{"id":6288,"date":"2013-12-20T07:00:26","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T12:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/?p=6288"},"modified":"2013-12-19T22:12:54","modified_gmt":"2013-12-20T03:12:54","slug":"the-year-in-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/?p=6288","title":{"rendered":"The Year in Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6532\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6532\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/ford-argos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/ford-argos-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"You know what they say: Dress for the job you want, not the job you have\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/ford-argos-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/ford-argos-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/ford-argos-881x653.jpg 881w, https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/ford-argos.jpg 1199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6532\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You know what they say: Dress for the job you want, not the job you have<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5588\" style=\"width: 269px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Sun-Ford.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Sun-Ford-269x300.jpg\" alt=\"Those left-wing media elites at the Toronto Sun have always had it in for Ford.\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Sun-Ford-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Sun-Ford.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Those left-wing media elites at the Toronto Sun have always had it in for Ford.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6534\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tim-hortons.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tim-hortons-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"Tim Hortons provides the ultimate pick-me-up for a normally subdued Rob Ford\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tim-hortons-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tim-hortons.jpg 590w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tim Hortons provides the ultimate pick-me-up for a normally subdued Rob Ford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6460\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6460\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Harper-guiness.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Harper-guiness-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"Harper deals with the Senate scandal.\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Harper-guiness-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Harper-guiness.jpg 446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harper deals with the Senate scandal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6459\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6459\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/chretien-wakeboard.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/chretien-wakeboard-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Even at 79, he still looks better than Stockwell Day in a wetsuit\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/chretien-wakeboard-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/chretien-wakeboard.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even at 79, he still looks better than Stockwell Day in a wetsuit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6531\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6531\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/chretien-harper.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/chretien-harper-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"$20 says they&#039;re telling Paul Martin jokes\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/chretien-harper-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/chretien-harper.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6531\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">$20 says they&#8217;re telling Paul Martin jokes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6458\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6458\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/mulcair-cabbage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/mulcair-cabbage-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"Mulcair&#039;s &quot;pro-lettuce&quot; stance is the kind of populist policy sure to excite voters\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/mulcair-cabbage-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/mulcair-cabbage-1024x604.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/mulcair-cabbage-881x519.jpg 881w, https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/mulcair-cabbage.jpg 1083w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mulcair&#8217;s &#8220;pro-lettuce&#8221; stance is the kind of populist policy sure to excite voters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6289\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/harper-relief.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/harper-relief-300x266.jpg\" alt=\"While Harper&#039;s help with flood relief was appreciated, I can&#039;t help but think the owners of this flood damaged house would have preferred a $90,000 cheque from Nigel Wright.\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/harper-relief-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/harper-relief.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">While Harper&#8217;s help with flood relief was appreciated, I can&#8217;t help but think the owners of this flood damaged house would have preferred a $90,000 cheque from Nigel Wright.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4810\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4810\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/flanagan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/flanagan-300x143.jpg\" alt=\"Not only did the media attack Tom Flanagan. over his ill-advised child pornography comments...so did this animal.\" width=\"300\" height=\"143\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/flanagan-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/flanagan.jpg 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not only did the media attack Tom Flanagan. over his ill-advised child pornography comments&#8230;so did this animal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5274\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5274\" style=\"width: 258px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/redford-stampede-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/redford-stampede-2-258x300.jpg\" alt=\"If recent scandals take down Alison Redford, she will at least have a fruitful career as a children&#039;s entertainer.\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/redford-stampede-2-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/redford-stampede-2.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">If recent scandals take down Alison Redford, she will at least have a fruitful career as a children&#8217;s entertainer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5271\" style=\"width: 215px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/trudeau-nenshi-hug.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/trudeau-nenshi-hug-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"Naheed Nenshi - Canada&#039;s most huggable politician\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/trudeau-nenshi-hug-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/trudeau-nenshi-hug.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Naheed Nenshi &#8211; Canada&#8217;s most huggable politician<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6530\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6530\" style=\"width: 217px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/nenshi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/nenshi-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"...and...sexiest?\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/nenshi-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/nenshi.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8230;and&#8230;sexiest?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4979\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4979\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Trudeau-Sophie-danse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Trudeau-Sophie-danse-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"We get it already. You&#039;re hip. You&#039;re cool. We&#039;re not. No need to rub it in.\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Trudeau-Sophie-danse-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Trudeau-Sophie-danse.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We get it already. You&#8217;re hip. You&#8217;re cool. We&#8217;re not. No need to rub it in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5418\" style=\"width: 221px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/JustinGardner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/JustinGardner-221x300.jpg\" alt=\"Liberal fundraising numbers were up this summer, but mainly because Justin Trudeau took out a part time job with Student Painters\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/JustinGardner-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/JustinGardner.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Liberals&#8217; fundraising efforts were helped by Justin Trudeau taking a summer job with Student Painters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6019\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6019\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/131113_DAD_POSTERS_CC_17090.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/131113_DAD_POSTERS_CC_17090-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"Trudeau was so confident in the wake of the Forum poll, that he started waving &quot;Vote PC&quot; signs on the campaign trail in Brandon-Souris.\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/131113_DAD_POSTERS_CC_17090-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/131113_DAD_POSTERS_CC_17090.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trudeau was so confident in the wake of the Forum poll, that he started waving &#8220;Vote PC&#8221; signs on the campaign trail in Brandon-Souris.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6461\" style=\"width: 223px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/PQ-religious-symbol-ban.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/PQ-religious-symbol-ban-223x300.png\" alt=\"Also banned - Maple Leafs jerseys.\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/PQ-religious-symbol-ban-223x300.png 223w, https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/PQ-religious-symbol-ban.png 599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Also banned &#8211; Maple Leafs jerseys.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[983],"tags":[1434,1148,1000,1016,1072,991,979],"class_list":["post-6288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-federal-politics","tag-allison-redford","tag-jean-chretien","tag-justin-trudeau","tag-naheed-nenshi","tag-rob-ford","tag-stephen-harper","tag-thomas-mulcair"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6288"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6535,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6288\/revisions\/6535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}