The Reclaiming Conference that Couldn't Reclaim Kelowna The We Unify organization had big plans for Kelowna.

The Reclaiming Conference that Couldn't Reclaim Kelowna

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While Orbán Fell, Smith Is Still Rising Sixteen years of authoritarian rule just ended in Hungary. Alberta's version is only getting started.

While Orbán Fell, Smith Is Still Rising - Sixteen years of authoritarian rule just ended in Hungary. Alberta's version is only getting started.

I planned to go to bingo tonight. I even bought a ticket. But I've got something to talk about instead.
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The man who brought down Viktor Orbán's 16-year regime was once his own ally, grew up with Orbán's poster on his bedroom wall, and built an opposition party from scratch in two years. New in Queerly Beloved. queergranddad.substack.com/p/he-made-th...

When No One Checks the Monster Donald Trump is threatening to erase a civilization. Who will stop him?

What will Canadian politicians who clamoured for positions adjacent to Trump say now? When no one checks the monster - Donald Trump is threatening to erase a civilization. Who will stop him?

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Cross and Logo Politics: By Their Works Ye Shall Know Them From 60 Minutes to the BC Legislature, the Loudest Christians Have the Least to Do with Jesus

Easter Sunday delivered two moments I couldn't let pass without comment. In BC and across North America, faith is being used as a political weapon, and the people paying the price are real. I wrote about it in this today's Queerly Beloved. queergranddad.substack.com/p/cross-and-...

Glass Houses: Tara Armstrong’s Transparency Demand Comes With No Mirror Tara Armstrong wants to know everything about advocacy organizations. She has told us nothing about who is behind her legislative activism.

Tara Armstrong puts a bounty on advocacy organizations. queergranddad.substack.com/p/glass-hous...

When the Good Book Becomes a Prop I grew up being told that God sees through pretense.

When the Good Book Becomes a Prop
I grew up being told that God sees through pretense. Read about what is happening across the country.

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The Hall Pass Alberta's Bill 25 doesn't remove ideology from classrooms. It erases queer students while waving religious belief straight through.

The Hall Pass - Alberta's Bill 25 doesn't remove ideology from classrooms. It erases queer students while waving religious belief straight through. Read my analysis here:
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When the Right Eats Its Own Future Yuri Fulmer's deal with Dallas Brodie is not a coalition. It is a confession.

When the Right Eats Its Own Future - Yuri Fulmer's deal with Dallas Brodie is not a coalition. It is a confession.

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The Lewis Leap Avi Lewis wins the NDP leadership on the first ballot. But can a politics of eat the rich rebuild a party that has lost its way — without losing moderate progressives in the process?

The Lewis Leap. Avi Lewis wins the NDP leadership on the first ballot. But can a politics of eat the rich rebuild a party that has lost its way — without losing moderate progressives in the process? Read my take:
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The Art of Illusion On drag, illusion, and the art of shining in the dark

The Art of Illusion - On Tuesday night I walked into the Kelowna Community Theatre and the energy hit me before I found my seat.
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Crying Wolf in BC: The SOGI Myth and the Politicians Who Need It There is a particular kind of political move that depends entirely on the audience not knowing very much.

Crying Wolf in BC: The SOGI Myth and the Politicians Who Need It
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A Lasting Legacy A tribute to Daryle Roberts

A tribute to Kelowna's Daryle Roberts

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Is Caroline Elliott B.C.’s Version of Danielle Smith? A message to BC Conservative leadership candidates. Culture war is not a platform. Be better.

Is Caroline Elliott B.C.'s Version of Danielle Smith? A message to BC Conservative leadership candidates. Culture wars is not a platform. Be better.
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The Floor Has Moved. So Has the Argument. Another floor crossing elicits the same tired reaction

The floor has moved. So has the argument. Another floor crossing elicits the same tired argument.

