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TEA & TWO SLICES: On Pulling Out, Stepping Back, Blocking Ports, And Sleeping In Bags

by Sean Orr | On Kyoto and Condoms or Semen and Sea Levels: Harper pulls out. Turns out he approaches climate treaties the same way he approaches sex. Playing it safe is against his beliefs.

Amnesty now! New Parliamentary report on violence against indigenous women a regrettable step backwards. Can that just be our new slogan? Canada: A Regrettable Step Backwards.

Toasted Wheat: Government broke the law when dismantling Wheat Board. Pfft! Winnipeg Free Press? Sounds like a bunch of commies to me.

A Portent: Protest at the Port. I imagine the editorials tomorrow will lament the livelihoods of those poor truckers with mouths to feed who were disrupted by the demonstration, when in fact they’ve been invisible this whole time.

Unfortunately, her years as Minister of Health have already destroyed her ability to tell a real human from a fake one: Naomi Yamamoto in the nursing lab. “Psst, this chick is dead right?”

Not The Onion: Sleeping bags help keep homeless people warm. Yeah, you know what else keeps them warm? Homes. They’re homeless not sleepingbagless. Sheesh.

Uh…Banknotes hard to forge, but women missing? (The previous two headlines via Tea & Two Slices’ newest intern, Jeff O’Brien)

What was he doing so far away from The Pumpjack? Bear Spotted at Cambie and Georgia. Leading us to the Tweet of the Day c/o Dustin John Bromley, “I hope @MayorGregor proclaims December 12th as Holy Shit There’s a Bear on Cambie Street Day”.

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.