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TEA & TWO SLICES: On Accidents Waiting To Happen And The Party Being Over

by Sean Orr | Liberals launch ‘Can’t Afford Dix’ website aimed at NDP leader. I guess the “Chicks Not Dix” url was taken.

So now the Province hates rich people? Some sort of faux-conservative, backhanded reaction to global financial protests? Those beautiful lottery-win couples just make me sick. Well, me too, son. Me too.

Love the pseudo outrage here: Vancouver rooming house in which three men died was ‘an accident waiting to happen’. It’s like halfway through getting mad they realize it’s the same thing we’ve all been saying for fucking decades.

Chatelaine invites us to Guess which province is the hardest place in Canada to raise a young family. I invite you to
guess where a movement was formed to address the exact thing?

Occupy Movement buoyed by David Suzuki appearance.He had this to say to the 1%: “The party is over, bitches.”*

Meanwhile, Stephen Hui spends a night at the Freedom Zone: Occupy Vancouver: A cold, noisy night in the tent city. That is exactly why you don’t want me camping there. I’d constantly be fighting dudes.

Tweet of the Day: Quinn Omori: “The dude from City Caucus is running for council. Maybe all those years of internet based hackery will pay off, buddy”.

A return to protectionism: Canadian travellers slapped with border-crossing surcharge. So, if you want to see the danse macabre that is an empire collapsing you’re gonna have to fork out some dough (I heard it’s even better than Cirque du Soleil).

*the word “bitches” added for effect.

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.