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Small Dead Animals (SDA) is a Canadian blog, focusing largely on politics (Canadian, U.S., British and international) from a conservative perspective. Saskatchewan-based blogger Kate McMillan founded the blog and remains its primary contributor. [1]

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The main page of Small Dead Animals carries this message:

Why this blog?
Until this moment I have been forced to listen while media and politicians alike have told me "what Canadians think". In all that time they never once asked.
This is just the voice of an ordinary Canadian yelling back at the radio - "You don't speak for me."

Small Dead Animals was voted Best Canadian Blog in the Weblog Awards for 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. [2] In 2008, SDA was narrowly voted Best Conservative Blog in North America over Ace of Spades HQ. [3]


Memorable phrases

The Libranos

McMillan 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. [4] A year later, a photograph of two Conservative MPs with a poster-sized version of a Western Standard cover based on her concept [5] sparked a national controversy when Joe Volpe likened the MPs to Ku Klux Klan members. [6] [7]

Coverage in media

Small Dead Animals has received some press coverage from the Toronto Sun , including:

McMillan and some other Canadian bloggers provided commentary on the 2006 Canadian elections to the CBC [13] and BBC News. [14] SDA and McMillan have been mentioned on the floor of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. [15] [16]

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References

  1. ↑ Norman Geras (22 July 2005). "The normblog profile 96: Kate McMillan". normblog. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  2. ↑ "The 2004 Weblog Awards: Best Canadian Blog". WeblogAwards.org.  "The 2005 Weblog Awards: Best Canadian Blog". WeblogAwards.org.  "The 2006 Weblog Awards: Best Canadian Blog". WeblogAwards.org.  "The 2007 Weblog Awards: Best Canadian Blog". WeblogAwards.org.
  3. ↑ "The 2008 Weblog Awards: Best Conservative Blog". WeblogAwards.org. Archived from the original on January 15, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ↑ Kate McMillan (April 3, 2004). "The Libranos". Small Dead Animals.
  5. ↑ "The Shotgun Blog: The Libranos". Western Standard. April 27, 2005.
  6. ↑ "From Saskatchewan Blog To Parliament Hill". Small Dead Animals. May 3, 2005. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  7. ↑ "Klan comments land Liberal minister in firestorm". CBC News. May 5, 2005. Archived from the original on 14 May 2007.
  8. ↑ "Best of the blogs: What's hot and on the web". The Toronto Sun . 27 April 2006.
  9. ↑ "Best of the blogs: What's hot and on the web". The Toronto Sun . 4 April 2006.
  10. ↑ "Best of the blogs: What's hot and on the web". The Toronto Sun . 21 September 2005.
  11. ↑ Kate McMillan (10 September 2005). "My Heart Will Go On". Small Dead Animals. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  12. ↑ "Best of the blogs: What's hot and on the web". The Toronto Sun . 13 September 2005.
  13. ↑ For example:  Kate McMillan (January 21, 2006). "Prime Minister Wile E. Coyote". CBC.
  14. ↑ "Viewpoints: Canada election bloggers". BBC News. 21 January 2006. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  15. ↑ "Twenty-fifth Legislature of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Debates and Proceedings" (PDF), Saskatchewan Hansard , vol. XLVIII, no. 5A, p. 126, 14 November 2005
  16. ↑ "Twenty-fifth Legislature of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Debates and Proceedings" (PDF), Saskatchewan Hansard , vol. XLVIII, no. 11A, p. 374, 23 November 2005
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