ExKiwilass

it leads to violence apparently

Shard

Bizarre. That's not what I would say it leads to ...

ExKiwilass

yeah she really doesn't like that either

Shard

Sylvia Gung, right. Just looked it up. She sounds like a freak. Surprised that she had enough support to get onto the candidate list. She's obviously completely out of touch with the citizenry, so I don't know why she thinks she can go for mayor. Unless she has a very very cynical sense of humour.

ExKiwilass

oh, well, she might not be completely out of touch. The other thing that's going on is the gay serum rumour that is associated with Burnaby First, a party that is affiliated with a very right wing christian group called Burnaby Parents' voice. The gay serum thing is the belief that the burnaby school board wants to turn kids gay or trans or something.

ExKiwilass

i think burnaby must win Most Bigoted City or something. c'mon.

caretaker

There's a queue.

Shard

I hope they are only speaking figuratively. Weird. It's the kind of thing you would expect to hear in the bible belt.

ExKiwilass

no they aren't, trust me.

BristolUK

Four cases of pins in chocolate bars handed out on Halloween in Halifax area.

Apparently one in Cape Breton too.

Shard

And here I was, thinking that that is now an urban myth.

caretaker

Woman to marry her anonymous sperm donor after tracking him down and falling in love.
(Couldn't make this stuff up)

BristolUK

New (provincial) government of only a few weeks embarrassed following leak of an email that suggests road work contracts will be available to friends and supporters.

The writer is naturally more angry at the leak than anything else and he's surprised at the fuss generated as such practices, he says, are normal.

He's probably right. I recall a campaign manager being given the CEO position of the liquor department (or something similar) in a previous election and reading it was standard practice each time.

And I have to go through the process of applying for Citizenship so I can vote and endorse this stuff? No thanks.

caretaker

It's like senate appointments only on a smaller scale. Montreal and Mexico come to mind.
Directorship of a provincial service and becoming a citizenship judge are 2 rewards I know of in Sk for years of service campaigning. That was from the Devine gov.

VainQuill

Not exactly local or recent, but I thought this was appropriate for this forum:

Englishman James O'Malley compiles the ultimate Canadian vacation video, again | CTV News

Hilarious video by a Brit featuring Canada's(mostly NB) err, 'hidden marvels'. Abandon your idea to see places like Niagara Falls, Banff Hot Springs, Edmonton Mall, folks.There are faaaaaar more exciting things to do like seeing World's Biggest Potato and buying a bat at Canadian tire.