Monster Brew: January 10th

Where MLAs Put Their Money. "The minister responsible for leading the province's fight against climate change has bought the Enerplus Resources Fund, Canetic Resources Trust, Emera Inc. and the Shiningbank Energy Income Fund". So wait, this was disclosed? Under the members' conflict of interest act? And they let it go? So, can an education minister invest in private schools? Can a health minister invest in a private service provider? Am I so naive to think that a politician wouldn't be crooked?

TAX THIS!: "I live but a block away from Our Lady of Perpetual SUVs, a lovely parochial school that is visited 4 times a day by cavalcades of Exploders and other hulking tanks, each driven by a tiny lady, each transporting a tiny child".

Vancouver cop contradicts former sergeant's testimony at Frank Paul inquiry. Uh oh, somebody's going to get the worst gonch pull of their life.

This man died because he was homeless.

Frankly, I truly really don't care about this whole discussion. Cool, can we have our 300 grand back?

Mayor on drugs. I knew it. There is no other way to explain the fact that he thinks he's doing a good job.

Housing First: The City of Seattle says it saved more than $3-million with a new strategy to house the chronically homeless.

Boycott of 2010 Games an option. Allright! The Province... finally... calling for... a....

It's because of a ski jump?

Petition lanched in Surrey against transit fare hikes. Of course, CKNW didn't post the link.

From Betty to Kevin, with Love.

Gov't dragging its heels. 'That's nonsense', says Minister responsible for the Not Dragging Our Heels department.

A dirty ball game revealed. Can Erin Airton always be on holidays?

How much do you wanna bet that this story will be on the front page of the Province today?

being sued for failing to do just that.

From conceptual photographer Otto O'Brien:
Taser will also begin selling a holster for the Taser C2 that includes a built-in MP3 player, so owners can rock out to AC/DC before zapping muggers with 50,000 volts of current. Is this satirical? The Onion?

Delta project raises fears for farmland. Why do we need farmland? Can't we just keep trucking it in from California? It's not like oil is at like $100 bucks a barrel or anything. Yeah, maybe in the future, but by then we'll have developed some cool alternative to oil.

No smoking in Hookah lounges. Nothing to do with them being Middle Eastern.

Dine Out.

Shitty art.

picture by sean orr.