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Taking the Chick-fil-A fight to the streets

The clash over conservative chicken

Sep 6, 2019
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While much of the crowd has left, other protestors are now lying down in front of the line.
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The opening of the first Chick-fil-A in Canada met with protests at Yonge and Bloor. Toronto activists were primarily trying to draw attention to the sandwich shop’s streak of support for socially conservative causes, which are perceived as an anti-gay agenda. And that’s well and good with organizers of the Jesus in the City parade, which plans a prayer stop in front of the store, followed by a snack inside.


A debate with hurt feelings

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Do we want a democracy where our leaders get to mostly skate through elections giving prepared speeches, scripted media interviews and posing for photo ops?
5:08 PM ∙ Sep 5, 2019
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Justin Trudeau’s refusal to accept invitations to two more English-language election debates—while contemplating a second French one—led the firm organizing one on foreign policy to get existential on Twitter. Perhaps the PM will be more amenable to appearing on a new podcast from preceding Liberal leader Bob Rae.


Andrew Scheer’s campaign chair was cited in a call to Ottawa police. Hamish Marshall, who’s steering the Conservative election ship, was previously a board member for Rebel Media. His name is part of “a criminal complaint for hate propaganda” by lawyer Richard Warman over videos from The Rebel.


Big drama for small province

Jonathan Richardson, a former federal NDP executive who issued the declaration of New Brunswick candidates jumping ship to the Greens, says that his car has been vandalized and he’s been called a racist. The lack of clarity over Richardson’s claim had some of them confirming it accurate, the rest are being accused of switching back to the NDP:

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A list of 14 NDP candidates in New Brunswick said to have defected to the Greens is now down to 8, though the Greens' N.B. executive director is accusing the NDP of pressuring their old supporters to change their minds. @_VictoriaGibson reports #cdnpoli
ipolitics.caList of 14 NDP defectors now at 8, Green Party confirms; Singh accuses May of misinformation - iPolitics*This story has been updated with comment from the Green Party’s New Brunswick executive director Marco Morency. The headline has been changed to reflect this new information. A list of 14 former NDP candidates in New Brunswick, reported earlier this week to have defected to the Green Party, now con…
12:00 PM ∙ Sep 6, 2019
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“How to get barred from visiting the Senate.” Calgary energy executive William Lacey was asked to turn his “I ❤️ 🍁 OIL & GAS” t-shirt inside out if he wanted a tour of the Red Chamber, an overreach by security trying to enforce rules against political messaging. Lacey got an apologetic call after his rant.


The newest school of news

A principal from Brampton was defended by her bosses after a photo from her first day on that job showed The Guide for White Women Who Teach Black Boys on the desk. While it’s a completely credible book, attention to its placement was stoked by @6ixBuzzTV in the latest example of news driven by Instagram:


Rogers Media is breaking down Breakfast Television. Citytv’s morning franchise was cancelled in Montreal, while its iterations in Calgary and Vancouver were put on hold as the show is revamped with content from Toronto, requiring fewer staff. The original BT launched 30 years ago this week, but the cutbacks appear to reflect financial pressure at Rogers.


Finally, a farewell media tour

Mike Sloan, a prolific presence on Twitter via London, Ontario, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 anaplastic thyroid cancer, has been candid about his impending death. He’s shared details like an amusing memorial plaque that’s already on a boulder, while giving interviews:

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“Keeping it taboo is what keeps us fearful of it:” Man takes to Twitter to share experience of living with terminal cancer, choosing medically assisted death ow.ly/I7U830pu5Ga @CityAdrian
ow.lyMan takes to Twitter to share experience of living with terminal cancerMike Sloan has taken to Twitter to share his personal experience of living with terminal thyroid cancer. And as Adrian Ghobrial reports, the 49-year-old has managed to find some joy as he elects to choose a medically-assisted death.
11:03 PM ∙ Sep 5, 2019
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