tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123450492012-02-03T11:08:13.920-05:00Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.comBlogger3231100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-29652376578223609192012-01-18T18:43:00.007-05:002012-01-18T23:46:11.840-05:00

Long, long post . . . lots of reading --- on going dispute with Municipal Licensing Standards over the state of our home. I posted about this once before ... here is the whole story --- every email in the exchange, mine in regular text, the city's in bold, photos to follow.From: meTo:crctier2 November 20/2011Re: Invoice 1800069461On April 18, 2011 we received a notice

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For four years, I've worked at a crappy, physically demanding, minimum wage job with no room for advancement, no prospect for more responsibility or more money . . . so, in December I applied for another job. It's a union job, government actually, same kind of thing as what I've been doing, only part-time and overnights. Not exactly what I want to be doing forever, but as with all government jobs

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-62244129578454960262012-01-10T20:05:00.004-05:002012-01-10T20:17:47.739-05:00

. . . why they built all those crazy bike paths complete with traffic signals all through Toronto and presumably throughout surrounding areas?When I first saw the paving begin in hydro fields in my area, I thought it was some stupid project started by the previous city council. Then . . . I noticed the signs *Action Plan* . . . which reads to me *government sponsored make-work project* and I

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-49687133931094603842011-12-06T21:16:00.003-05:002011-12-06T22:04:10.330-05:00

It's true!How else do you explain that the study he writes about that determined that whiny, insecure, narrow-minded, thin-skinned little kids grow up to be whiny, insecure, narrow-minded, thin-skinned, politically conservative adults. Kinsella MUST be a conservative -- he fits that description to a 'T'.Warren manages to act all smug and self-righteous just like a true liberal . . . he even gets

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-2174635980026970992011-11-22T21:05:00.004-05:002011-11-22T22:00:45.878-05:00

When did kids stop being kids, and become nothing but future workers?A new study says all children should be *entitled to early education from the age of two.*Entitled -- all children ARE entitled to early education from the age of two. All parents are ALLOWED to place their children in Montessori nursery schools, daycares that provide more than just diaper changes and snacks . . . the choice

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-91335961143766717682011-11-20T14:59:00.005-05:002011-11-20T16:22:24.648-05:00

The City of Toronto will get it another.Has anyone else had this happen?A relative received a NOTICE OF VIOLATION from the City of Toronto Municipal Licensing and Standards based on the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 548, Littering & Dumping of refuse.Here is the response from my relative:On April 18, 2011 we received a notice from the city saying that *the owner of land failed to clean and

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-43845437188162450242011-11-20T13:17:00.005-05:002011-11-20T13:40:13.842-05:00

In today's Toronto Sun, John Snobelen writes:But the Working Families ads go beyond the normal limits. The nasty (why are teacher unions, of all people, always so nasty?) ads we all endured during this election were not intended to make a point or raise a policy. They were designed to kneecap Hudak. The unions did the heavy lifting for the Liberals during the campaign. I'll say it one more

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-32231205553631728192011-11-19T01:15:00.001-05:002011-11-19T01:51:30.442-05:00

When the verdict came down, I couldn't believe it--- Melissa Lewis carried a knife in her purse as she rode in the back seat of the car her victim was driving --- and she stabbed him to death.The woman brought a knife in her purse. Who carries a knife in their purse? And who, while sitting in the back seat of a car, feels so threatened by the person driving, that they reach into their purse, grab

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-43486911028673133332011-10-18T19:06:00.006-04:002011-10-18T23:13:43.665-04:00

Warren Kinsella is now channelling Jesus. Funny, that.Kinsella says :But the Occupiers are the first truly populist, progressive movement to seize peoples’ imaginations in a long, long time. In this way — and I know this will anger some conservatives, but too bad — the Occupiers are a bit Christ-like. *Christ-like*? Huh?What is it? The ignorance? The arrogance? The haughty demeanour? The

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-6234269217886229692011-10-02T10:13:00.003-04:002011-10-02T11:03:08.690-04:00

Four days to the vote, and I remain undecided . . . not about which party to vote for, but rather, whether to vote at all.The PC Party of Ontario had an opportunity here to live up to their *Changebook* and blow the stale and bloated Liberal government out of the water. Instead, I haven't even heard the word *Changebook* since maybe May or June? You pick up a few bits and pieces in the news over

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-55610168312267746182011-09-24T20:06:00.005-04:002011-09-24T20:45:05.883-04:00

See the new PC ad? Finally . . . NOW I get it . . ."Dalton McGuinty, higher taxes . . . lost jobs Tim Hudak, lower taxes . . . new jobs"Wow! What an informative ad. So inspiring. So unique. So convincing. Finally, the PC war room is getting the point across . . . Dalton bad.Tim good.Now we know. Now I feel like an informed citizen.Thank you PC Party, for giving me a solid reason to vote.(Btw, do

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-29862231484640027762011-09-22T21:50:00.006-04:002011-09-22T22:09:04.310-04:00

Truth is, the Ontario PC Party failed me out of the gate when they said they'd continue to implement the universal daycare plan disguised as *all day kindergarten* -- and pay teacher's wages for the daycare worker's job.That said, I was still hoping to be persuaded to vote in the upcoming election. I won't be voting Liberal, but unless I find a reason to wander over to the polls on October 6,

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-31319669218342875902011-09-18T20:23:00.007-04:002011-09-18T21:37:03.613-04:00

Everyone says to ignore Warren Kinsella, but it's like trying to ignore a mosquito. I both appreciate and despise THE SUN for giving him a voice.Doesn't Kinsella know that there's a difference between a newspaper owner issuing a vendetta against a sitting PM and promising to destroy him electorally, and columnists in a newspaper expressing opinion on the poor governance of the sitting premier?

