I am now up to season 20 in #SilentWitness. The series continues to entertain and intrigue. I am struck, both by how many British actors appear in the series, and by how woman-centric it is. I think one could track a direct line of inspiration between this and all woman forensic
pathologist-focused dramas out there in the past 20 years. From CBC's "Coroner", to "Bones", there is a precedent in "Silent Witness". Yes, there are male characters who sometimes occupy the main storyline. but the original woman pathologist character, Sam Ryan, was very
quickly replaced by Nikki Alexander. She came in as a temporary help on a case and became a main character almost immediately. And, thus far, she continues to occupy the primary focus of the series overall. It's not everyone's cup of tea. But it is very nice to see
a strong, smart, independent woman in a central role in a serious series. Yes, there are funny moments. But it is a serious series dealing with real world issues and the nitty gritty of human behaviour.

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Oct 11
It seems pretty obvious that no one but our media has forgotten about the video labels. Why aren't the media pursuing this with the zeal they go after anything related to the Liberals? Is opposition malfeasance not interesting enough for our journos? It's interesting to us.
Plenty interesting, in fact. I strongly encourage news desks to rethink this. Canadians deserve to know what any party that seeks to govern Canada has been up to. No Canadian political party should be reaching out to right-wing extremists, misogynists, insurrectionists....
It's not OK. Not even when it's the Conservatives doing it. At least tell us why you dropped the tag issue like a hot potato. Did someone tell you to? Did someone threaten to sue? Or did the CPC just say, "These are not the droids you are looking for" and you forgot all about it?
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Oct 7
If Pierre Poilievre says he didn't know those labels were on his videos, for almost 5 years, (as he is now insisting) then he is admitting he isn't competent to run a social media account, or to hire people who aren't evil. 1/6
#NeverVoteConservative #mgtow
The alternative is he did know, either he put the tag in there himself or directed someone to do it, or approved it. And he was, therefore, A-OK with the ideology he was courting.

Neither is a good look for someone who thinks he should be Prime Minister of Canada. 2/6
The CPC apparently had a day of trying to get to the bottom of who put the tags on about 50 videos. And then they gave up. Because it was too hard. Or because they didn't like what they were finding and couldn't find anyone convenient to throw under the bus. 3/6
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Oct 6
"Freedom of conscience" That's what conservatives call the right to discriminate against those they don't like or don't approve of. 1/5 #cdnpoli
"Freedom of conscience" - the right for doctors and pharmacists and other care providers to block patients' access to health care on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status. Just how far does this extend now? 2/5
Are the conservative conscience rights limited to clergy, health car providers, and bakery owners? Or has it extended to include the freedom to refuse employment and housing to anyone who offends certain people's delicate "Christian" sensibilities? 3/5
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Sep 27
The convoy folk seem to think their rights were badly infringed by the Emergencies Act, which, incidentally, was supported by a majority in the House of Commons. The protestors had been disrupting Ottawa for over 3 weeks. Borders had been blocked in Ontario, Coutts, and
protests were happening in most major Canadian cities. Lots of honking and horrible flags and signs supporting white supremacists, racism, and calling for the execution of the Prime Minister. The convoy brought a memorandum of understanding, appealing to
the Senate and the Governor General to overturn a legitimate democratic election, and to install a government of the convoy people's choosing. After all that, after bouncy castles and intimidation, the convoy folks were given DAYS to withdraw before police forces pushed them
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Sep 19
Went to renew our vehicle registration today. The line at the registry office was out the door and down the sidewalk. When I got inside, it was still a long wait. There were 3 cashiers open. No one on the other side of the plexiglass was demonstrating any sense of urgency. 1/5
Alberta really has a daft system. You have to insure your vehicles at an insurance office and then go to a registry office, with proof of insurance, to renew your registration. In Manitoba, you went to one office, an Autopac/MPI office, and did everything in one stop. 2/5
And the insurance was about half of what we pay in Alberta. The insurance thing here is crazy. You have to assign a primary driver for each vehicle. If you have driving kids, you are financially incentivised to have them drive the oldest, crappiest cars... 3/5
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Sep 15
I am watching the British series, "Silent Witness". Somehow I feel committed now. I am 13 seasons in and I have this determination to make it through all 26 seasons, even though some episodes are not as compelling as some of the earlier ones. And the theme music... 1/4
now drives me mad. But the thing that really is bugging me right now is how they go into a crime scene and find a hair. A hair. That solves everything. Just like every other forensic procedural show. And I look around my house, with my two dogs and my imperfect housekeeping, 2/4
and I think, good grief. If any of us is ever murdered here, there is no freaking way a forensic team is going to make hide nor hair of what happened. Seriously. They would come in here and throw their hands in the air and go, "no fvcking clue, mate" and it would go unsolved. 3/4
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