On July 1, Conservatives booted CBC 75th anniversary tribute for a couple of Britwits
"Oh say dear Kate, you may want to have that growth on your head checked out." Ah Conservatives, so in love with our country. Not! Preferring to honour war and…
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On July 1, Conservatives booted CBC 75th anniversary tribute for a couple of Britwits
"Oh say dear Kate, you may want to have that growth on your head checked out."Ah Conservatives, so in love with our country. Not! Preferring to honour war and celebrate…
Happy Canada Day!
Not only does Canada Day start in Newfoundland ahead of everywhere else, but in at least one other statistically-proven department, it appears the rest of the country has some catching…
And Just To Add Some Spice
I have always loved this song. Always. I know, it is a separatist anthem and I don't care. The imagery is beautiful, human and dare I say it, quintessentially Canadian.
God Love Ya Canada
My wish for you on your birthday is a return to the sense of common purpose and possibility that made the railway a reality.
New National Anthem-My Canada Day Gift-And Why I Boycott Canada Day
Well, while Stevie Spiteful has already begun the task of flushing Canada down the toilet in earnest: And he turns us into another version of tea-party nation: Stevie Spiteful keeps…
Happy Canada Day
And all that. No Cobourg frolic this year, unfortunately, just work, work, work The dearth of posts the past week is not for lack of trying — have several rattling…
Happy CANADA Day!
NOT Dominion Day! Today is to celebrate the birthday of a great (though currently politically misguided) and independent country. While our Constitution may refer to the land as a “Dominion”,…
Happy CANADA Day!
NOT Dominion Day! Today is to celebrate the birthday of a great (though currently politically misguided) and independent country. While our Constitution may refer to the land as a “Dominion”,…
Canada Day 2011
This has been a difficult year. In Alberta, a forest fire ravaged the town of Slave Lake. In Saskatchewan and Manitoba, the Souris, the Assiniboine and the Red Rivers have…
Canada Day 144
As long-time readers of this blog may know, I spent many years researching the history of Canada Day celebrations, especially the ones funded by the federal government and those hosted…
Ten indisputable facts about Canada (Part One: History)
To commemorate Canada Day tomorrow, I thought it might be useful to clear up some common myths people have about Canada and Canadian history. Many of the readers of The…
The “royal” visit – and why I am glad I’ll be outta town!
I detest hero-worship in any form… and the fawning over the “royal” visit is the epitome of hero worship! Not that I am implying in any way that they’re heroes…
Democracy is a Canadian Tradition
Just a housecleaning post with a bunch of random stuff I’d like to get out there. Canada is awesome and Vancouver’s not bad at all, at all. This site went…