http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070227/ap_on_re_ca/canada_hijab_conflict_1 Unsurprisingly, the not-terribly-immigrant-friendly province of Quebec is in the midst of a hijab fracas. A Muslim girl playing in a soccer tourney was told by the referee (a fellow Muslim – which makes this case very strange) to take off her head covering or else leave the field. The usual sound and fury over […]
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070222.wtrudeau0222/BNStory/National/home Justin Trudeau confirmed Thursday that he will make a bid to run as a federal Liberal candidate in Montreal, attempting to carry on the Trudeau political legacy. The 35-year-old son of the late Pierre Elliott Trudeau said in a telephone interview from his Montreal home that he wants to fight for the federal Liberal […]
Richard Riot – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Riot I made a passing mention of the Richard Riot in an earlier post, but it occurs to me that it’s worth posting on its own. Canada is a funny country when it comes to our unofficial national sport. Those of other nationalities joke that it preoccupies us far more than it should, but it […]
StumbleUpon.com: SU Forum: Canada
http://canada.group.stumbleupon.com/forum/ I’m grudgingly unsubscribing myself from the Canada discussion groups. While I like the thought of keeping up to date with national topics, the groups have been overrun by the tinfoil hat crowd. Browsing through these forums, you’d think our entire country was populated by people who believe the government is engaged in a multitude […]
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061121/ap_on_go_ot/passports_air_travel_4 Nearly all air travelers entering the U.S. will be required to show passports beginning Jan. 23, including returning Americans and people from Canada and other nations in the Western Hemisphere. Some of my fellow countrymen may be miffed by this announcement, but in truth we were lucky to have gotten away with it for […]
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061121/ap_on_re_ca/canada_espionage_arrest_1 A man arrested on espionage charges is an elite Russian spy who had been collecting intelligence on Canada for more than a decade, Canadian authorities said in court documents released Tuesday. They’re catching Russian spies here left, right and centre, though I’m not sure exactly what they’re investigating. If Russia seriously considers Canada a […]
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061101/ap_on_re_ca/canada_conservatives_fade_1 I don’t know that his star was ever particularly in the ascendant – a minority government isn’t exactly a triumphal showing – but I’ll take my good news where I can get it. It’s interesting to see some of this government’s decisions all laid out in bullet points, giving the impression of a Republican-sympathising […]
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060915.SHOOTINGMAIN15/TPStory/ Kimveer Gill was a nihilistic 25-year-old high-school dropout with spiky hair and a dark scowl, who was obsessed with guns and determined to “die in a hail of gunfire.” On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Gill murdered Ms. De Sousa and wounded a dozen other staff and students in a shooting rampage at the junior college […]
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060728.wtories29/BNStory/National/home While I’m grateful that the Conservatives’ untrustworthiness and apparent willingness to jump when Dubya commands it has begun to show, I wish it could be under less crucial circumstances. Supporting Israel’s decision to make total war on the population of Lebanon is shameful, using the situation as the basis for a fundraising drive is […]
The Hockey Sweater – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hockey_Sweater Last hockey Stumble for the night – I promise! You’d be hard pressed to find a Canadian who hasn’t seen The Hockey Sweater. You’d be even harder pressed to find one who doesn’t quote liberally from it when the title is mentioned. But who knew that this delightful little allegory for the Anglo/Qubec divide […]