Author: Julian H Ward

Reality-checking the “fact checkers”

I’d like to challenge this assumption that fact checkers are a force for good, if only for a moment. Because after scratching beneath the surface, it doesn’t appear that “fact checkers” are any more reliable than the “facts” they’re checking…

America, fuck no

I’m terrified to open my computer. Whenever I do, my anxiety rises. I become edgy, frustrated, and sad. All hope for a bright future dissipates as I scroll my news feed for the umpteenth time. The root cause of this despair? America…

Victorian values still reign in Canada

A modern-day witch hunt is underway in Canada. The hunted: not terrorists, but fetishists. The RCMP is investigating the conduct of one of its officers who posted pictures of himself on a fetish website. The most shocking aspect of the story is not the photos, though, but the fact that people are outraged by them

Oreos show their true colours

Is there really anything so wrong with the Pride-cookie, as my previous article would make it seem? No, there isn’t. The difference is in whether queer rights are being used to sell a controversial product or whether the motive is to affirm the existence of a marginalized group, as it is with Kraft…

On Queers Against Israeli Apartheid & Pinkwashing

A queer group that labels itself with a contentious term—apartheid—that then can’t explain to the general public why queer people have anything to do with it, is destined to fail. And this is unfortunate, because they do have important ideas—criticizing ‘pinkwashing’ being the most important

Tories deserve praise for scrapping “human rights” law

I never expected to say this, but for the first time during Stephen Harper’s reign, I’m happy he has a majority. You see, last week, while we were all focused on Harper’s undemocratic budget bill, the Conservatives were busy strengthening our democracy. Conservatives voted unanimously to repeal section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act with no help from the opposition, save one Liberal…