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-69657605996572517252011-09-17T12:15:00.004-04:002011-09-17T12:26:53.844-04:00

Why vote P.C. ? Seriously? Does anyone know? On Thursday, Christina Blizzard said exactly what I've been thinking. How exactly do Tim Hudak and the rest of the invisible Progressive Conservatives, differ from the status quo? Besides standing right along side Dalton, where does the P.C. Party stand?If I want all-day kindergarten, I just won't bother to vote . . . why would I? I'm not voting NDP,

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-7363137582779021292011-08-16T23:42:00.002-04:002011-08-16T23:50:27.439-04:00

Three election ads ... three different MPPs ... not one mention of their party. If you didn't already know, you might not know these MPPs are Liberals (okay, the red is a clue, but I've never seen election advertising without a party logo etc.) Hmmm . . . scared of their own brand maybe? If the provincial Liberals were at all certain of their own record, the national party's crash in May

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-15060317754066156012011-08-07T14:47:00.010-04:002011-08-07T15:59:14.685-04:00

Or how about *The Warren Kinsella Library* ? Now, there's an idea . . . the buildings are built already, the computers in place, they're fully staffed . . . our existing libraries simply need concerned citizens of considerable means to stump up and help with the operating costs.Warren's latest column in the SUN about populism got me thinking. He's quick to point out how many concerned community

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-58395496052681259032011-08-07T01:57:00.003-04:002011-08-07T02:10:53.039-04:00

Last week my husband and I watched The Company Men. Good movie, except for the ending. Throughout, GK (my guy) and I would turn to each other and shake our heads. It was like watching his life played out on screen . . . well, except for the Porsche and the mansion. GK had a good career, not great, and we have a simple life, not grand --- but beyond those small differences in status, the

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-7835312858412045612011-07-15T21:01:00.005-04:002011-07-15T23:59:09.820-04:00

In Sunday's column, he writes about the *Not a Leader* ad about Dion that played during the Superbowl. He says:Nowhere in the ad does Harper’s campaign team declare they were hoping to persuade one million Liberal voters to stay home. But that in fact was their objective and they achieved it.Extensive focus group and polling research had told the Tories that while many Grits despised Harper,

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-64097081112844257752011-07-12T07:25:00.003-04:002011-07-12T07:43:24.204-04:00

Imagine a million Liberal voters standing out in this heat, waiting to vote. Poor guys. Turns out it wasn't the Conservative ads that made them stay home from the polls--- Kinsella fired off another column -- it was nasty conservative tricksters placing late-night harassing phone calls from across the border to tell those Liberal voters that their polling stations had changed. I'm guessing they

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-68113863190681391942011-07-10T10:41:00.006-04:002011-07-10T16:13:50.255-04:00

Kinsella is picking scabs again and we've been warned: when the Liberals lose again in 2015 -- don't blame them -- it'll be the fault of the anti-democratic, mind controlling, subliminal suggesting of Stephen Harper and his pesky Conservative ad campaign. Trust Warren. He knows. He remembers.Back in 2006, when Conservative ads confirmed what Canadians already knew, that Stephane Dion was NOT a

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-86140882870571995982011-06-05T14:26:00.004-04:002011-06-05T14:48:58.433-04:00

Yes, the girl was wrong to do what she did. It was disrespectful, immature and just plain stupid. I said as much in a comment I made over at BC Blue.My comment was less about her actions, than Dean's belief that she should never have been hired in the first place because of her *obvious biases*. Our exchange in the comment section is as follows:canadianna Says: June 4, 2011 at 12:18 PM

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Toronto city councillor, John Filion, has quit the committee he was appointed to back in December -- having never attended one of its meetings.Let me remind you Mr. Filion --- you have a JOB as a city councillor. With all jobs, there are obligations to the employer. You do have an employer. US. You serve us by sitting on whichever committee you're assigned to because if you don't --- you aren't

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-77242645678527361902011-05-26T17:27:00.004-04:002011-05-26T20:40:31.820-04:00

... only a pair of Vice Principals are pulling the dirty trick.*** Again, this is personal, not political*** This is an update for anyone who read about my daughter not being allowed to go to her class's prom.Mia is normally complacent. She doesn't like confrontation and after my conversation with the female vice-principal, I thought she was ready to take *no* for an answer. Then she came to me

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-28045886467210396542011-05-22T16:03:00.006-04:002011-05-22T16:18:09.926-04:00

If you're in Toronto, or the GTA, where abouts?Are you finding what I find, that the weeds everywhere are just obnoxiously horrible?I know, I know . . . the environment. While I'm all for not killing ourselves with chemicals, I wonder if there isn't some way to rid ourselves of the weeds for both aesthetics and for the health benefits of those of us who suffer from allergies. Seasonal allergies

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-42732672593119829362011-05-17T22:59:00.000-04:002011-05-17T23:14:20.294-04:00

