Brigitte Pellerin

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Social critic, dans les deux langues officielles. brigittepellerin.substack.com

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Does anybody here know how to play this game?

Congratulations on making sure Mark Carney remains PM-for-life after electing the most left-wing (white, straight) guy to the leadership of the NDP, crushing the smart, knowledgeable, fierce, experienced and unfortunately way too female and grass-touching Heather MacPherson. As Fred DeLorey wrote, this was a sure-thing and also the thing best designed to f**k up the NDP. (I’m paraphrasing, but only a little.) I have been saying (over and over and over again), that the Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre would never be competitive because they are controlled by their extremists and now the NPD just decided, “You know what? This slow and painful death march looks grand, let’s!” I don’t care how good a job Mark Carney is doing. There is not a single example of anyone, anywhere, in any field, at any point in the entire history of everything, who improved through lack of competition. And as someone with a stake in the well-being of this country, I object. Subscribe, yeah? Get full access to Bench Presse by Brigitte Pellerin at brigittepellerin.substack.com/subscribe

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Behold the ICE dispenser

Proposed law to tighten protection for dogs — we’re in favour. We don’t care for the death penalty but stories of last meals are touching and tragic. And would you like to live in a mansion you can (maybe) afford, even if it’s in Selma? Get full access to Bench Presse by Brigitte Pellerin at brigittepellerin.substack.com/subscribe

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Questions de la semaine

If you’re dying to hear a very long conversation between two guys you don’t care about talking about things that leave you indifferent, it’s here! One great conversation with James Talarico, here. Ma chronique dans le Ottawa Citizen est ici. If you’d like to join me in a festive séance of nail-spitting, have a look at this doozy on the potential (maybe) reserved lane partial pilot in the Glebe. Get full access to Bench Presse by Brigitte Pellerin at brigittepellerin.substack.com/subscribe

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A winner any day

So, the Alabama Solution did not win the Oscar for best documentary last night but we’re happy anyway because already it’s caused authorities in the Yellowhammer state to — maybe not smarten up but behave a little less obviously dumb. Including the surprising last-minute commuting of a death sentence in this horrifying case. As well, the state has quietly launched an oversight program that may, if people keep the pressure on, lead to much-needed improvements. Here is the story about the Alabama personnel who died in that incident over Iraq. And just because I loved her reaction, here is Jessie Buckley winning her well-deserved Oscar. Get full access to Bench Presse by Brigitte Pellerin at brigittepellerin.substack.com/subscribe

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Whose fragile snowflake is this anyway?

English follows French in video and in writing. Si ça vous tente de vous gratter quelques vieux bobos et de roter plein de vieux sûr, allez voir les citations, c’est de toute beauté. C’est pas pour rien que le caucus Conservateur québécois s’objecte en masse à cette campagne qui sort du schtroumpf d’Andrew Lawton et l’autre, là, le pote de JD Vance, Jamil Jivani. Et ça c’est sans compter la grande majorité des Québécois et francophones hors-Québec qui l’ont encore de travers dans la gorge, et les gens qui viennent de l’extérieur du pays et les femmes et les gens en général qui pensent que le hockey devrait d’abord être une game de puck, pas un show de boxe sur patins, ça commence à faire du monde. Je ne dis pas que vous n’avez pas le droit d’adorer Don Cherry. Je dis que comme parti politique qui aspire à gouverner un pays en entier, pas juste Mononcle Tarla, de sortir cette cause des boules à mites sans préavis, ça démontre une habileté spectaculaire à se tirer dans le pied. Trying to get Mr. Sour Grapes appointed to the Order of Canada is not a new issue. It’s been stagnating behind the bar with the empties for quite some time. There are people in this country who are still mad that Dr. Henry Morgentaler got appointed to the Order of Canada but not their favourite loud jacket man. It led to some people resigning the Order, and that’s their right, of course. But even if you are pro-life (most “pro-lifers” in this country aren’t for life, since they don’t care about the lives of mothers or, as George Carlin immortalized, babies once they’re born until they’re old enough for the military; they are what I call fetus fetishists), you can’t possibly equate someone working to keep women alive instead of sending them to butchers to terminate a pregnancy with… a guy who was at some point good at hockey and said he loved Canada or at least a certain segment of Canadians? That said, I have no problem with those who say the Morgentaler appointment was divisive and should have been avoided, since the Order is supposed to be uniting us as Canadians. But you can’t turn around and demand Don Cherry be added in on the basis that it would really piss off the Laurentian elites and all those frenchies we don’t even bother to know. Because that’s the message this petition sends to anyone who’s not already in the Lawton-Jivani fan club. This party — a national party that says it aspires to lead an entire country — doesn’t in fact give a flying f**k about you, quite the opposite. This party under this leader keeps showing us it has no clue what sport it’s playing. No wonder it keeps losing. Get full access to Bench Presse by Brigitte Pellerin at brigittepellerin.substack.com/subscribe

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C'mon Meemaw, act right

Above, Taylor’s latest project at Rocket City Meats. Watch the director of The Alabama Solution on Jimmy Fallon. The story about SNAP benefits is here, and you can find the one about truck drivers here. Get full access to Bench Presse by Brigitte Pellerin at brigittepellerin.substack.com/subscribe

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Don't fart in church

Yes, it’s a sensationalist headline. Made you look, though, right? The Alabama government has a new law making it a felony to disrupt a church service and while I’m in favour of people feeling safe while they worship, maybe that’s a little strong? It also has a bill mandating the use of Donald Trump’s new name for the Gulf of Mexico and that is definitely too daffy for words. Get full access to Bench Presse by Brigitte Pellerin at brigittepellerin.substack.com/subscribe

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A place for balls

It’s very cute and you can see images from inside the store here. I don’t believe it’ll have the full restaurant with all the balls beyond the legendary meat kind, which is too bad because they totally could have brought in a new variety, the SpaceBall, but oh well. I’m still going to go for a visit next time I’m in town. Meanwhile, for those who want to know the scary details of the new bill doing away with environmental protection in Alabama, you can read more about it here. Let’s start plotting its reversal, shall we? Get full access to Bench Presse by Brigitte Pellerin at brigittepellerin.substack.com/subscribe

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