Tough act(s) to follow
Hey! Look at the famous folks I get to hang with at the OREA conference tomorrow!
An essay about St. Mike’s is no longer here
[Liam Mather has requested that his essay be removed, after initially – and enthusiastically – agreeing to post it here, because the Toronto Star gave him a better offer. You may assess his opinions in that light.]
Me and Charles on media handouts, Jesuits and sports, and the Kokanee grope
KINSELLACAST 41: why Trudeau and Ford hate (and need) each other – and the Daisy team on lotsa politics!
St. Mike’s
I have lots to say about what is happening over there, and the root causes. But I’ve told my wife that I won’t, because this is all causing great pain – agony, almost – for our sons who went there.
But, as a regular attendee at a church run by the Basilians, I will say just this:
Agreed. I went to Loyola, where I was taught by Jesuits and learned about Cesar Chavez and social justice at the age of 13. At St. Mike's, the Basilians seemingly have one focus above all: total sports dominance. They should learn from the Jesuits. @SMCS1852 @LoyolaHigh https://t.co/eVK7FJMV7X
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) November 20, 2018
New Dark Ages is out now!
New Dark Ages by @kinsellawarren, the second book in the #XGang trilogy, is available now. Pick up your copy today: https://t.co/XKTdidqO9H pic.twitter.com/ypM7EAv2sO
— Dundurn (@dundurnpress) November 20, 2018
Indian trip redux
“It’s the Singaporean blood. High cheekbones & I tan dark.” “I never take selfies. Other people take selfies.” These @JustinTrudeau quotes and more in my @GlobalNational piece looking at his family ties to Singapore: https://t.co/hLInaltEm3 pic.twitter.com/l7V1yfDE4o
— Abigail Bimman (@AbigailBimman) November 16, 2018
Victory! Neo-Nazi rag barred from postal system
After many years – and after lots of hard work by a lot of people in the Jewish, Muslim, LGBTQ communities, as well as women and people of colour – victory at last!
The Minister responsible for Canada Post has barred Your Ward News from using the postal system. This is a huge victory for tolerance, diversity and community action.
Congrats to all.
McGill students defeat intolerance
Congratulations to Tomas Jirousek, Ben Kinsella and other students for this important victory.
More here.
McGill University students have voted in favour of changing the name shared by the school’s varsity men’s sports teams, the Redmen, in a move they hope will pressure the university to respond in kind.
On Monday evening, students voted 78.8 per cent in favour of a change.
The non-binding referendum, organized by McGill’s student union, collected 5,856 votes — one of the highest participation rates for a vote of its kind at the university.
“Today, as students, we are defending values of respect and inclusion on campus,” a statement by the union said, adding it was thrilled by the result.