. . . did any of Justin Bieber, Jim Carrey, Anne Murray, Shania Twain, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Michael J. Fox, Robert Bateman, Paul Brandt, Sarah Chalke, Emily Carr, Lorne Michaels, Norman Jewison, Chantal Kreviazuk or Stompin' Tom Connors . . . receive any arts funding? Just wondering.I believe that it's a good idea to encourage new artists, but hey . . . let's face it . . . Canada is a small

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*** This is not a political post. It's about a personal matter. Just so you know. **Personal responsibility is an important issue to me. Cause and effect ... everything you do has consequences.My 17 year old daughter won't be going to her prom in two weeks. It's a decision made by her school administration this week. They say that she is the author of her own misfortune and that she has to

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-19344541600161287762011-05-07T18:48:00.004-04:002011-05-07T19:40:33.374-04:00

Ruth Ellen Brosseau admits she put her name forward so the NDP could field a candidate in a riding where they hadn't one. While I believe the NDP should be taken to task for allowing someone to *fill a slot* as it were, Brosseau herself should be cut some slack. Voters don't always look at the literature. We don't read the pamphlets that are dropped in our mailboxes. We don't open our doors to

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-20316672556198374632011-05-03T23:14:00.001-04:002011-05-03T23:15:39.699-04:00

You no longer need Quebec for a majority.Makes you wonder, now that Quebec has chosen the federalist, socialist option, instead of the separatist one, do the rest of us still wag?Don't get me wrong. I believe Quebec is a distinct society -- that's one of those truths that is self-evident. Its present colour compared to the rest of the nation is enough to prove its more European flavour. That said

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-78232436406179148482011-05-03T21:04:00.004-04:002011-05-03T21:46:35.373-04:00

. . . whilst I make my graceful exit.No sour grapes for our humble prophet Michael Ignatieff. Naw, he's a loser, but not a sore loser:“This is a Prime Minister found in contempt of Parliament. This was a Prime Minister where the accumulations of what we believed to be abuses of power led to a point at which it seemed to me absolutely my responsibility as the leader of the opposition to stand

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-59358196461875391702011-05-02T16:58:00.004-04:002011-05-02T17:16:16.274-04:00

Paranoid anyone?Ignatieff thinks Stephen Harper's raison d'être is to *drive a stake through the heart of the Liberal Party*Ignatieff told supporters “Mr. Harper has no vision for Canada, but he has a very sharp vision for the Conservative party of Canada, which is to try to drive a stake through the heart of the Liberal Party.” Does that mean all those people who called him *Count Iggy* were

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-51035186712327572752011-05-01T19:23:00.005-04:002011-05-01T20:35:12.887-04:00

Jack, he's the mack? So says Warren Kinsella, who has all the answers--- yet again. He knows why all you average guys and gals are in a Layton-lovefest. Turns out, Layton's a cool guy -- in Warren-speak a *HOAG* (helluvaguy) --the kind you'd swig beers with at a tailgate -- because of course, that's what we *average* Canadians are all about.Funny, I don't see it. Jack is personable enough, but if

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-3114633857860878042011-04-30T22:02:00.005-04:002011-04-30T22:28:31.210-04:00

This time, from the Toronto Star.When The Star turns orange, there could be no better sign that the Conservatives are the best party to govern. The formerly scarlet paper has twisted crowbars into pretzels to sell the idea that smiling Jack deserves your vote.This is not a shock, but the truth is, I'm kinda disappointed. I thought that despite the crash and burn of the Liberal party, its very own

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-2060938198717560332011-04-24T15:15:00.005-04:002011-04-24T19:15:17.714-04:00

Did you hear Ignatieff today going on about equality?I just hate it when the privileged classes start waxing on about equality.Please, don't pretend that you're one of *us*. That's what makes people cynical. Ivy league, silver spoon, caviar eating elites.Run around all the campaign events you want. Do a country-wide tour. No matter where you are it's not real. You don't even know who we are,

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-69969785438217269562011-04-23T19:55:00.000-04:002011-04-23T20:30:21.602-04:00

I have to admit, I don't like negative election ads. Long before the shenanigans that brought about this most recent election, I despised the Conservative *He didn't come back for you* ads. They just seemed so unnecessary, plus, I don't like the voice of the guy they have doing the voice-overs on their negative ads. Anyway, today I saw the new Conservative ad about Jack Layton and the NDP and I

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-54973038313915323132011-04-23T10:33:00.005-04:002011-04-23T10:44:17.263-04:00

This morning on the news I heard Jack Layton utter the words:In the first hundred days of an NDP government . . . And knowing, that not only is Jack serious, that sensible people are taking the notion seriously . . . you have to hope that people everywhere will remember Bob Rae and the protest vote that gave us the NDP majority in Ontario in the 90s.Maybe Jack's sincere belief and reaction to the

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-91957639545065706342011-04-22T16:54:00.012-04:002011-04-22T17:41:02.061-04:00

Always love Kate's sign generator (title link). This time I decided to play. Here are a few of my tries:canadianna

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-12325787704613534622011-04-21T18:48:00.005-04:002011-04-21T19:22:43.882-04:00

The Liberals have no official policy on abortion. The Conservatives do. Anyone who's paid attention these past few years knows that at the policy convention in 2005, the Conservative Party held that: 58. Abortion LegislationA Conservative Government will not support any legislation to regulate abortion.The Liberals have never made such a promise. Now, some would say that this declaration allows a

