Vote for the Environment (http://ping.fm/4MoZN) or at least get out their and vote - it is your right!
10.14.2008
10.13.2008
something from the cbc news web boards...
"You do realize that to provide that GST cut the Conservatives have lower the amount we pay on the principal of our national debt by 90% don't you?
This reduction means that our debt that would have been paid off in 45 years if they had kept debt payment at 10.2 billion as it was in 2007-2008, will now take an additional 300 years to pay off at the 2009-2010 rate of 1.3 billion.
Source budget 2008.
http://www.budget.gc.ca/2008/glance-apercu/brief-bref-eng.asp
I would have preferred to keep the GST and pay the debt off in 45 years.
Saving us TRILLIONS in interest. Pay a little in GST now and save TONS in interest.
Its like short term pain for long term gain."
Posters on the CBC's comment sections - you either love them or hate them... or just scratch your head in bewilderment!
10.11.2008
10.10.2008
10.09.2008
some humour from Don Martin, National Post
"Mind you, if Harper really wants to panic the electorate, he has four deadlier words he could still drop in the final days of this campaign: Prime Minister Jack Layton, come on down. Yikes."
National Post
Full Comment
hahaha... now that is funny!
10.08.2008
Truth and Reconcilliation Commission
The commission is an official independent body that will provide former students — and anyone who has been affected by the Indian Residential School legacy — with an opportunity to share their individual experiences in a safe and culturally appropriate manner. It will be an opportunity for people to tell their stories about a significant part of Canadian history that is still unknown to most Canadians.
The purpose of the commission is not to determine guilt or innocence, but to create a historical account of the residential schools, help people to heal, and encourage reconciliation between aboriginals and non-aboriginal Canadians. The commission will also host events across the country to raise awareness about the residential school system and its impact. (source: cbc website)
Nothing like the CBC to publish a story about Aboriginal people and all the bigots and racists come out.
It seems that there is still a lot of misunderstanding about Aboriginal issues in general. I really do not know why the government does nothing to education society on Aboriginal issues. As I continue to learn about my history, I become more furious by some of the comments by the average CBC user on how aboriginal people should just get over it and move on. Perhaps Europeans wanted to leave behind their culture and start a new, why do we have to leave our culture and way of life? One commenter pointed out the obvious - there are LEGAL binding agreements in place, something that the government continues to use our tax payers dollars to get of honouring them.
Silly canadian immigrants (all NON anishnawbe) - who the hell do they think they are? How in g~ds' name can anyone survive under a system who's primary purpose is very similar to Hitler's Final Solution - only a longer, drained out one costing more money. In fact, I've read that the engineers of Hitlers camps came from the 'reserves' that Canada implemented.
10.06.2008
Attention All Americans (humour)
To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
In light of your failure in recent years to nominate competent candidates for President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately.
Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths, and territories (except Kansas, which she does not fancy).
Your new Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, will appoint a Governor for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire may be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed.
To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect:
(You should look up 'revocation' in the Oxford English Dictionary.)
1. Then look up aluminum, and check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it.
2. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'colour', 'favour', 'labour' and 'neighbour.' Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters, and the suffix '-ize' will be replaced by the suffix '-ise'. Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. (look up 'vocabulary').
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3. Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises such as 'like' and 'you know' is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. There is no such thing as US English. We will let M*crosoft know on your behalf. The M*crosoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take into account the reinstated letter 'u' and the elimination of -ize.
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4. July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday.
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5. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers, or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not quite ready to be independent. Guns should only be used for shooting grouse. If you can't sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist then you're not ready to shoot grouse.
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6. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. Although a permit will be required if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public.
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7. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left side with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour.
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8. The Former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been calling gasoline) of roughly $10/US gallon. Get used to it.
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9. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called crisps. Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressed not with catsup but with vinegar.
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10. The cold tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to as beer, and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as Lager. South African beer is also acceptable as they are pound for pound the greatest sporting Nation on earth and it can only be due to the beer. They are also part of British Commonwealth - see what it did for them. American brands will be referred to as Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine, so that all can be sold without risk of further confusion.
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11. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as good guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors to play English characters. Watching Andie Macdowell attempt English dialogue in Four Weddings and a Funeral was an experience akin to having one's ears removed with a cheese grater.
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12. You will cease playing American football. There is only one kind of proper football; you call it soccer. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American football, but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body Armour like a bunch of nancies). Don't try rugby - the South Africans and Kiwis will thrash you, like they regularly thrash us.
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13. Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the World Series for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.1% of you are aware there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. You will learn cricket, and we will let you face the South Africans first to take the sting out of their deliveries.
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14. You must tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us mad.
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15. An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all monies due (backdated to 1776).
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16. Daily Tea Time begins promptly at 4 pm with proper cups, with saucers, and never mugs, with high quality biscuits (cookies) and cakes; plus strawberries (with cream) when in season.
God Save the Queen!
10.05.2008
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