David Popescu can't keep his mouth shut!

The Canadian political hopeful came under fire last week after suggesting gay people should be executed, a comment that spurred federal investigators to investigate Popescu for inflammatory comments. While most people would have learned their lesson, Popsecu apparently lacks basic social logic:

Toronto police say they're investigating "a threatening occurrence" after comments made by David Popescu to the spokeswoman of a gay rights group on a Toronto radio show on Oct. 2.

Sudbury police are also investigating Popescu for allegedly telling a group of local high school students on Sept. 30 that gays should be executed.

In the Toronto incident, Popescu was asked by radio host John Oakley whether Helen Kennedy, executive director of Egale Canada, should be executed.

Kennedy says Popescu responded "yes."

Popescu cites the Bible as his murderous inspiration…

When should students start learning about human rights? According to some Canadian educators, not until they're in college. Because high schoolers aren't human.

Thus, the Abbotsford School District Board puts the brakes on an elective social studies course because it teaches about homophobia. Those lessons, say some board members, encroach on students' religious beliefs.

While many teachers have expressed their outrage, perhaps British Columbia Federation of Teacher president Irene Lanzinger best describes the idiocy…

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Canadian politician Raymond Gravel buckled under papal pressure this week.

Gravel, a former gay prostitute who became a Catholic priest, ignored the Vatican's urgings ran for public office back in 2006. He pledged not to vote for bills that go against church teachings, but this year came out against a bill pro-choice advocates said could lead to the recriminalization of abortion.

Outraged by Gravel's self-determination, anti-abortion activists complained to the Vatican, which apparently asked Gravel to give up his parliamentary position:

[Gravel] revealed he won't be running in the election expected this fall after a complaint from anti-abortion advocates led the Vatican to force him to choose between politics and the priesthood. Gravel said he has chosen to remain a Catholic priest rather than be defrocked.
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Among those who complained to the Vatican was the Campaign Life Coalition, an anti-abortion group which supports Epp's bill.

In its February 2008 newsletter, the group singled out Gravel's comments about Epp's bill as being "the worst" and took exception to Gravel calling them a "fairly extremist and fanatical group."

Gravel insists he doesn't support abortion, but had severe problems with the proposed bill's language and potential side effects.

Canadian wankers will soon see some home grown skin!

The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission this week approved Alberta-based Real Productions' bid to launch the nation's first digital porn channel.

Real Productions president Shaun Donnelly says the channel, called Northern Peaks, will be patriotic through and though: "I think as Canadians there is a bit of a tiredness in seeing all American stuff. There is always that thrill for something that is local and you get the sense that these are people you can meet at the supermarket." Yeah! Screw American porn! Prove that you don't need a yank to spank, Canada.

Rather than simply featuring the 15% stipulated in the commission's approval, Donnelly's shooting for a fifty/fifty split, thus ensuring Degrassi graduates a film career. A national treasure has been born, we're sure.