Et Tu Tutu?
![Archbishop Desmond Tutu, travelled to Fort McMurray and added his voice to the growing international opposition to Alberta oilsands development, calling the industry "filth". [but he didn't cycle there from South Africa]](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1502201404062014.jpg)
Archbishop Desmond Tutu travelled to Fort McMurray and added his voice to the growing international opposition to Alberta oilsands development, calling the industry “filth”.
[but he didn’t cycle there from South Africa!]
Wherefore art thou Roméo?
Roméo Dallaire, Lieutenant General, humanitarian, author and retired general who, while serving as Force Commander of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Rwanda, tried to stop the genocide; and who has been described as the “conscience of Canada” retires from the Canadian Senate
Gloves Off!
Kennedy Stewart accused Canadian Heritage Minister Shelly Glover of killing CBC’s “Hockey Night in Canada” because of the massive 115-million dollar cut to the national broadcaster’s budget
Lupine Lamentations for Farley Mowat
Famous Canadian Farley Mowat, a passionate and out-spoken environmentalist, adventurer and author of the internationally acclaimed book “Never Cry Wolf”, has died at age 92.
Pipeline spills have “positive effects”?!
![Kinder Morgan says that there can be economic benefits from oil spills in its proposal to the Canadian Government. [A boom in rubber gloves and Downy dish soap sales?]](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1502201406052014_2.jpg)
Kinder Morgan says in its proposal to the Canadian Government that there can be economic benefits from oil spills. [A boom in rubber-glove and dish-soap sales?]
Gray’s Elegy
Renowned and respected Liberal Parliamentarian and former deputy prime minister Herb Ray dies. Stephen Harper does NOT grant him a State funeral, despite granting one to Conservative Jim Flaherty a week earlier. [State funerals are offered at the whim of the Prime Minister: a “Gray area”.]
WHOO’s the wiser?
Flocks of Snowy Owls have made a rare appearance in Ottawa. Perhaps they have perceived a desperate need for wisdom in Canada’s parliament!
“Just For Cats” If only we had a “Humane Society” for humans!
The Prime Minister’s wife Laureen Harper spoke at the “Just For Cats” film festival. She fosters homeless cats and raises money and volunteers for the “Humane Society”. Meanwhile, in Vancouver, the number of homeless people has risen 250%
Harp[er]ooning the Humpback Whale
Stephen Harper’s Conservative Government has downgraded protection for the endangered Pacific Humpback Whale in order to remove environmental obstacles from the proposed project to ship oil from the Northern Gateway pipeline
Ed “Fast-Draw”
Minister for International Trade, Ed Fast caused a near-brawl in Canada’s Parliament when he made a gun gesture toward Opposition Member Niki Ashton saying “Boom”, and then denied doing it, refused to apologize and insisted the opposition was “misleading the House”, despite being caught on video.
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