I don’t really know how to put my thoughts into words. As a fully bilingual quebecer it angers me to think that tonight’s acts of terrorism against Quebec’s first female prime minister will only fuel more language wars. Quebec has been divided this year and I fear it will completely tear apart after tonight’s events. 

Before any of you go on SPECULATING about the possible outcome with this MINORITY government and fear a language reform and another referendum: LEARN HOW A DEMOCRACY WORKS. It’s not because it’s one of the platforms of our elected government that IT WILL COME TO PASS. And I am not referring to one side or the other, I am aiming at both. Both sides need to chill and realize this fact. Not only is it a minority for the PQ but it will be a 3way in the house between PQ/PLQ/CAQ so… I sincerely doubt shit’s gonna be changing drastically. It’s going to be a lot of tugging from side to side and blocking this and that and a whole lot of stagnation with very little results for the next 4 years. And even if we’d all vote unanimously to separate from Canada that action alone cannot come from a citizen’s vote alone. No sir-ey.

If the anglos are voting liberal and the french for the PQ only based on language alone, we are completely off track with our democratic choice. There are far more important issues to be talked about and voted on then “french” or “english”. What is this? Your course pick for next semester? Fuuuuuck this. 

Also no one in their right mind would call for a referendum at this moment… why? Because Charest made a devil’s deal to sell all of our natural resources to foreign countries and is outsourcing the long term revenues. Even the most separatist of leaders would find that to be a bad move at this time. We’re gonna be flat broke in 25.

SO CHILL

I am not Marois’ biggest supporter, never have, probably never will be (IMO, she’s a bit racist and doesn’t support the bilinguals and anglos). But I do not wish her dead… nor do I wish anyone’s death for that matter. The people who are rejoicing in this terrible fate are pure ignorant rednecks, no different than Romney supporters. Uneducated, sadistic sociopaths who think this god damn reality of ours is an HBO series. 

I am so, so very sad. Ashamed, even. 

*forgot to establish context! Tonight our province of Quebec held an election called on by the ongoing tuition protest/student conflict and our government is now lead by Pauline Marois, a woman, who leads the Parti Québécois (a mainly french driven and separatist party). All that aside, it’s a minority government that will see members of PQ, the liberal party and the Coalition Avenir Quebec with the most seats in provincial congress. In a vile act of terrorism, someone attempted to murder our prime minister within hours of her election all while she was giving her winning speech. 2 people were shot, with 1 dead and the other in critical care, and police apprehended the suspect in question, who was carrying an AK47, and yelled “The Anglos are waking up!” to the cameras on location. Police also found more weapons in his car. He had also started a fire behind Metropolis, the venus where the winning speech was taking place. 

You wanted this chance, it’s time to make your voice heard. GO VOTE. 

I believe that the turn out for the previous elections was under 30%… That’s fucking ridiculous… So STAND UP AND VOTE. 

Tonight we march

moearora:

Montreal Pots And Pans Video Of Protest Against Bill 78 Goes Viral

(Source: translatingtheprintempserable, via moearora)

That, the same week as the long gun registry being pulled… Watch out USA, you’ve got competition!!

neiture:

Canada has pulled out of the Kyoto protocol on climate change, one day after an update was agreed on, saying the accord won’t work.

The Canadian environment minister, Peter Kent, said Canada was invoking its legal right to withdraw. Kyoto did not represent the way forward for Canada or the world, he said.

Canada, Japan and Russia said last year they would not accept new Kyoto commitments, but Canada is the only country to repudiate it altogether.

The protocol, initially adopted in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997, is aimed at fighting global warming. Canada’s previous Liberal government signed the accord but did little to implement it and current prime minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government never embraced it.

“The Kyoto protocol does not cover the world’s largest two emitters, the United States and China, and therefore cannot work,” Kent said. “It’s now clear that Kyoto is not the path forward to a global solution to climate change. If anything it’s an impediment.”[read more]

(Source: ecocides)

Well well loookit what we got here! Canadian politics AND animal rights… AND IGGY POP! 

