Don’t Let The Door Hit You…

As someone who could never stand Stephen Colbert’s overtly partisan, sanctimonious political cheerleading for more than a couple of seconds, I don’t think that any new void is being created by his departure; there was nothing but a void to begin with.

Among those sorry to see Colbert go is astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, a frequent guest. Johnny Carson used to book scientists, but Tyson notes wryly that not many TV hosts do these days.

Brehm saw Colbert make himself into a sort of moral authority and lean into the social justice camp of progressive Catholics: “He is playing up that moral quality by standing up for American moral values like freedom of speech, freedom of expression, and he’s doing it with a Catholic jargon, with Catholic language.”

Things You’ll Never See On The CBC

That’s my prediction.

Worried about the impact on the news brand, CBC is pausing production of a “satirical” show that appears to have been attacking conservatives and Canadian institutions. Called Northland Tales, the show is being co-produced by CBC and APTN, though a statement from CBC went to great lengths to stress that it was CBC Entertainment and not CBC News behind the production.

After controversy erupted online about the production using fake names and false pretenses to get people, including retired Mounties, to agree to interviews, CBC has confirmed it is hitting pause while also defending this style of production.

More: RCMP Explodes on CBC as Prank Backfires!

Flappy Flap Those Elbows!

Because that’s the only lift the Liberals have left.

McGuinty announced the Snowbirds’ Tutor jets will be replaced by CT-157 Siskin II turboprops but gave no completion date, other than they’re “expected to be operational in the early 2030s.”

Given Canada’s history of military procurement fiascoes, we’ll believe it when we see it.

They have no intention of replacing them.

1⃣ Bucky Belanger introduces David McGuinty. Belanger is the MP who thought the Iran war was in Libya. He describes the Snowbirds being grounded as “very joyous & happy event.”
2⃣ McGuinty asked how long Snowbirds will be grounded. Twice. Reporter mentions 2030’s was in the press release. McGuinty provides no specifics. “Moving as quickly as we can.”
3⃣ How many Siskins (the replacement aircraft, a prop plane, not a jet) to be procured? “That remains to be determined.”
4⃣ Snowbirds will stay in Moose Jaw. Personnel re-assignment? Lt Gen Speiser-Blanchet – “We don’t have a list of specific activities at this time.”
5⃣ Final show is scheduled in the US. Will this change? “We are looking at that now.”

New Governor, Same As The Old Governor

Via Tracey Wilson;

We need to tell you what happened with the National Afghanistan Monument groundbreaking on May 4th. And we are going to tell it straight.

When we were preparing for April 15th, Veterans Affairs Canada reached out to us. They had an outreach problem. We had dozens of Afghan veterans descending on Ottawa from across the country to present the petition. VAC asked us to help bring those veterans to the groundbreaking ceremony. We agreed. We were told it would happen between our press conference and luncheon on April 15th at 11 am.

Two days before April 15th VAC cancelled. We scrambled to tell the veterans we had invited that it was rescheduled. We were told May 4th. We were told Valour in the Presence of the Enemy would be invited. People personally assured us that email was coming. The week before May 4th we were told directly — “you will get that email, I made sure of it.”

That email never came. […]

And quietly, without explanation, we were removed from the list entirely. An organization led by the former Chief of the Defence Staff. A wounded veteran shot three times in Afghanistan. An original member of the advisory committee. Someone who chaired the Service Excellence Committee for over a decade. They did not want us there. They did not want questions about Jess. They did not want questions about the Victoria Cross. Look at the photos from that ceremony. Members of Parliament outnumber Afghan veterans five to one.

It does not feel like a lot of elbows are up more like a selfie. Not a lot of the people who actually fought that war.

Bathroom Rumblings

The author of the quoted piece, Mr Sophie Molly, aka Sophie Sparkles, aka Euan Weddell, is, you’ll be shocked to hear, one of those weird, cross-dressing men. The ones that women and girls should welcome into their toilets and changing rooms. His activities include boasting of demanding needless bra fittings from lingerie department shop assistants, and sharing photos of himself wearing only a ball gag and improvised nipple-clamps.

So, hey, nothing to worry about, ladies.

On changing rooms, cross-dressing, and the marking of territory.

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