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-54348218699104655042011-04-20T22:10:00.006-04:002011-04-20T22:56:40.693-04:00

Here's what I think.Some Liberal strategist who secretly likes Bob Rae and wants him to be the next Liberal leader/Prime Minister, is working hard on the campaign of Michael Ignatieff.Everyone knows Bobby and Mike are long-time frenemies. Who do you suppose is gonna pick up the pieces after the Liberal's epic failure? I think I've heard Bob Rae's name once during this campaign. Hmmmmm . . .Sadly,

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-70754092978179757772011-04-17T09:50:00.009-04:002011-04-17T10:52:04.460-04:00

I think we've heard this song before. Click the title link and read, as Warren Kinsella pulls out the same worn and tired Liberal red herrings as in 2006. What a shock. I thought hope, not fear, won elections. Who knew?When the Liberals grasped at straws in 2006, suggesting that a Conservative win would make the sky crash, I wrote this (links to the post -- Activist Judges? Never). Funny how the

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-21594621758541421862011-04-05T14:42:00.004-04:002011-04-05T15:27:30.502-04:00

There's no doubt in my mind that you can run a government . . . an election campaign . . . not so much. Don't mind me saying, a man who doesn't learn from his mistakes is making another mistake. Three times you've tried it your way and maybe you think fourth time's a charm. I'm thinking not.The news link up top caught my attention. I don't believe for a minute that you've ordered your campaign

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-65894192824724106722009-01-19T21:46:00.000-05:002009-01-19T21:51:24.094-05:00

Sid? Speak your mind. Go ahead -- quite frankly, I'd be surprised if anybody really cares what Sid Ryan, private citizen has to say about anything, let alone Israel. And go ahead, criticize Israel . . . condemn, boycott, write a letter to the editor -- but quit using CUPE as a pulpit.I said much the same in 2006.CUPE is not a private institution. It isn't like CAW, where people can say -- hey, I

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-17130573112604512292008-12-03T18:32:00.001-05:002008-12-03T18:32:38.949-05:00

Politics these days is such a laugh riot, that I've decided to write about something of a more serious nature:The NHL suspended that idiot Sean Avery -- indefinitely -- for the sin of slagging his ex-girlfriends, who are now dating other NHLers:(t)he Dallas Stars forward made inappropriate comments toward Calgary defenceman Dion Phaneuf and his girlfriend, Canadian actress Elisha Cuthbert. The

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-29514338073616000442008-12-02T23:36:00.000-05:002008-12-02T23:57:43.494-05:00

Does anybody have their Dion to English dictionary handy?I thought I heard him say:"Mr. Speaker Every member of this house has received a mandate from the people to deliver a government that will face the economic crisis. The PM has failed, he does not have the support of this house anymore."Does that mean if he -- as newly self-appointed Prime Minister -- can't produce a budget and positive

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-62724025180631405742008-12-01T18:29:00.002-05:002008-12-01T18:37:40.716-05:00

I don't give a damn where they sit -- with a veto on government business until 2011 - who's calling the shots?Comfort yourself by listening to the BS if you like -- the Bloc is not part of the coalition -- they will not sit in government -- they ARE the bloody government when they have the numbers to assert control -- and they do. Jack Layton has sold his soul on the pretense that a few Cabinet

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-30611066174730618742008-12-01T16:54:00.002-05:002008-12-01T17:04:49.428-05:00

The Bloc as part of a governing coalition. The Bloc Quebecois, as part of government?A separatist party, taking a significant and powerful role in forming policy for all of Canada?And no Liberals or NDPers see a problem with this?Even if you hate Stephen Harper -- even if you are still amongst the few ignorant people who 'fear' Stephen Harper -- you have to see how very wrong this is.It is one

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-49236186330042859952008-11-30T00:45:00.003-05:002008-11-30T00:49:00.344-05:00

It's almost sad that the Tories didn't have the guts to stick it out and allow the pig-three to form a coalition government. Would have been mighty interesting having Ignatieff and Rae and Layton explain how they could, in good conscience, allow the Bloc to actually be part of forming government.Besides, there is so much in-fighting in the Liberal Party, they can barely function themselves, let

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-82575775899366619152008-11-07T07:21:00.003-05:002008-11-07T07:28:48.518-05:00

She'll be dead forever but he's getting parole.We need a prison system where life in prison means exactly that. How dare the National Parole Board take a risk with our children?There is no cure for what this guy is and yet apparently, remorse is enough. The guy wants to 'do everything in his power make sure he never hurts anyone again.'Fine, Smeltzer. Stay in jail. That's in your power and that

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-27642388878378175552008-10-26T13:17:00.009-04:002008-12-25T23:57:32.286-05:00

Never again. When you hear those words, it evokes an image doesn't it?For me, the image is of holocaust survivors or soldiers. I've heard survivors say it defiantly and I've heard veterans utter it wistfully. It's meant as a call for humanity after a period of genocide, violent social upheaval, war. It's a stark, simple phrase that manages to conjure images of the brutality that mankind

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-2788781900015328332008-10-21T07:30:00.002-04:002008-10-21T08:00:11.815-04:00

In the print edition of the National Post, the headline of Don Martin's column states:He didn't get it: Politics is nastyThe online edition says -- Nice guys don't last in politicsBoth are referring to Stephane Dion.Gimme a break!Martin goes on to say:Like it or not, and I still think it was beneath him, but Prime Minister Stephen Harper's instant attack on the do-overs of Mr. Dion's bumbled CTV

