This sculpture was built outside the downtown Kitchener Courthouse decades ago, but it’s so incredibly ugly and vaguely rude that the Courthouse moved away.
Seriously, I’ve often wondered why anyone would spent masses of money on such an awful thing, but as I think about it, this isn’t the first time I’ve blogged about the thing. And everyone I’ve ever discussed it with has strong opinions on the sausage (or the bowel movement or whatever your pet name for the thing is) even if negative. Which means this piece of sculpture has inspired feelings and gotten people talking about art, so maybe it is serving a purpose.
A Liberal-dominated committee is sending the government’s Access to Information bill back to the House of Commons with few changes, despite the deep concerns of transparency advocates and opposition MPs.
Committee members rejected most of the amendments put forward Wednesday, including some from Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith.
The Access to Information Act allows applicants who pay $5 to ask for federal documents, but it has been widely denounced as slow and antiquated.
The Trudeau government says the bill, introduced last June, represents the first real modernization of the law since it took effect in 1983.
It would give the information commissioner new authority to order the release of records as well as entrench the practice of routinely disclosing documents such as briefing notes and expense reports.
But many who testified at the committee, including information commissioner Suzanne Legault, dismissed the legislation as a step backward.
The bill is fatally flawed and will make Canadian democracy weaker, said committee member Nathan Cullen, a New Democrat MP.
“The Liberals chose to ignore just about every piece of testimony that we were given. It just mocks the whole process and their commitment to evidence-based decision-making,” Cullen said after the meeting.
The university’s students’ union launched a campaign against racism on Wednesday, after at least two posters viewed as racist were found since last week.
One urged people to say no to immigration, reading “Stop the invasion,” in all capital letters. The other stated “It’s okay to be white,” and was stapled over top of an anti-racism poster. […]
Artist Maeril made this illustrated guide a few months ago, but it’s now more relevant than ever. You can find more of Maeril’s work on her Tumblr and Twitter.
