Compare And Contrast...

...the various parties on the painfully stupid and obviously racist decision by the Quebec Soccer Federation to disallow the wearing of Sikh Turbans for "safety" reasons.

From the CPC:

I see no valid reason why kids should be banned from playing soccer because of their religion. If you agree retweet. bit.ly/135yiS4
— Bal Gosal, MP (@BalGosal) June 4, 2013

 Not bad, but a back-bencher?  Where's the big guy, the leader?

Justin responded  as I knew he would...

Wearing a turban shouldn't stop you from playing soccer or participating fully in any other activity. The #QSF must drop its ban now.
— Justin Trudeau, MP (@JustinTrudeau) June 4, 2013

Subtle and yet vigorous.  Plain spoken and yet diplomatic.

Oh yeah, and this from the NDP:

The Opposition New Democrats say they've already urged FIFA to clarify its policy on turbans and have not heard back.

"If they (FIFA) would get their act in gear and respond, everyone would be able to move forward with this," said sports critic Matthew Dube.

Blaming FIFA?  Word to my commie brothers: are you trying to court Que. voters or grovel before them?  It makes a difference if you want to rule in the name of the whole country.

Stockwell Day And His Ass

Pretty slim Pickins in Stock's latest Penticton Western column, which mostly concerns the decision of the "Westside" area in his riding to incorporate. Although Mr. Day's constant need to stress his ordinary-guyness with such remarks as

The CMT network did a super special on Merritt and the Nicola Valley that would even make an academic say “Yahoo!”

are enough to induce spontaneous eye-rolling.

And while I was researching "Westside" I found this curious remark re a player on the local soccer team:

As per Westside tradition, [he] likes to play himself out of situations tighter than Stockwell Day's ass.

...which makes me ponder how this writer can possibly know just how tight Stockwell's Ass is, and how such things are measured in the first place.