Stephen Harper government won�t fund Toronto gay pride festival
Newsbot @ Sat May 08, 2010 2:35 pm
Title: Stephen Harper government won�t fund Toronto gay pride festival
Category: lifestyle
Posted By: kitty
Date: 2010-05-08 08:15:09
Canadian
KorbenDeck @ Sat May 08, 2010 2:35 pm
Well then the gays can have some self pride and pay for the damn thing themselves
CrazyCanuck007 @ Sat May 08, 2010 2:58 pm
So....
Lemmy @ Sat May 08, 2010 3:03 pm
Surely this event is worth MANY TIMES the $400K in terms of economic benefit to Toronto and Ontario. It's certainly money well spent. Maybe the city or the province could kick in the dough if it's not possible to launch the event absent some tax dollars, or maybe they need to search out some corporate sponsorship.
Dragom @ Sat May 08, 2010 3:05 pm
A gay pride parade with a McDonolds golden arches on their floats?
PublicAnimalNo9 @ Sat May 08, 2010 3:18 pm
Dragom Dragom:
A gay pride parade with a McDonolds golden arches on their floats?
I was thinkin' more along the lines of Hello Kitty
EyeBrock @ Sat May 08, 2010 3:24 pm
The issue is the "Queers against Israeli apartheid" marching in Pride.
PublicAnimalNo9 @ Sat May 08, 2010 3:27 pm
EyeBrock EyeBrock:
The issue is the "Queers against Israeli apartheid" marching in Pride.
Wait..what??
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The gay pride festival is about Israeli apartheid?
Dragom @ Sat May 08, 2010 3:37 pm
Pointing out how close Israel is to committing the most ironic genocide in history could be grounds for refusing a parade.
commanderkai @ Sat May 08, 2010 4:12 pm
Dragom Dragom:
Pointing out how close Israel is to committing the most ironic genocide in history could be grounds for refusing a parade.
...*Headdesk* Israel is not committing a genocide, or the Palestinians, all of them, would have been long dead.
HaRdLy @ Sat May 08, 2010 4:15 pm
Lemmy Lemmy:
Surely this event is worth MANY TIMES the $400K in terms of economic benefit to Toronto and Ontario. It's certainly money well spent. Maybe the city or the province could kick in the dough if it's not possible to launch the event absent some tax dollars, or maybe they need to search out some corporate sponsorship.
Fuck that, we are taxed to death in this province as it is.
Public_Domain @ Sat May 08, 2010 4:17 pm
andyt @ Sat May 08, 2010 4:23 pm
HaRdLy HaRdLy:
Lemmy Lemmy:
Surely this event is worth MANY TIMES the $400K in terms of economic benefit to Toronto and Ontario. It's certainly money well spent. Maybe the city or the province could kick in the dough if it's not possible to launch the event absent some tax dollars, or maybe they need to search out some corporate sponsorship.
Fuck that, we are taxed to death in this province as it is.
Read Lemmy's post carefully. Take your time. Maybe read it again. He's arguing that the return on that 400k investment would make it well worth it, that the govt would get more than 400k back in taxes from the economic stimulus.
Maybe they could make it a condition that to get the money, the parade would also need to feature a Homos for Hebes section.
PublicAnimalNo9 @ Sat May 08, 2010 4:28 pm
Dragom Dragom:
Pointing out how close Israel is to committing the most ironic genocide in history could be grounds for refusing a parade.
Oh well then, they should canvass the Palestinian community for funds to support their parade.
Yep, considering most Palestinians are muslim, and considering the muslim view on homosexuality I sure can see THAT working out real well for the gay community
Then again, it might change their POV on the whole thing.
DerbyX @ Sat May 08, 2010 4:29 pm
Homos for Hebes?
WTF is Hebes short for?