Tag Archives: Stephen Fucking Harper

The Complete History of Canada (According to Stephen Harper)

Posted on February 15, 2015 by thevenerablecorvex

ca. 15,000 BC – 1496 AD: Nothing at all happened. 1497: John Cabot (who was definitively not named Giovanni Caboto) discovered Newfoundland while in the service of England, at which point Canada entered history. 1608 – 1758: A bunch of … Continue reading →

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Threats to Poilievre

Posted on April 15, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

Stephen Harper’s (Un)Democratic Reform Minister, Pierre Poilievre, has reputedly been receiving anonymous death threats over his proposed Fair Elections Act, prompting an RCMP investigation. Now, I want to make clear that I of course do not condone death threats*, and … Continue reading →

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The Tories Hate Democracy.

Posted on February 6, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

The Harper Tories hate democracy, and there’s not actually any point in pretending otherwise anymore. Their latest assault on our system of government comes in the form of a new bill forbidding Elections Canada from encouraging citizens to vote. It … Continue reading →

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Empiricism in Politics

Posted on January 13, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

I’m bugged the sheer number of people who don’t understand that claims outside of the sciences can be empirically testable. For example, it’s all well and good to argue that putting transgender protections into Human Rights codes will result in … Continue reading →

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Ultimate Disgrace

Posted on January 5, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

I feel like Stephen Harper’s strategy in government is to do so many unspeakably awful things that sooner or later, his critics and the population at large will become numb to them; moral outrage is, after all, a difficult emotion … Continue reading →

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A Hollow Country

Posted on December 24, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

Above is the first picture that appears on a Google image search for “Canada” that is not either a flag or a map. It depicts Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta. I reprint it here because it illustrates a … Continue reading →

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The Continued Sucktitude of the Globe and Mail

Posted on December 7, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

I gave up on reading the Toronto Globe and Mail a year and a half ago as I was disgusted by their simpering apologetics for the HarperCons 2011 electoral fraud, and I can not honestly say that I have missed reading this … Continue reading →

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The VoxCorvegis Drinking Game!

Posted on November 15, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

I’m feeling a little bit of undirected creativity today, so I’m going to start up a new meme: the Blog Drinking Game! The idea here is that you list the top five recurring motifs/clichés in your blogging. In this fashion, … Continue reading →

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The End of Schadenfreude

Posted on November 9, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

I’ve obviously never been a great fan of Toronto mayor Rob Ford. While he was running for office, I encouraged everyone I knew in Toronto to vote against him. I don’t personally live in the city, of course, but I … Continue reading →

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The World Needs More Humanists

Posted on October 15, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

Speaking from personal experience, one of the big questions in public outreach for the Sciences is: How do we get more students into STEM?  The question which seems, unfortunately, to be left unasked is: how many scientists, technologists, engineers and … Continue reading →

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