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The Deficit They Wanted to Run On fiscal responsibility, the BC Conservatives are performing a sentiment they never actually held

The Deficit They Wanted to Run - On fiscal responsibility, the BC Conservatives are performering a sentiment they actually never held
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When a Vote is More Than a Vote BC Conservatives scramble to explain a change in voting policy

When a Vote is More Than a Vote - BC Conservatives scramble to explain a change in voting policy
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It seems like the outrage is working.

She made a promise. We're holding her to it. A message from the Recall Armstrong Campaign about what our riding deserves, and what it takes to get there. In October 2024, Tara Armstrong knocked on over 8,000 doors in this riding. She listened. ...

Read the latest Recall Armstrong campaign newsletter here and find out how you can help.

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A Grievance Session with Good Production Values Unpacking Jamil Jivani's Restore the North Tour

A grievance session with good production values - unpacking Jamil Jivani's Restore the North tour.

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The Outrage Is the Point BC Conservative leadership candidates are falling over each other to condemn the Musqueam agreements. Their own 2024 platform tells a different story.

The Outrage Is the Point - BC Conservative leadership candidates are falling over each other to condemn the Musqueam agreements. Their own 2024 platform tells a different story.
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"Ideologically captured" tends to mean: reached a conclusion I disagree with. The Tribunal's mandate hasn't changed since 1969, protect people from discrimination. Neufeld spent five years publicly targeting LGBTQ+ teachers by identity. They filed a complaint. Evidence was heard. A ruling was made.

Exposing the Assault on Human Rights Tara Armstrong's Failed Bid to Dismantle BC's Human Rights Protections and Her Ongoing Campaign of Misinformation

Exposing the Assault on Human Rights - Tara Armstrong's Failed Bid to Dismantle BC's Human Rights Protections and Her Ongoing Campaign of Misinformation
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A Dangerous Step Back Scrapping B.C.’s human rights protections would legalize discrimination and drag the province further into needless culture wars.

Independent MLA Tara Armstrong introduced a bill in BC today to repeal the BC Human Rights Code, abolish the Human Rights Tribunal, and fire the BC Human Rights Commissioner. And the BC Conservatives supported the bill.
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Pink Shirt Day Isn’t Just for the Playground Today across Canada, people pull on pink shirts in recognition of Pink Shirt Day, a movement that began with a simple act of solidarity in Berwick.

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Alberta Separatists Flee to Arizona to Escape Winter, Canada, and Apparently Irony Itself YUMA, ARIZONA — In a bold demonstration of rugged prairie independence, a group of Alberta separatists were reportedly spotted in a sunny RV camp in Yuma this week, collecting signatures for a referen...

Alberta Separatists Flee to Arizona to Escape Winter, Canada, and Apparently Irony Itself
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Did voters choose minority, or are Conservatives rewriting the story? Ever since Matt Jeneroux crossed the floor to join the Liberal Party of Canada, bringing the government’s seat count to 169, Conservatives and their supporters have been repeating the same indignant r...

Did Canadian vote for a minority, or are Conservatives rewriting the story?
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After a BC Human Rights Ruling, Armstrong Pushes Further Against the Trans Community A day after a human rights ruling condemned anti-trans rhetoric, a new bill revives the same narrative under the banner of “child protection.”

Tara Armstrong is introducing another anti-trans bill in the BC legislature today. #bcpoli
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Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux Crosses Floor to Join Liberal Caucus Under PM Carney In a surprising political shift, Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux, representing Edmonton Riverbend, has officially crossed the floor to join Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government.

In a surprising political shift, Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux, representing Edmonton Riverbend, has officially crossed the floor to join Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government. queergranddad.substack.com/p/edmonton-m...

In the Quiet of Tumbler Ridge, Canada Remembered Who We Are There are moments when a country stops breathing.

When I saw the photos from the memorial, I felt it physically. Tears in my eyes. A lump in my throat. That rare, almost fragile recognition that leadership can still look like humility.

Read my full blog article here:
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