by Sean Orr | Oh, hey…look! It’s the best link ever: Study links low intelligence with right-wing beliefs.

Emperor Harper: ‘The Imperial March’ played by Parliament Hill’s bells for ‘Star Wars Day’. The Emperor Palpatine character is creepily familiar: “Though outwardly appearing to be a well-intentioned public servant and supporter of democracy prior to becoming Emperor, he is in fact Darth Sidious, the Dark Lord of the Sith—a cult of practitioners of the dark side of the Force…”

I’ll take constitutional monarchy for a thousand, Alex: Alex Trebek says Parliament’s Question Period is ‘a bit repetitious’. Can you please frame that as a question?

Alberta election round-up: Stuart Parker thinks it spells doom for Harper. Macleans chalks it up to good timing: “The province had reached a point at which it needed to assert the mere possibility of regime change, by any means short of dynamite.”

The Financial Post predictably predicts a stock sell-off, which is probably more likely to actually trigger a stock sell-off.

The National Post makes a fake 2020 Alberta Tourism ad, although a Segway tour of Fort McMurray as a ghost-town sounds pretty fucking awesome…

The Woodwards model: Social housing to have separate entrance to Vancouver high-rise. We’re calling them “Poor Doors”. More fodder for the Vancouver Lexicon.

It’s the annual fun-time list from Heritage Vancouver! Whee! Vancouver’s most endangered historic sites.

Wackjobs: All hail the city’s wacky weather!. And Wacky Vancouver weather brings rain, hail, slush… and sun. There is absolutely nothing wacky about hail in spring. It’s called spring weather. Spring weather is happening.

BRB, going to Prince George: Reports of free cocaine samples in Prince George. You know, as a journalist.

Speaking of journalists, Vancouver is Awesome ripped a frontside tailslide on the Parks Board: The Mount Pleasant skatepark has been saved (kinda)!. “Four angry citizens (one who comes from a political place that’s a little too close for comfort) should not be able to dictate decisions like this.” More of this, Bob. I can feel your anger. It gives you focus, makes you stronger…