The Great Slurpee ConsipiracySlurpees down here in the states are filled with more air than in Canada and they cost 1 cent more for the same 40oz. drink. I call shenanigans! Is there a difference between American Slurpees and Canadian Slurpees? Yes! According to 7-Eleven: “the Canadian product is heavier and wetter, the difference being that the American [...]
Canada: Land of hippo races & spontaneous fireQ: I have never seen it warm on Canadian TV, so how do the plants grow? (England) A. We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around and watch them die. Q: Will I be able to see Polar Bears in the street? (USA) A: Depends on how much you’ve been drinking. Q:I [...]
ObamaI just watched one of the most inspiring speeches I’ve ever heard tonight. It was stern, direct, and honest in it’s approach to the economic crisis facing America. It was like having the family dad come in and repimand you for a bad purchase, but then laying out how it can be rectified and how [...]
Canada Reads 2009So the list of books for Canada Reads 2009 just came out. Last year, I was rooting for Timothy Findlay, but only because it was the only book out of the five I had read. I am actually going to try to read all five this time. And just like last year, I’ve already read [...]
CoalitionMy thoughts on the coalition that is trying to topple the government – anything that can be done to get Stephen Harper out of power should be done. I can’t believe that the US has elected Obama and Canada is sinking slowly to the right. A party that illegally records private meetings and distributes transcripts [...]
Why Remember?We must remember. If we do not, the sacrifice of those one hundred thousand Canadian lives will be meaningless. They died for us, for their homes and families and friends, for a collection of traditions they cherished and a future they believed in; they died for Canada. The meaning of their sacrifice rests with our [...]
INDIGENOUS CULTURES RIVALLED THOSE OF CIVILIZATIONS AROUND THE GLOBEBy HAYDEN KING, Globe and Mail, October 29, 2008 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081028.wconatives29/BNStory/specialComment/home Thomas Jefferson once remarked that those who don’t read newspapers are better informed than those who do, even as the former may know nothing, the latter only know falsehood and error. This brings to mind Margaret Wente’s recent column about Olympic official Dick Pound, who [...]