YA. I went there. This Feel Good Friday is the not Stephen Harper edition. It had to be done.
BUT NOW, positive times. Everyone, it has been a great week for some feel good news.
People’s Climate March, Tanya Tagaq, feminism, bears, cats, transit and Bill & Ted!
Read on and enjoy and have a great rest of your Friday and a lovely Saturday and Sunday.
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Congrats to Tanya Tagaq on her Polaris Music Prize win!
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Green Party in New Brunswick wins a seat! First one east of B.C.
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Uh, eight year old Mabou Loiseau is absolutely the best. She wants to be a brain surgeon and a lawyer and already speaks eight languages. Also her dress is #flawless.
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Interviewer asks Stephen Harper’s Parliamentary Secretary if he thinks it’s his responsibility to AT LEAST attempt to answer on the topic he’s been asked as opposed to completely changing the topic? Parliamentary Secretary changes topic. Everyone face palms.
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Great article about Ryan Redcorn of the 1491s h/t Native Appropriations.
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Ontario’s Transport Ministry cuts ties with CBSA during the review process because CBSA is the worst.
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For all the parents out there: don’t these stock photos totally encapsulate you?
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Attention writers! Briarpatch’s 4th annual writing contest is on, so get that ink flowing.
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Brian Gallant moves to quickly remove the barriers to access to abortion in New Brunswick.
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Of course, Emma Watson’s UN speech is a good listen/watch.
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Check out these cool live sketches of the People’s Climate March in Toronto. Note: it’s hard to live sketch.
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This new tumblr ‘A Taxonomy of Mansplainers‘ wins all the awards.
- Sobbing alert: Community shows support for teen athlete grieving mother’s loss.
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Laughing alert: The preview of South Park’s Washington Football team episode.
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The cast of D2: The Mighty Ducks reunited for this flying V photo and my adolescent heart triple deked with joy!
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Yay! Local hero saves woman from not smiling! Whew, that was a close call.
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On social issues, Canada remains deeply liberal. Note: Canada’s govt does not.
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These youths of colour from We Charge Genocide are heading to the UN to hold accountable the impact of colonialism and state violence.
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New Brunswick is looking forward to its fracking moratorium.
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There will be a Bill & Ted 3. (!!!)
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Ha! Graffiti Removal Guy comes back to discover image of himself in the same spot.
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I find this article laughable. Does that count?
Need more? Check out the rest of our Feel Good Fridays here.
Kaitlin McNabb is rabble’s news and books coordinator and she would live in cat cafe if it was possible. (She might just adopt eight cats instead.) Follow her on twitter @kaitlinmcnabb.
Photo: flickr/Stephen Harper
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