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« Previous EntriesHaven’t We Wasted Enough Money?
Thursday, March 20th, 2008As head of a federal panel on bilingualism, former New Brunswick Premier Bernard Lord has recommended that we spend another $1 Billion to promote Canada’s official languages.
What a massive waste of money that would be!
Among Lord’s recommendations are the following…
Having the federal government hire more English-speaking Quebeckers to help anglophones find good jobs in their [...]
Remembrance Day Should Mean More to Us
Monday, November 12th, 2007Yesterday, we took some time to remember those brave men and women who have fallen is wars past and present.
In my local area, a ceremony is held every year on November 11 at the Cenotaph in Aurora, Ontario. Not wanting to miss the ceremony, I visited the Town of Aurora website to find the schedule of events for the [...]
Canada is Far Too Accommodating
Thursday, September 6th, 2007There is an ongoing debate in Canada surrounding the issue of integration vs. accommodation when it comes to new immigrants.  When people immigrate to a new country, there is usually an expectation that they alter their ways somewhat to integrate into the new society and culture. In Canadian society, however, we seem to be far more accommodating than other countries [...]
Canadian Society is Far Too Accomodating
Monday, July 9th, 2007My regular readers will know my feelings about immigration. Recently, I posted here and here about the debate over integration vs. accomodation regarding fitting cultural traditions of immigrants into Canadian society.
Today the National Post (h/t National Newswatch) has highlighted another example of how our Society is going to far to accomodate cultural traditions from around [...]
Happy Birthday to Our American Friends
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007I just want to take this moment to say Happy Independence Day to our American friends.
Happy Canada Day! Here Are Your Canadian Flags!
Sunday, July 1st, 2007About two weeks ago, I first asked you all to submit photos of your Canadian Flags to be included in a special tribute page, in honour of Canada’s 140th birthday.
Canada Day has arrived, and as promised, you may click here to visit your Canadian Flag tribute page. There will also be a permanent link to the Flag [...]
One Last Plea For Flag Photos - July 1st is Almost Here!
Saturday, June 30th, 2007Thank you again to those who have submitted photos of your Canadian Flags.
As there is still one more day before Canada Day, I’m making a final plea for you to send me a photo of your Canadian Flag. I’ll be publishing the flag page on July 1, and it would be great if all provinces are represented. [...]