The Gun Registry and the Day of Infamy

About nine years ago I used to go down this leafy sidewalk all the time, on my way to meet Sébastien at the Université de Montréal.

And I'd pass those stone monuments to the 14 women killed in the Montreal Massacre.

And maybe it was because I was crazily in love, and young Kerouac was bouncing along beside me, although it was such a sad tragedy, I remember feeling happy.

Sometimes I'd even say "hi Annie" or "salut Hélène."Because they were being remembered. And because I was so SURE that we were building a better society with less guns, so violent men couldn't kill so many people... as well as themselves. So the deaths of all those beautiful young women wouldn't be in vain.

But today if I walked past those monuments I'd have to slink by with my head down. Or just say "sorry." Because as far as I'm concerned they just shot them again.

OMG. What a Day of Infamy. How could they? Those dirty old Cons. Those dirty old men.

Didn't they even see the movie?



Don't they understand that when you don't do all you can to discourage gun ownership in society, violence can explode out of nowhere.

Don't they care about the lives of our police officers?

Don't they know that a shotgun can blow your head off even better than a hand gun can?

Don't they remember that if the gun registry cost billions, it's only because the rabid redneck teabaggers of this country SABOTAGED the system? And should have been jailed for it rather than rewarded.

I realize it's a big deal in northern and rural ridings. But it's also a big problem.

And if they can register their cars, they can register their weapons as well. And BTW what does it say about Canadians who are too LAZY to fill out a form that could save the life of a police officer...or the paramedics who accompany them? Answer: not very much.

And then there's the Bloc, that also represents northern and rural ridings, but still voted as one against this Reform Party bill . Great eh? The separatists as the last defenders of the values that make us Canada not Amerika. What's wrong with that picture?

Oh boy.I knew that if Stephen Harper and his foul alien Cons ever got a majority, I'd wake up in a country I wouldn't recognize. But who knew it would happen before that?

What I do know is that when I'm next in Montreal, I will make damn sure I go past those monuments again.















Hi Annie. Hey Maude. Salut Hélène.

I don't know how it happened. I'm so sorry. How soon they forgot you.

But rest in peace sisters.

The battle against those who would turn Canada into Amerika continues.

And we will always REMEMBER...