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-37221576010607147702008-10-13T11:57:00.000-04:002008-10-13T12:03:54.274-04:00

In the latest of many shocking developments on the campaign trail, it has come to light that Stephen Harper is not championing the Liberal cause as things come down to the wire:"Today, he (Harper) will tour the country and he will not say a word about the Liberal tax cuts for families," Mr. Dion told an early morning rally at the headquarters of Fredericton candidate David Innes.Can you believe

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-80626486249855552852008-10-12T14:43:00.008-04:002008-12-25T23:59:50.655-05:00

Ooops. They got him! Stephen Harper is offically human. Um, Liberal war room? The differences between Mr. Harper's flub and Mr. Dion's meltdown are astronomical.First, Harper didn't ask for a do-over. He misspoke and moved on. Second, you were able to figure out what Harper meant to say. Even the Liberal war room has no clue what Dion was trying to say in that interview.Third, even you concede

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-42817068420890732352008-10-10T07:40:00.002-04:002008-10-10T07:43:53.416-04:00

A man who was able to keep up and listen to four other debaters and a moderator during the debates is now using a disability as an excuse for not being able to answer questions intelligibly one on one?Score points by getting the sympathy vote. The Liberal way. Win by any means. The disability excuse is just an example of deflection -- make the Conservatives look bad for pointing out how bad Dion

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-8924082792921368612008-10-08T22:43:00.004-04:002008-10-08T23:41:41.401-04:00

It amazes me how many people are willing to jump onto the ABC bandwagon or buy into the 'Stop Harper' campaigns. With little thought to what the 'Anybody' in ABC might be putting forward in their own campaign, it seems many people are ready to define themselves as 'not Conservative'.Congratulations. That's so clever. Well, if being 'not Conservative' is your main reason for voting for 'Anybody'

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-58651706157929793502008-10-04T15:38:00.004-04:002008-10-04T15:48:33.646-04:00

Breaking news -- The woman on the right is running for the Liberals in the GTA -- and it isn't Sarah Palin. Would you have realized that if I hadn't told you? And guess what? She has bangs and glasses and a smile and apparently -- that's enough to get her free publicity from CityTV.In the news item titled: Local Candidate Bears Uncanny Resemblance To Sarah Palin we're told of the remarkable

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-17464027764769081982008-10-01T07:34:00.004-04:002008-10-04T19:30:48.862-04:00

Advice to Stephen Harper: Stand behind your Iraq speech.Everyone should know that speechwriters DO NOT shape foreign policy. They reflect the ideas and ideals of the person to be delivering the speech. For Bob Rae to suggest that Harper can't be trusted with Canada's foreign policy issues because he couldn't express his position on Iraq "in his own words" is insulting -- not to Harper, but to

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-17716093760148708292008-09-27T15:35:00.008-04:002008-09-27T19:57:01.905-04:00

Or he'll stamp his feet and cry!!!Poor, poor, Stephane Dion. Stephen Harper is picking on him.The Prime Minister suggested that Dion's attitude about the economy is tantamount to cheering for a recession. Here are a few quotes from Dion after the stock market crisis and some follow up from experts, sometimes in the same article:But Dion said as badly as the U.S. has performed economically, Canada

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-84156400343883515582008-09-23T18:34:00.007-04:002008-09-23T19:25:51.243-04:00

If the left-wing parties think the arts are underfunded, then they should be encouraging wealthy Canadians to create endowments and foundations to help foster both artists and young patrons. Only established writers/singers/dancers/filmmakers/artists/musicians are eligible to receive arts grants of the type the whiners are griping about. It isn't galleries going without, or starving artists

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-3236813506318016142008-09-21T21:20:00.004-04:002008-09-21T22:27:16.909-04:00

A Canadian Press article had a link that led me to the writings of R.K. Finch, Liberal candidate for Dufferin-Caledon. Over the years I've read some shrill, over-the-top assessments of Stephen Harper. There are comparisons to Bush, allusions to some malevolent right-wing cabal, accusations of snobbery and critiques of his parenting style. Never have I come across a one-stop hate-fest like this.

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-52336001205394018572008-09-20T15:11:00.002-04:002008-09-20T15:13:25.855-04:00

The Green Shift slid down the slope into the dung pile and it's all the Conservative's fault. Apparently, according to reliable sources -- get this: the Conservatives disagreed and therefore spoke out about it before the Liberals really got a chance to explain. From the Globe:The Liberals still have to fight to explain their Green Shift plan because the Conservatives bombarded the airwaves with “

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-3915611898629890282008-09-19T21:56:00.001-04:002008-09-20T00:55:03.696-04:00

I have a friend who is a refugee from Iran. His family ran a book store and quietly spoke against the Ayatollah. This friend became an activist, working underground against the government. There came a point when his friends began to be rounded up and he and a couple of others managed to get out. Unfortunately, he arrived in Canada in the wake of 9/11. His claim has been rejected although he's

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-1267987800009454272008-09-19T17:26:00.005-04:002008-09-19T20:54:08.095-04:00

Jack Layton wants inspectors in every meat plant.While we're at it, why don't we put a driving coach in every car -- just in case? How about a doctor in every schoolyard -- or better yet, tear down the playground equipment -- that way no one can fall off. What about making a helmet law -- everyone who has to cross a street must wear government approved CAS helmets. And maybe all new babies could

