What is news? Well, what is going on in the world today? Quite a bit. Maybe outside of our own peripheral bubble, but nevertheless, quite a bit.
In good ol' Canadaland, we're returning to our parliamentary meltdown which rendered fond memories of last fall when we all fled to the polls with not much difference in result. The Liberal party seat count fell to an all-time low of 70-something and the Conservatives gained a fair chunk, but neither party has the power they thirst for. It all comes down to the cute little session they'll have at 4 PM today where they list a bunch of numbers I won't understand and a bunch of statistics and fancy words to confuse the mass populace. When did government become something outside of "for the people"? You'd think if it were equal and fair to everyone it wouldn't be so hard to understand for all the stupid people who elect these people in office.
So I'll be here to complain about whatever happens at 4. I'm hoping this cute Iggy boy stands up to evil lego-hair Harper and rides the Obama liberal wave of happiness into the p.o.'s office. Things are looking much better for the liberal party, from what I've read; Iggy has brought the party's approval rating up by more than 10 percent, toppling the conservatives and bringing the NDP back to red-head stepbrother status. Many of my NDP-supporting friends are wary that the coalition will fall apart, particularly in a time where their legislative action is supporting the TA/Grad Assistant movement at York University. Personally, while I do support the right of people to strike and demand better working quality, the students are entitled to the education that we forked thousands of dollars over. Otherwise, they certainly deserve a refund or a free year or something of the sort. I don't know what I'd do with myself if Ryerson were to strike; it already took me 4 months to find a part-time job. Finding another one to make grounds meet would be near impossible at this time. I mean, who hires for February?
Locally, not much is going on. Toronto is cold and dry. The poor students at York have nothing to do. 4 people were arrested at York U protests today.
One news item that's kept my interest throughout its unfortunate duration is the conflict between Israel and Palestine, particularly because the reporting of information makes so much of a difference in each individual pereception of what is happening so many miles away. Most recently, the former Palestinian President Abbas (who was overthrown by the Hamas rebels/party/your interpretation in 2007) has condemned the Gaza attacks and blamed them on Hamas, saying that they (Hamas) brought their own land to destruction. A fairly bold claim in the name of around 700 civilians, nearly half of which were children. Former President Abbas has also said that from his interpretation of the war, "Israel doesn't want peace." Another fairly bold claim. I'm starting to get nervous just typing about it! Well, if Israel doesn't want peace and Hamas doesn't want peace, that's too bad, because I do. If anyone truly believes that their holy land is worth dying over, and that God grants his retribution through death, violence and bloodshed, its hard to convince them otherwise. How do you prove that a god gave you land?
On the brighter side, how about that crazy Hollywood place. Apparently Britney Spears and Kevin Federline reunited at a family barbeque recently. I wonder if the universe collapsed. Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, Aretha Franklin and Sharon Stone have all been vandalized with the words "Fur Hag!" Of course, leave it to animal-rights activists (self-included!) to use a Metallic Sharpie to vandalize the Hollywood walk of fame. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a hidden animal extract in that marker! ;)
Oh, and lastly, a lady gave birth to octuplets recently. Holy crap.
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