I love articles like this one from the San Francisco Chronicle. It's a great read with a great headline that immediately caught my attention. Canada Goes To Hell: Legal pot? Legal gay marriage? Universal health care? What's next, free porn and candy? I won't ruin it for you. Set aside
Reason number 32 why I live in the most enlightened nation in the world... The Supreme Court of Canada says today that the federal government can change the definition of marriage, giving gays and lesbians the legal right to marry. The court rejected the argument that the traditional definition of
Are you an American who wants to travel Europe without being harassed about your country's politics? Go Canadian. For $24.95, a New Mexico T-shirt company is selling a "Go Canadian" package. This package includes a Canadian flag T-shirt, a Canadian flag lapel pin and a Canadian patch for luggage
Canadian forces played a very significant role in one of the key massive offensives launched by the Allies in WWI. On Easter Monday, April 9, 1917, the Canadian Corps, four divisions strong and fighting together for the first time, attacked the German army posted on the gently rising slope of
It's not looking very good for John Kerry, is it? It's too bad this election was left in the hands of American citizens. Had Canadians been permitted to elect the President of the United States of America, Kerry would have won in a landslide. A recent poll showed 61% of
B.C Privacy Commissioner David Loukidelis says the USA Patriot Act violates provincial privacy laws, because it can order American companies to hand over information on British Columbians in secret. He recommends that Ottawa and the provinces pass legislation that will "prohibit personal information from being stored or sent outside
Happy Birthday, Canada, you're 137 years young today. I just read an interesting article by Matthew Mernagh. Below is an excerpt. Only in Canada would burlesque dancers from Romania be granted work visas to take it off here. A few hundred no less! Apparently there is a stripper shortage, which
One year ago today I wrote an entry about Canada bashing I entitled "O Canada". Since it's election season and many have lost site of what this nation is all about, I'm pressing rewind and reprinting what I wrote on June 21, 2003 below. I still believe every word. Canada
Today we pay tribute to the 150,000 Allied troops who took part in the biggest military invasion in history, the D-Day invasion of Normandy. The story of the Canadians is particularly touching. At the time of the war, Canada was a nation of only 11 million people with more
When it comes to executing E-government initiatives, we're #1!. For the fourth straight year, Canada topped the annual list issued this week by the management consultant and IT outsourcer Accenture of most mature international E-government offering. Canada does something that U.S. federal, state, and local officials can easily emulate.
Every so often I delve into the vault to see what's there. Perhaps it's an autograph, photo or T-ball crest. Today, a friend of mine let me read a publication from his vault. This publication is called "The Salute: The Canadian Militia Journal" and this issue is dated November 1938.
I'm a hoser, eh! SCTV gave us Bob and Doug McKenzie and The Great White North. Hosers were liberated once and for all. I've never felt so free thanks to these trail blazers. As a true hoser, I never leave home without my hoser ID tucked away safely in my
Canada's birth rate has been declining steadily for years now. Statistics Canada says the fertility rate is now less than 1.5 children per woman aged 15 to 49. That number was about 4 in 1960. There are many theories as to why we're having less children now than ever,
What would we do without Statistics Canada? They just completed a study into what is stressing Canadians. 10,151 people participated in this study for six years and the results are mind blowing. The common stressors are: doing too many things at oncenot having enough moneymarital problemsconcerns about childrenSix years
On December 23rd, agriculture officials announced the latest mad cow diagnosis in Washington State, marking the first time the disease has been found in the United States. This shocking development was followed four days later by the announcement the infected Holstein was born in Canada. Blame Canada for America's mad
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled today that Parliament has the constitutional right to criminalize marijuana possession. Of course, decriminalizing small amounts of pot is well within the rights of Parliament as well. Prime Minister Paul Martin says he will reintroduce a bill proposed by Jean Chretien that would wipe
It's about time. For years I've wondered why there was no John A. Macdonald action figure, and now there is. It's the dream of every child to have a John A. Macdonald action figure of their very own, isn't it? Canadian Legends is offering this figure to help us start
Lets do something crazy. Lets do something radical. Lets be bold. Lets redesign our Canadian money. We've all seen those same faces dozens of times. Quite frankly, I'm getting bored of it. The five dollar bill features Wilfred Laurier, the ten dollar bill features John A. MacDonald, the twenty dollar
When I saw the headline "Canadian flag causes flap in the U.S.", I had to click on in and read the rest of the story. This article quotes a recent federal report as suggesting Canadians be careful not to appear "boastful" to Americans, who are insecure because of the
The Canadian Alliance Party of Canada voted overwhelming in favour of merging with the Progressive Conservatives earlier today. It's looking like the Progressive Conservative Party will also vote to ratify the merge. The two parties will form the new Conservative Party of Canada. Although I don't like the politics of
Today's New York Times includes an article on the emergence of a more distinctive Canadian identity. The Times views this identity as being more in line with European sensibilities and one that is generating new frictions with the United States. "From gay marriage to drug use to church attendance, a
Jean Chrétien has chosen to do the right thing. Perhaps my entry of October 14th had something to do with his decision to retire on December 12th, clearing the way for Paul Martin, the newly anointed Liberal leader. Chrétien had threatened to stay on until February, creating a constitutional crisis
South Africa War (1899-1902) - Approximately 7,000 Canadians served; 267 of them gave their lives. First World War (1914-1918) - Approximately 650,000 Canadians served, including members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canadians and Newfoundlanders who served with British forces (Newfoundland was a colony of Great Britain until 1949)
Why is it that Canada has such difficulty convincing its few NBA players to play for their nation? Last night we lost a berth in the 2004 Olympic Games when we fell to Puerto Rico by a score of 66-79. Where was Jamaal Magloire, Rick Fox or even Carl English?
In my blog entry of June 21st, I expressed why I believe 2003 has thus far been a landmark year for Canadian independence and pride. I referred to our unwillingness to follow the US into Iraq, our motion to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana and the Supreme
