Naomi Klein on what's up with Canadian politics right now.

As she notes: we've been given a second chance. Even if Harper's still in charge come January, it ain't over. Change is possible.

(Aside: Bob Rae's pissed me off too many times, and though even so, he seems the least offensive choice of Liberal leader, he just bowed out. It's fine by me if the Liberal leadership is up in the air, as long as whoever's temporarily helming the coalition isn't afraid of working with the rest of the crew. Y'know?)

Though it doesn't go far enough, this is long overdue.

Amnesty stands up -- partly -- to Catholicism.

My (former) boss-type guy is in a band, as I've previously noted. The following is posted in its entirety, just as he sent it to me (okay, I fixed a couple of typos, I couldn't help myself :). I'm not entirely clear on what's going on, as I've nothing to do with MySpace (ugh) and from what I've read, the whole situation seems less cut-and-dried to me than it does to him, apparently. But, if this is in fact what's going on over at MySpace, somebody's got some 'splainin' to do. Some of these links may not be safe for work, FYI.

( Queerness, censorship, and teh intarweeeb... )

Please run for PM.

:)

The Inaugural Phone Call.

If only. I rather suspect I'd find the tone of the conversation much more sinister. :P

( Life, politics, clothes. *yawn* )

Busy, as predicted. Scottish ficathon entry due today... could be a problem. The alternate plot bunny that wouldn't cooperate suddenly decided to play nice, so now I might actually have something that fits both the guidelines, not just one. But it's nowhere near finished and I don't know where it's going -- the other fic (that doesn't quite fit) is already done. Oy. *spanks brain*

Via beeblefish (*snogs Nathan*), everything you never wanted to know about Stephen Harper, and should be afraid to ask.

Good g-d. *runs screaming into the night*

This is extremely local politics, but, this particular MP has a lot of 'splainin' to do. :P Conflict, much? I'm torn between being glad I'm not in her riding, and wishing I was, so I could help to kick her out on election day.

"Sellin' out... is easy to doooooo..."