Kate McMillan
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Kate McMillan is a popular Canadian blogger. After growing up on a working grain farm near Arcola, Saskatchewan, she now lives in Delisle [1]. She works as a commercial and automotive airbrush artist and has been self-employed since leaving college. She runs the Small Dead Animals weblog.
Conservative Member of Parliament Monte Solberg, currently the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, called McMillan an "inspiring friend." She is a member of the Blogging Tories blogging alliance. Mark Steyn has referred to her as the Western Standard's "star blogger."
She coined the phrase "The Libranos" (a play on "liberal" and "Sopranos") to refer to the Liberal Party of Canada in light of the Sponsorship scandal; it is currently a popular term in the Canadian right-wing blogosphere. The term became a source of controversy when two Conservative MPs posed in front of a satirical poster, created by the Western Standard, which depicted the idea [2]. This incident sparked a criticism by Liberal MP and Minister of Immigration Joe Volpe who claimed that the "Libranos" artwork and poster was "racist," saying that it drew upon negative stereotypes of people of Italian descent [3].
She has received some press coverage from the Toronto Sun for her blogging, including:
- uncovering a 30-year old newspaper piece indicating Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella said her job was "like playing God, only there's no one to tell you if you're right or wrong.[1]
- publishing a letter from a soldier's widow after he died in a training exercise and the media became intrusive during and before the funeral.[2]
- commenting negatively on Alberta Progressive Conservative premier Ralph Klein's slide to the left.[3]
- criticizing a no-jail sentence for AdScam fraudster Paul Coffin. Coffin and others may have gotten light treatment because of their political connections.[4]
- creatively lampooning Celine Dion for her post-Katrina egocentrism on Larry King Live.[5]
Her political analysis was also included by major news organizations like BBC News and the CBC during the 2006 Canadian elections.[4] [5]
Small Dead Animals won the award for Best Canadian Blog in 2004[6], 2005[7], and 2006.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ Best of the blogs: What's hot and on the web. The Toronto Sun (Canada). May 10, 2006.
- ^ Best of the blogs: What's hot and on the web. The Toronto Sun (Canada). April 27, 2006.
- ^ Best of the blogs: What's hot and on the web. The Toronto Sun (Canada). April 4, 2006.
- ^ Best of the blogs: What's hot and on the web. The Toronto Sun (Canada). September 21, 2005.
- ^ Best of the blogs: What's hot and on the web. The Toronto Sun (Canada). September 13, 2005.
- ^ The 2004 Weblog Awards: Best Canadian Blog
- ^ The 2005 Weblog Awards: Best Canadian Blog
- ^ The 2006 Weblog Awards: Best Canadian Blog
