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On Finding The Next Bin Laden & Photoshopping Bieber’s Willy Pouch

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by Sean Orr | New anti-terror laws coming as jihadis ‘declare war,’ Harper says. Well yeah, that’s what a jihad is. They told us this a long time ago, Stephen. But who declared war first? How effective are anti-terrorism laws? Did they play a role in the Toronto 18? Did they help in finding Bin Laden?

Charlie Hebdo attacks: Why hasn’t CBC shown Prophet Muhammad caricatures? Because freedom of the press also means having the freedom to not publish.

But Harper is right on one thing, our values are under attack: By closing the Health Council of Canada, Stephen Harper is abandoning national medicare.

Meanwhile, Canada Housing Market Is 63% Overvalued: Deutsche Bank. If only there was a song that could sum this story up. Oh, wait… Hyuna – Bubble Pop. So catchy!

Taking cues from Florida? Elections Canada budgets $1M for aboriginal ID issue in federal vote. “An estimated 120,000 Canadians relied on vouching in the 2011 federal election…” And we all know that if you needed someone to vouch for you that you actually had an address then you didn’t vote Conservative.

Just imagine for a second if she was white: Mountie takes aboriginal woman home from jail to ‘pursue a personal relationship’. A Mountie smokes pot, is stripped of his Red Serge, and kills himself. This snakehead gets a week off without pay. Disgusting.

Ethical No: Creator of Ethical Oil site will run ‘no’ campaign for Metro Vancouver transit referendum. Because someone needs to stand up for the little guy who demands to drive to work by himself everyday on roads that everyone pays for and are too congested and have too many bike lanes on them. He works hard, pays very little property tax, and shouldn’t have to pay for another bridge across the Fraser…

Verbose nonsense article of the day: Exclusive! Premier Clark Grants Official Recognition to Republic of Ishmaelia.

Chart of the Year: Income Growth and Inequality.

Bonus: Justin Bieber’s D*ck Doubled In Size Thanks To Calvin Klein Photoshopping.

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.