by Sean Orr | What a relief: Kenney says Canadian troops won’t be training Nazi sympathizers in Ukraine. I mean, if only there was a way to know who the Nazi sympathizers were. You know, so we could know for sure… “The battalion has a symbol similar to the insignia used by some Nazi SS units…” Oh well, there you go. Just don’t train those bros.

Speaking of fascists: Harper and Modi’s visit to Vancouver fraught with tension and protests. Wherein the Observer dutifully transcribes what both Prime Ministers said while relegating the “anti-Harper” protesters to a source of ‘tension’. What were the protesters protesting? Was it nuclear energy? Modi’s treatment of coal unions? His fascist tendencies? Since no one actually asked, who knows?

Freelanders: Op-Ed: Premier Clark’s fire sale of public land cost taxpayers $43 million. Donate a million, get 43 million back. That sounds about par for the BC Liberal course.

A bridge too close… ‘Absurd’: City and province have deal to close Lions Gate Bridge by 2030. I’ll decide whether or not something is absurd,thank you very much.

This, for example, is absurd: B.C. Minister of Transportation hit with speeding ticket. The poor fellow was just trying to distance himself (quickly) from Christy Clark.

Regarding those cuts to CBC, here’s a link from 2011: CBC funding secure, Heritage Minister says. I guess not.

Meanwhile, Protesters present Industry Minister James Moore with oil-covered rocks. Unfortunately their plan backfired when Moore became ecstatic at the prospect the rocks themselves were producing the oil.

Which led to the Tweet of the day:

Dear Vancouver journalists: The phrase "all Vancouver beaches are open" is immediately false when you follow it with the word "except".

— Chris Parry ™ (@ChrisParry) April 19, 2015

Ship hits the fan: Large fire at Squamish Terminals 90 per cent contained.

Also in Squamish: Rock slide on Stawamus Chief. Maybe this Chief fella is sick of all you people climbing all over his face. Ever think of that?

Hero of the day: Are you guilty of being a humanitarian douchebag? A group in Vancouver is campaigning to end irresponsible voluntourism once and for all.

Sports of the day: Calgary Zoo gorilla wraps itself in Canucks jersey. Because sports.