by Sean Orr | Remember when the government told us that being a hipster wasn’t a real job? Smyth: B.C. government spent $350,000 on social media during teachers’ strike.

Meanwhile, our baby-toting, Sweet Child O Mine-singing Prime Minister shows us how it’s really done: Public Service Ads vs Political Propaganda. “I’d start by saying I don’t like using the word propaganda…” Oh, really? Then I don’t like calling you a “communications strategist”.

Is that a Monty Python reference? Parliament must reject Harper’s secret policeman bill. Yes, yes, a thousand times, yes:

Canadians should not be willing to accept such an obvious threat to their basic liberties. Our existing laws and our society are strong enough to stand up to the threat of terrorism without compromising our values.

Good riddance, John Baird. You’re too easy on him, Charlie!

Schadenfreude of the day: As Postmedia Withers, Is a Newspaper-less Vancouver Imminent? I’m not happy that people’s jobs might be in jeopardy, but when a company that totes the merits of the free market succumbs to that same free market, you can’t help but be glib.

Facepalm of the day: Most Eligible Bachelors of Vancouver. The only fascinating thing about this Vancity Buzz story isn’t how bad it is, but rather how fast Reddit ripped its author and the candidates: “Most of these people are her friends, some of them are frauds, one of them is a criminal…” Ouch.

Bedroom City: Vancouver eyes return to dark ages. The ultimate display of NIMBYism wrapped in a green cloak?

The Muses of Lululemon. “It all sounds a bit like a profile on OkCupid…”

Meanwhile, in Toronto: TTC removes penis shaped map at Downsview station.

Bonus: Levitation Vancouver.