by admin | Mar 4, 2025 | Uncategorized, Women and Politics
Nellie McClung, Feminist, Politician, Writer First, they came for the journalists, and I did not speak up because I am not a journalist. Then they came for the academics, and I did not speak up because I not an academic. Then they came for the artists, the poets, the...
by admin | Oct 19, 2019 | A wee bit of a rant, Blog, Uncategorized, Women and Politics
We vote for all kinds of reasons. We vote to support a candidate, we vote for the policies of a particular party, we vote because we like the leader of a party and sometimes we vote to stop particular candidates, parties and their leaders. Is one reason more valid...
by admin | Oct 18, 2019 | A wee bit of a rant, Blog, Uncategorized, Women and Politics
I’m not a big fan of fear mongering. Nor am I a fan of groupthink. When the two exist side by side it makes me want to step back and ask: “what is really going on here?” In the chaos that has become elections I worry that there are many who out of fear choose to go...
by admin | Jan 7, 2018 | A wee bit of a rant, Blog, Uncategorized, Women and Politics
Sometimes when I read an article I know that it’s something I need to address. Laura Stone’s Globe and Mail article on Karina Gould becoming Canada’s first cabinet member to give birth is one of those articles. First, I’d like to acknowledge Ms. Gould’s commitment to...
by admin | May 16, 2017 | A wee bit of a rant, Blog, Uncategorized, Women and Politics
I am a woman. This means it is highly likely I have ovaries, a uterus and a vagina. Together these enable my body to create a cellular change that is able to grow into a baby. This ability to create, support and give life does not make me stupid. It makes me powerful....
by admin | Sep 1, 2016 | A wee bit of a rant, Blog, Eclectic Living, Uncategorized, Women and Politics
“ Only loving your body when its perfectly fit is like only loving your children when they are perfectly behaved.” ~magnet by everyday peoplecartoons.com~ This magnet sits on my fridge. It’s a good one. The roller coaster that has been my life these past 5 years has...