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-67409099055308112852008-09-16T16:53:00.007-04:002008-09-16T17:26:03.781-04:00

There is no "I" in team. But you'll find D-I-O-N in paranoid.Apparently, as he single-handedly 'did the Clarity Act' and 'saved the Kyoto Protocol', mild mannered, bookish, Stephane Dion, donned a cape and tights and became -- SUPER-DION -- a mild-mannered, bookish superhero who managed to thwart nefarious adversaries, repel all sorts of furtive enemies and some really mean anonymous guys-- all

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-33512442714105000232007-09-18T11:52:00.000-04:002007-09-18T09:43:29.717-04:00

"My Catholicism, my private faith, does not determine my position. My responsibility to the public interest does." Dalton McGuinty, September 17, 2007FACT: The only thing 'public' about Roman Catholic education is the funding.In Dalton's world:Public education and Roman Catholic education are synonymsRoman Catholic education and 'faith-based'

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-15977618244166544412007-09-05T15:40:00.000-04:002007-09-05T14:17:49.943-04:00

Anyone who has a kid in school knows that the first week is fee week. Amongst other fees, it used to be for the primary school kids they'd 'suggest' you buy a $5 'agenda' for your kid to help him keep track of homework, tests etc. Then, it became mandatory for you to buy your kid a $5 agenda. Now it is both mandatory and $10. That's a $5 increase in a matter of about four or five years for

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-55392933650904393922007-08-31T21:09:00.000-04:002007-08-31T23:45:21.369-04:00

In today's National Post, historian Randall Hansen takes issue with the War Museum's recent decision to replace the controversial plaque about Bomber Command. Yesterday the National Post quotes Randall as calling the decision 'craven' and 'appalling'. He went so far as to say that attempts to deny the plaque's accuracy are 'absolutely Stalinist' and 'Orwellian'.I've already posted my opinion on

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-48359614613653330072007-07-10T14:26:00.000-04:002007-07-10T13:42:58.964-04:00

A Federal appeals court has determined that when the holder of a Canadian passport was born in the city of Jerusalem, that the omission of the country name 'Israel' is acceptable and not a violation of the charter rights of said holder.The petitioner argued that recognizing Israel as the country of his birth is part of religious identity. The National Post says that the appeals court determined:

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-89851085457197493922007-06-20T09:35:00.001-04:002007-06-29T09:03:21.921-04:00

Toronto's decision to remove the "Support Our Troops" ribbon from EMS vehicles actually clarifies something for me. Council is afraid that supporting our troops might be confused by the public with supporting the war in Afghanistan. Heaven forbid that someone get the idea that if you support the person performing a particular job, that you also support the job they're working at. Often we'll hear

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-74692259452068524942007-05-31T14:24:00.000-04:002007-05-31T14:03:03.634-04:00

Harper has been warned.Warren Kinsella writes today about the ongoing feud between the press and Stephen Harper, wherein Harper has limited access and put restrictions on questioning. Kinsella notes that it isn't just The Toronto Star sniping, but guys like Don Martin of the right-leaning National Post who are fed up with Harper's 'disdain' for the press. He quotes Richard Brennan, new president

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-17944756829021825862007-05-31T11:07:00.000-04:002007-05-31T09:34:29.622-04:00

I'm a fan of clever television ads. Sometimes I even get sucked into trying a product because their advertising is good or I'll find myself humming along with their catchy tunes.Some ads I hate though -- like the Casino Rama ones where no one knows how to have fun until they've visited the casino "Thank you, Casino Rama, for showing us how to have fun." Because without Casino Rama and gambling in

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-56490678843307827452007-05-23T15:39:00.000-04:002007-05-24T17:09:21.365-04:00

Regardless of political affiliation, most people say they support our troops. Personal feelings about war in general and the war in Afghanistan in particular, don't seem to factor in.Why is it then, that Liberals are still bent on portraying our military as ominous in an effort to malign the Conservatives?A photograph of tanks at the ready, combined with the word 'Conservative' seems to be a

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-17721932923117613522007-05-22T13:37:00.000-04:002007-05-22T15:05:42.600-04:00

Who knew that kidnapping would become an instrument of religious conversion? Imagine if they could do this on a grand scale? Too bad they didn't discover this tactic before they got the taste for blood. One wonders which side Ms Ridley is rooting for, and should the Taliban prevail, does she plan to move to Afghanistan don the burqua and shut up?I don't ask this because I believe she should be

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-31575201898544524652007-05-21T17:17:00.000-04:002007-08-27T21:38:40.635-04:00

Via Red Tory, I came across this article by Scott Taylor about the war in Afghanistan. It wasn't the article that interested me really, it was RT's assessment of it. He quotes heavily from the column which describes unspeakable methods of murder and violence used by a former Afghan warlord who is working against the Taliban and who in doing so, is on the same 'side' as Canada. RT is shocked:And

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-13783443512618748042007-05-19T19:38:00.000-04:002007-05-20T00:41:08.690-04:00

And I guess that would be us Leaf fans.Nevertheless, there's no reason for us to lose faith in Ottawa's potential to blow it in the finals. After all, they came by this win on a cheat. If that rascal Comrie hadn't pulled that stunt and knocked the net off with about three minutes to go, the game wouldn't have gone to overtime. Buffalo would have won it right then and there.I'm hoping for an

