Dear City of Calgary and Calgary Council Members, Greetings and good day! My name is Kathleen Sawisky and I am your new Integrity Commissioner. Now, I know what you’re thinking. “Integrity Commissioner? We only voted to get one yesterday!” and “I don’t see your resume anywhere” and “Please stop calling us with complaints about your… Continue reading An Open Letter to the City of Calgary and its Council Members: “As your new Integrity Commissioner…”
Category: Open Letter
An Open Letter to Stephen Colbert: “Thanks for the laughs”
Sometimes I like to write open letters to people or things that bring me joy in the pitiless world in which I inhabit. My new husband says I am dramatic and 'over react' but I just tell him to turn off the lights and leave me to wallow in my despair. This is one of… Continue reading An Open Letter to Stephen Colbert: “Thanks for the laughs”
An Open Letter to Dr. Jack Wolfenstei- Wolfse-Wolfesa- Urgh, that dude who is against vaccines
Dear "Doctor" Wolfson, I can't begin to thank you for your recent interview on CNN about the measles outbreak in California and the toddler with leukaemia who is now at risk. You see, for many years I have been struggling to understand what exactly defines a 'doctor'. I was letting myself define it by people… Continue reading An Open Letter to Dr. Jack Wolfenstei- Wolfse-Wolfesa- Urgh, that dude who is against vaccines
An Open Letter to Gearbox Software: “The Pros of Hiring Me, Kathleen Sawisky”
Dear Gearbox Software, Okay, so my plan to be the next host of CBC’s Q doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. I can’t fault them for that, really. I have zero experience with the radio, except that one time that I was on CBC’s Eye Opener with David Gray where he interviewed me about Gamergate.… Continue reading An Open Letter to Gearbox Software: “The Pros of Hiring Me, Kathleen Sawisky”
An Open Letter to Target: How to ‘Get’ Canada
Dear Target, Wow. Wowza. Woomph. We did not see that coming. And… and how many layoffs? Damn. That’s, well… Just wow. Okay. So, here’s the thing, Target. I get that a billion dollars in losses is pretty substantial (also an oddly round number), but you’ve only been in Canada 22 months. All the experts are… Continue reading An Open Letter to Target: How to ‘Get’ Canada
An Open Letter to David’s Tea: “I Could Weep For Joy”
Sometimes I write open letters to people or things because I am bored or have something to say. This is one of those times. Dear David’s Tea, You and I have always gotten along, David’s Tea. This is a love-love relationship; I give you money, you give me copious amounts of delicious tea with which… Continue reading An Open Letter to David’s Tea: “I Could Weep For Joy”
The Code Series 