

Did Sun News Reporter Faith Goldy Compare Abortion To Rape? Good thing it doesn’t say “reporter” on her Twitter profile, because she definitely isn’t one.

Here’s another Sun News “reporter”, this time trolling a protest: Ezra Levant provokes outrage at anti-oil pipeline rally. “China is the largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world. And you don’t care.” Wrong. We obviously care enough to oppose a pipeline that would end up shipping bitumen to China. His pathetic rejoinder (and this is typical Levant) steers to the personal: “I just think you’re a bunch of morally preening, self-righteous, luxurious, rich white kids.” Hmm, so because we want to mitigate our impact on the environment, we must therefore be utopian teetotallers? Wrong again.

It’s gotten so bad that every time I look at nature I think it’s an ad for a pipeline: Canada’s $207,000 oil sands ad: Putting a price on deception. Canadians would rather drink an Iced Cap than think about the ice caps.

B.C. maintains AAA credit rating with Moody’s but outlook stays negative. Ah yes, Moody’s, who “gave the same rating to toxic mortgage pirates responsible for 2008 financial collapse”. – NDP Country.

There’s not mush-room for people like this: ‘You should have gone to jail’: B.C. Fed boss outraged former mushroom farmer is trying to ‘sleaze out’ of fine.

What’s THAT book doing in the library? Dr. Seuss among authors targeted for removal. “What are we, China?” We need to update Godwin’s Law to this: “As any discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving China increases.”

No tipping allowed at new Parksville restaurant. Customers are also invited to be Australian, arrive in groups of 10 without reservations, invent their own bizarre menu items, and drink as much hot water with lemon as they please.

Bonus: Larry Kent’s Hastings Street from 1962.