Category Archives: Feminism

Kenney vs Freeland: National Child Care

Posted on April 25, 2021 by susanonthesoapbox

“…this is going to be the most powerful step change in the Canadian economy since we did the NAFTA deal. It will really drive our economic productivity, our growth.” – Chrystia Freeland describing the Feds $10/day child care plan.* You’d … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Beverley McLachlin, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada

Posted on October 6, 2019 by susanonthesoapbox

I was delighted when Shelley Youngblut, CEO & Creative Ringleader of Wordfest, asked if I would like to interview Beverley McLachlin, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, on stage before a live audience about her new book … Continue reading →

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Trudeau’s Ethics Violation

Posted on August 19, 2019 by susanonthesoapbox

It was a headline befitting the National Enquire, splashed across the top of the newspaper in four different fonts and three different colours: “The evidence abundantly shows that Mr Trudeau knowingly sought to influence Ms Wilson-Raybould both directly and through … Continue reading →

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Tactical Politics … What?

Posted on March 10, 2019 by susanonthesoapbox

Not a week goes by without Jason Kenney saying something stupid, being called on it, and then saying something even more stupid in a failed attempt to silence his critics. This week’s clunker came in response to a question about … Continue reading →

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Ontario Elects Doug Ford; Alberta Unleashes the Valkyries

Posted on June 10, 2018 by susanonthesoapbox

Valkyrie: from Norse mythology, meaning “chooser of the slain”;  female figures who choose who will die in battle and who will live.    Ms Soapbox has a message for all the politicians who “know” what their female constituents need but … Continue reading →

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Handmaids For Kenney Attend The UCP Policy Convention

Posted on May 6, 2018 by susanonthesoapbox

This would be funny in the ironic ha-ha sense if it wasn’t so damned serious. While the rest of us were watching UCP members debate policy resolutions in a conference hall in Red Deer, Handmaids for Kenney stood silently outside … Continue reading →

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#Metoo?

Posted on January 28, 2018 by susanonthesoapbox

Can we talk? Many men (and some women) worry that the #metoo movement has morphed into a man-hating witch hunt where innocent men will be publicly humiliated and deprived of their livelihoods by vindictive women spreading unfounded accusations. They point … Continue reading →

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Why Do We March?

Posted on January 21, 2018 by susanonthesoapbox

Of the 120,000 people who attended the Women’s March in Canada, 10,000 marched in Alberta and 3,500 marched in Calgary. They were repeatedly asked, “Why do you march?” They replied they were concerned about equal pay, violence against women, protecting … Continue reading →

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Another Day, Another Bozo Eruption

Posted on March 12, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

On the eve of International Women’s Day, Wildrose on Campus (WROC) issued an invitation to the screening of The Red Pill.  The invitation stated “You and I both know that feminism is cancer.  To create a dialogue on campus, we … Continue reading →

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