Bernie Farber On The History Of Pride

Mostly an historical overview of the history of the LGBTQ movement in T.O..  But this little bit:


Even the politics seemed more subdued. While this year a Disputes Resolutions panel agreed that QiAIA (Queers against Israeli Apartheid) could march in the parade, its numbers as reported by the Jewish Tribune were half that of the Kulanu revelers and their message muted with apparently no mentioning of "apartheid" other than in their name. 


...I've heard elsewhere as well.  The "pride wars" appear to be over.

Pro-Palestine Dykes March At Pride!

...and there's councillor George Mammaliti who, as promised, has come to photograph the dykes in their anti-Israel perfidy.  Don't think his services are needed, with City TV around, but an A for effort.

Apparently, Meir Weinstein and the JDL are somewhere in the vicinity as well.  Someone should try and get a shot of Meir warming up for the confrontation.  The guy's got martial arts training, and sometimes he'll break a brick against his skull for practice.  Sometimes, just before battle, he whips his shirt off.  And sometimes he brings Jewish Bikers!  Those dykes are going to get the thrashing of a lifetime!

Your Daily Nazi: News For Jews!

1) The Dykes and Trans People for Palestine aren't the Queers Against Israeli Apartheid, but they do plan to march during Pride week, and they will 

... be using the term "Israeli Apartheid" in our signs, banners, and messaging.

But they're not the QuAIA, who Rob Ford and others have condemned.  And the phrase "Israeli Apartheid" hasn't yet been defined as hate speech by the city.  Oooh!  Clever dykes!  What will be the result?  Will Pride lose is funding? 

We already know that Meir Weinstein and the JDL (Jewish Defense League) are pissed, and plan to confront the dissident dykes.  That might be fun.  Meir knows martial arts, though I hear his hip is starting to go and he can't do that patented IDF spin and kick move he's famous for.  How many dykes can he take down before he is overwhelmed?

2) Speaking of Meir, remember when he invited leaders from the English Defense League to an on-line confab with JDL hardcores?  Well, the EDL has now officially gone the full Nazi, embracing the Protocols of Zion and whatnot!  And you brought 'em to Canada (if only virtually), Meir and the JDL!  Hanging out with Holocaust Deniers!  You must be so damn proud.

PS. I have no idea why the font on this one looks so weird.  But I'm too tired to fix it now.

Toronto Moves To Toughen Up Discrimination Policy

[James]Pasternak’s motion directed city manager, Joe Pennachetti, to craft an updated discrimination policy that will ensure events funded by the city, or that take place on city property, promote respect, tolerance and diversity.

In other words, no hate speech.

Well, that's one way of putting it.  Another way is to say that under Toronto's current discrimination policy, which is based on the Ontario Human Rights Code,  the expression "Israeli Apartheid" does not constitute hate speech, so council has voted to change the policy such that it does, thus effectively prohibiting Queers Against Israeli Apartheid from marching in Toronto's Pride parade.  The rewrite won't be ready for this year's march, and in any case its easy to see how it might all go awry:  though aimed explicitly at QuAIA, the language in the new document must be crafted in more general terms, and there's already a line-up forming to address the concerns of other groups.

He's Back: Trost On The Two Blocs, Gay Pride, And Etc.

On the Bloc Anglais:

Remember: it was the NDP who first approached the Bloc Québécois to form the three party coalition government.

The NDP even joked on their phone calls that the coalition couldn’t be called the coalition for Canada because they were now allied with the Bloc.

And last year, the NDP even voted with the Bloc (against both the Conservatives and Liberals) to allow the Quebec legislature to impose its language laws on the Canadian government.

Considering how closely the NDP are working with the Bloc Quebecois it’s no wonder that some people are referring to the NDP as Les Bloc Anglais .

Guy's a real cut-up for sure.

And on the Toronto Gay Pride Parade:

At the beginning of the summer, I received considerable feedback on my stance on funding for Toronto’s Pride parade. A few people from Saskatoon criticized my stance, but several times as many people (both in Saskatoon and in the smaller communities) thanked me for what I said. The reasons why people supported my stance varied; some thought the money was being wasted; others were opposed to the message that the parade was promoting.

Funny, I don't remember a stance being taken at all, I remember Trost bragging about how Diane Ablonczy had been demoted for being too gay friendly but, silly me, he was really assuming a principled position.

Has Diane Ablonczy Been Demoted For Being Too Gay Friendly?

Ms. Ablonczy is Canada's Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism). She is also the lady who announced that the Federal government would fund Toronto Pride Week to the tune of $400,000. Now Brad Trost, Conservative Member of Parliament representing the riding of Saskatoon—Humboldt, is saying that this decision has cost her:


Speaking to LifeSiteNews.com from his riding office in Saskatoon today, the 36-year-old Conservative said, "The pro-life and the pro-family community should know and understand that the tourism funding money that went to the gay pride parade in Toronto was not government policy, was not supported by - I think it's safe to say by a large majority - of the MPs. This was a very isolated decision."

Trost also hinted that Minister Diane Ablonczy, who was responsible for the funding, lost the file as a consequence of the embarrassment to the Party. Protesting more than once that there was no "official connection," he said, however, "it should be noted that the file has been reassigned to a different Cabinet Minister since that announcement was made." He added, "The whole tourism program and funding for major tourism events is being reviewed."

Trost claimed that "almost the entire Conservative caucus" including "most of the Prime Minister's Office were taken by surprise at this announcement."


Not sure what "lost the file" means in this context, but the most obvious explanation is that the "Tourism" part of the Small Business and Tourism portfolio has been redistributed to somebody else in what I suppose you might describe as micro-cabinet shuffle.

Also, is "touristic" a word? I think it should be.

PS. Interesting that there is absolutely no mention of this alleged demotion in the MSM. Typically, Lifesite has been used as a kind of Tory back-channel to the SoCon base that they don't really expect anyone else to read. This could well be a load of hooey meant to appease the faithful.

PPS. Ms. O'Malley thinks there might be something to it.

Update: Akin weighs in.