Though i do not always support PETA’s marketing ways and sometimes ass-backwards policies and ploys, but they certainly know how to get famous and awesome people to vouch for them. 

vegansaurus:

Dudes, I’m a huge Stooges fan and I love Iggy Pop so him speaking out against the disgusting seal hunt RULES. I love it when someone awesome does something awesome. It’s like making out with a rainbow!

If you want to help fight against the seal hunt, you can sign the Humane Society’s boycott here and donate here and you can donate to Peta’s campaign here.

It has recently come to my attention that my blog sucks. Who brought it up? Me. And i think Me is right!!

I once was able to post various food combination formulas on a weekly basis but this has become quite a difficult task since my return to Montreal, Canada. In case you’re wondering, my oven works once and then immediately needs repair hence my increased utilization of the convection/toaster oven thingie. This “oven” business has caused me to give up all hopes on making anything substantially big or anything at all for that matter as i have to bake in batches instead of all at once due to the small size of said toaster oven. BALLS! I also don’t have a lot of baking/cooking ware at the moment and have, for a while, had to cook something then immediately clean the pan to reuse it to cook something else for the same dish. BALLS! 

So in light of these unfortunate events, vanity GPOY(first letter of whatever day i blast the internet with vanity shots), reblogs of cute animals and or ridiculous kitchy things i adore and must own in the near future, i have decided to add a more personal touch to this “blog”. Something i should have done from the very beginning but felt a bit odd about mumming events and situations due to certain followers following a certain someone. Well to Hell and Balls with that i say, i will code phrase without naming names if i shall! 

I was in the States for a whole, humm, 7 years or so?… First moved to the Philadelphia area in 2005… Onto Nevada and back to YUL in late 2010. Having been an ex pat for most of the last decade i have missed out on, seemingly, a lot of radical political changes done in my own country of birth. Now let’s not be unrealistic and pretend like corruption is something all governments other than the “american” one are immune to. In the last decade our little Canadian bubble has been bursted with not one but 2 “overthrown” governments, and i say in the last decade but it’s more in the last 5 years. Sponsorship scandals interim PM and botched elections later we are now facing another impromptu election here in the next month due to Harper being such a republican ass. No we do not have republicans here in Canada… they are called something else and Harper is their leader. 

If you would like to learn more about our wonderful Prime Minister (president, for you americanos) here’s his official website:

http://shitharperdid.ca.nyud.net/

It is really enlightening and it’s got a drawn picture of him holding a cat, quite compelling. Also his wonderful feats are featured on this instructive website. 

I feel quite terrible about not having been present during this whole time, not just physically but mentally… i did not keep track of what was going on and who can blame me when “american” politics can be so insanely riveting!! I am now faced with having to learn all parties agendas and getting to know all the opposition leaders so to make an educated decision. Last election saw the lowest turn out in voters in all of Canada’s history and we ended up with this gem as our PM and we are now realizing this immense mistake and are ready to do something about it. And it’s obviously not just us, the “people”, considering the circumstances. I don’t want to be stuck having to vote for the closest in the race just so we can get rid of Harper but it is almost dire and necessary at this point. How unfortunate is that!? 

I feel like i left the U.S, who had such high hopes with Obama but is now feeling like the change is coming to slow (huh, seriously? It’s going to take DECADES to fix this mess so hold on to your shit covered horses), and i’ve come back to… huh… well the U.S in 2007! Ridiculous. It’s a time machine!! 

Wait a minute… maybe Harper’s onto something! Has he secretly figured out a nationwide time machine system and is just testing it on us and we just didn’t know about it?

Holy Zandig! Well WE KNOW NOW, HARPER! WE KNOW!!

That might change everything. 

Ps: my awesome political jargon

PPs: i’m so cool and political and stuff