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13 February 2014

the Fair Elections Act (Bill C-23) could stop you from voting



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Labels: Canada, CanCon, Green Party, public service announcements, Steven Harper

10 February 2014

snuggle up to Sochi


Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion
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Russia and the new Dark Age
Russia and the new Dark Age pt.2: Immigrants and Queers
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Labels: CIDI, gay, human rights, humour, lesbian, public service announcements, queer, queer youth, Russia, Sochi, transgender

3 February 2014

random science 29: the wacky history of cell theory


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Labels: random science, science, TED talks
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