What the Hell?

So, I'm sitting around reading the Vancouver Province this afternoon and I come across this article, "Sims, BCTF sue Google over comments in blog about B.C. politics." (article is subscription only)

Seems Jinny Sims and the BCTF have decided to sue Google over some statements made on the BC Poly Blog. This was a blog set up back in April that pretty much solely criticized and/or made fun of the BCTF and BC NDP. It then pretty quickly petered out after the teachers union settled with the government.

This is probably the first I've heard of this, at least in a Canadian jurisdiction. Especially over the naming of Google as the defendant.

But I think the reason I had to share this was due to this paragraph reporting on the statement of claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court(thank you so much Keith Fraser):

"And it says Sims did not kidnap beloved Sesame Street (original emphasis) character Big Bird and threaten to kill him/her in response to the Functional Skills assessment tests"

Now most of you are probably going: Uhh, wait a minute, WHAT?

Well if you're interested, here is the offending post.

Looks like Jinny and BCTF don't have a sense of humour. Anyways, if anyone would like to see the full text of the article, let me know and I will endeavor to track it down for you.

UPDATE:

Well, it appears this lawsuit has re-awakened the BC Poly Blog. And it appears the rest of the Sesame Street characters are coming to their defense.

Tags: Jinny Sims, BCTF, Keith Fraser, Google