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-22866456280768653272007-05-18T18:52:00.000-04:002007-05-18T19:00:49.579-04:00

is a failure to communicate.The shocking news isn't that the Conservatives have strategies to get their way or to manipulate committees -- it's that they would write a playbook -- and then allow it to become public. That's careless and stupid.The methods described by Don Martin in today's National Post are nothing new, nor or they exclusive to the Conservatives. They've been employed to great

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-73146816877319042582007-05-18T16:28:00.000-04:002007-05-18T14:43:40.582-04:00

Why don't we try to get all of our kids to learn to speak and read proper English first?The Windsor Public School Board has decided to offer Arabic 'immersion' classes. From the tone of the article, this doesn't sound like the taxpayer funded 'Heritage Languages' program here in Toronto, where the TDSB pays for Cantonese, Farsi or other foreign language classes, usually on Saturdays. This sounds

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-50372401139228959902007-05-17T11:11:00.000-04:002007-05-17T10:06:58.482-04:00

Yesterday in the comment section here and at Dust my Broom, stageleft questioned the authenticity of the email I received from Garth Turner on Monday. He thought the actual email address sounded iffy because it's unlike any parliamentary email address he'd seen before.I suggested he should send a message, which he said he did. He promised to get in touch if he heard back. I still haven't heard

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-49788394972165643442007-05-16T11:42:00.000-04:002007-05-16T23:28:11.631-04:00

This weekend, I committed a blogging sin and now I am compelled to repent. While visiting The Prairie Wrangler I made an unsupported allegation about Garth Turner, without the obligatory qualifier "I believe". I am deeply ashamed for this omission and am publicly withdrawing my accusation.Over this past fifteen months since Garth began making such an (alleged) ass of himself that I actually

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-12852001077822042722007-05-15T12:02:00.000-04:002007-05-15T11:14:49.658-04:00

Our soldiers have to know that even long after they've finished their duties abroad, they and their families will be well served by our government. They put their lives on the line, and they hope that the people back home will support them --- not just their missions, but them. They need to be certain that the government will not turn its back on them or their families should they be disabled or

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-44509234843757052452007-05-13T14:38:00.000-04:002007-05-13T12:21:50.189-04:00

To hear Greg Weston tell it, it's Stephen Harper.Weston apparently believes the RCMP takes its marching orders from the PMO, which is why they used a hammer to smash an ant when they hauled in Jeffrey Monaghan for questioning the other day. Likening this to a police state, Greggie supposes the Conservatives would love to do the same thing to more people, both bureaucrats and reporters. And yet

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-9214854858269081742007-05-07T14:55:00.000-04:002007-05-07T13:49:44.983-04:00

I remember the Air India bombing. Never once did I consider it anything but a tragedy and never once did I consider it unimportant or just an 'Indian affair.'Bob Rae and Ujjal Dosanjh say those are the attitudes of Canadians about the tragedy. They are implying that those kinds of attitudes -- racism and indifference -- allowed the tragedy to happen in the first place and have allowed the

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-1889904865380011982007-05-07T10:39:00.000-04:002007-05-07T10:52:09.789-04:00

The Canadian embassy in Saudi Arabia is protesting a decision to shut down a booth at an education fair in the Saudi city of Jeddah aimed at wooing Saudi students to Canada because it was staffed by women. Why are we 'wooing Saudi students'? Do we think that once they get on the plane they will open their minds and eighteen years of ingrained disdain for women will spill out and they will

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-9121729803243458562007-05-03T16:09:00.000-04:002007-05-03T14:33:16.164-04:00

So the Official Languages committee has grilled Bob Nicholson. Now what?Besides embarrassing themselves, and trying to disparage Shane Doan, the committee has even challenged the integrity of the NHL by suggesting the investigation into the alleged incident was inadequate. But now that they've aired their grievances, what did they accomplish? What did they hope to accomplish? I have no link to

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-43095120064146002232007-05-03T09:22:00.000-04:002007-05-03T14:09:43.138-04:00

I have to hope that MPs are forced by some sort of protocol to bring all petitions before the House, no matter how bizarre -- because if this guy is standing by this one . . .Protect Bigfoot as Species at RiskHe wants the sasquatch -- a.k.a. Bigfoot -- to be protected under Canada's Species at Risk Act. A petition to the House of Commons, signed by almost 500 of Lake's constituents in Edmonton

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-69102837816752917742007-05-02T19:58:00.000-04:002007-05-02T21:10:35.350-04:00

My 14 year old son has entered CBC's "Bringing Home the Cup" contest.This is the obligatory plug from mom. We don't have a video camera, so the kids used the digital. It wasn't until after it was filmed they realized there was no sound, hence the audio notice.

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-21864087712308508102007-05-02T17:04:00.000-04:002007-05-02T14:56:46.459-04:00

The Anglican Church of Canada is so afraid of making up its mind that it's become paralyzed. Rather than just taking a stand and saying 'yes' or 'no' to the blessing of same-sex unions, the church is tossing some crumbs to its gay membership, while I suppose it's waiting for the stodgy old bigots in the Canadian communion to roll over and die.While we disagree on what the final outcome should

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-25088365498961874232007-05-02T00:29:00.000-04:002007-05-02T00:00:50.167-04:00

Only in Canada would there be a Parliamentary Committee inquiry into an alleged 'racial insult' that supposedly occurred at a professional hockey game almost two years ago.MPs say that because Hockey Canada receives federal funding, they have a right to haul in the officials who had the audacity to name Shane Doan the Captain of Team Canada. Do you know what Shane Doan is alleged to have said?

