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On Weeding Out Stupid Politicians & NIMBYs Against Naked Children

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by Sean Orr | Normalizing incompetence: Canada’s health minister says dispensaries normalize marijuana use. “Having marijuana being sold in storefronts is a terrible signal to young people…” Yeah, but not the liquor stores the government runs, or is alcohol totally safe for children to use? “It’s not for me to say. I’m not a researcher. I’m not a scientist…” No shit.

The Right Honourable Minister Responsible for Oil Spills is not a scientist, either: U.S. worried about Canada’s ability to respond to oil spills, records reveal. “One former maritime lawyer said if the U.S. Coast Guard ranked an eight or nine out of 10 worldwide, then Canada’s Coast Guard would rank a one or two…” Yeah, well…I’d rate your attitude about a one or two, mister.

The naked truth: B.C. father ‘shaken and upset’ after naked 4-year-old son prompts police visit. “The disturbing part of it was … I had [previously had] a break-in in the middle of the day, with my wife and children inside the house eating lunch, and the RCMP had never even bothered to come — they said that they didn’t have resources.”

Sad/gross story of the day: Vancouver man wanders streets of Shenzhen, China looking for an online love he’s never met. “Her smile is cute and soft… I can tell how innocent her heart is by looking into her eyes. That innocence is what attracted me to her…” Yeah, that doesn’t sound fucking creepy at all.

A 19-year-old student designed the logo for Canada’s 150th birthday. Design professionals are upset. Lol, “design professionals”.

Ariana Cuvin said the diamonds and colours in her design are not representative of anything in particular. But the Canada150.gc.ca website offers a different take on what it describes as Cuvin’s vision for the design. It says she intended the base of the maple leaf, which is made up of four diamonds, to represent the four provinces that formed Confederation. The nine other diamonds expanding outwards, it says, were meant to represent the six other provinces and three territories.

Reminds me of that whole Pepsi logo thing.

This totally unnecessary, untendered zip line needs a zippy name! The Cost of Living Line, The Pet Project, The Rain Drop, The Not a Skateboard Park…I could go on.

Vancouver’s Harry Jerome statue gets Avengers treatment. If this was a marketing stunt they might have picked a statue of a person who – you know – wasn’t subject to racism from the Vancouver media all his life.

Craigslist of the day, part one: I film your cat sleeping for 15 min that’s it. “The cat should be rather calm and not move around a lot”.

Part two: Vancouver Area Resident Offering $200 for a Band to Annoy Neighbours. I actually applied for this one. No word yet…