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-21366544063444555182007-04-26T16:32:00.000-04:002007-04-26T16:56:17.064-04:00

Perhaps the Taliban detainees should sue Canada. They were captured by Canadians, taken to a Canadian base for interrogation and then transferred to their torturers by Canadians. Surely they should be compensated by Canadians for their suffering. Not to minimize the egregious wrongs committed by the Afghan police/military against their own countrymen in their own country -- but why are we

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-37691509810231080192007-04-24T22:39:00.000-04:002007-04-25T08:55:37.780-04:00

"Support our Troops"It slides easily off the lips, even of those whose support is more show than substance. The lips keep moving, mouthing 'support' but when it's politically expedient and might damage the Conservative government, support turns to implied accusation. Of course we support our troops although we are standing up in the House demanding action on their complicity in the torture of

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-7104994663589188572007-04-23T17:39:00.000-04:002007-05-14T12:50:51.804-04:00

While looking into our own War Museum's approach to the role of Bomber Command during WWII, I came across a site in Britain, detailing a recent exhibit in Manchester, England. The Imperial War Museum's air war display closed recently. It was called AGAINST ALL ODDS. When I read the piece I marvelled at their disparate ways in which this period in our common history have been portrayed.The exhibit

Canadi-annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12345049.post-20998115476631685492007-04-18T14:28:00.000-04:002007-04-20T12:09:26.488-04:00

***UPDATE -- Vaasuhan was found yesterday afternoon and returned to the Whitby Mental Health Centre. Thank God.It could have been a plot for a movie. Wait -- it was. Reminiscent of the film The Dream Team, which starred Michael Keaton and Peter Boyle, a Whitby mental patient has gone missing from a 'field trip' to a baseball game. Unlike the movie, where the patients were lovable misfits, the

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Don Martin wrote again about the Royal Canadian Legion's fight against one of the exhibits at the Canadian War Museum. Martin is of the opinion that Vets are wrong to object to the wording of the contentious "An Enduring Controversy" display. Needless to say I think he's wrong as usual.The exhibit in question attempts to give perspective and background to the role of Bomber Command and the air

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Writer Yann Martel is getting worldwide press about his campaign to get more federal arts funding by sending books to Stephen Harper. The first parcel Harper is scheduled to receive is "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" by Russian author Leo Tolstoy.It's a cute idea really and has obviously garnered attention, which I guess is the point. A couple of questions though.If a Canadian author is trying to

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It's always bothered me that Quebec didn't ratify the Constitution. It feels like the whole family is gathering for a special dinner, and one member had a major issue about what was being served and his place at the table. Instead of putting off the dinner and working out the details to suit everyone -- it was prepared and served -- rushed into, despite that person's refusal to attend. In a

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Most of the criticism of the Grit-Green deal in Central Nova is aimed at Stephane Dion, but that guy is one shrewd operator. In one fell swoop he eliminates the competition, while giving the appearance of having only altruistic motivations.Clever.The same can't be said of Elizabeth May.The Green Party sees itself as centrist. It stands left on most environmental and social issues, and mostly

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The lawyers for the plaintiffs in the class-action suit against OLG are proposing a 'free' lottery with a jackpot worth up to $1 billion, to make up for the corruption that's been alleged.There's a lot wrong with the OLG, beyond even the current scandal. Things like spending millions of dollars to drop the 'C' from their logo and advertising --- millions of dollars -- all those light up store

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Why does the Toronto Sun persist in giving yet another venue to that tiresome bore, Garth Turner?Garth always seems to have so much time on his hands. He spends much of it thinking up clever barbs he must believe will pierce the heart of his arch-nemesis, Stephen Harper.Sometimes I think Garth should pilfer the CityTV tag line: EVERYWHERE because you just can't get away from the guy.The

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These are some of the words being used to describe Harper's statement prior to the Quebec election that it is: "necessary to have a federalist government in Quebec" in order to proceed with promised reforms, such as dealing with the fiscal imbalance.Should he have said it during the election campaign? Why not? Why pretend that if Quebec had elected a separatist party provincially, that the

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I don't know why some things rile me so much. It isn't that I don't expect to be challenged, but sometimes I'm struck by a statement so annoying, I have to respond.A commenter on my YTV profanity post said: Anonymous said...Come on, please get a grip. We live in world where this is a part of everyday life. If you don't like it change the channel.It's a harmless statement all in all, and typical

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On February 27, I wrote about an ad for a new YTV - affiliated website. The ad in question used the words "Pimp up your crib" to describe some of the activities available on the site.The same day, I wrote to Corus Entertainment about my concern that this phrase was being used to promote a children's website and being aired during programs geared towards younger kids. Here is the reply I received

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What difference does it make if an eleven year old girl plays soccer wearing a headscarf?Those who suggest it has something to do with 'safety' are blowing smoke. It doesn't. This whole incident has to do with conformity. Those who've come down against the headscarf in this case are expecting this kid and her family to conform to 'Canadian' norms. They aren't interested in whether the headscarf

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