Canada Day has come once again,
but it isn’t the same here in Japan.
Where are the fireworks that light up the skies,
the scantilly clad women, and balding fat guys?
Here in Japan we can’t show our country love,
unless it’s misconscrued, like taking off a glove.
Back home today is for cheer, pizza, chips, and beer,
I only hope that [...]
Since their fall from power in 2006, Canada’s Liberal Party has been struggling to keep itself afloat in a sea of angry people. Although the days of the super majorities enjoyed by the powerful and charismatic Jean Chrétien have long since passed, advantages of such a position has not been forgotten. It’s for [...]
Happy Canada Day!
Well … that’s what I’d be saying if I were actually in Canada this year. Instead, I’ll use it as a passing joke with all the Canadians I happen to see at work today. Rather than enjoy the first day of July with friends, family and fireworks, we get to work [...]
Today is the first day of Ottawa’s new No-Fly list, and it has a bunch of people concerned. Under the program, the government will compile names of people who pose “an immediate threat to aviation security” onto this list based on information supplied by CSIS and the RCMP.
Transport Minister Jean Lapierre has admitted that Canada’s [...]
It’s funny how something as simple as being somewhere with the woman you love can make that somewhere ten times more enjoyable.
I grew up in Southern Ontario, spending much of that time about an hour’s drive away from Niagara Falls. In the 22 years I had spent in the province, I had seen The Falls [...]
Alrighty … it’s been five years, but I’m back in Ontario.
The flight to Toronto was relatively uneventful, with just occasional discomfort from the people next to me. The plane managed to arrive 45 minutes ahead of schedule, and this was certainly some good news as I really needed the bathroom.
I will admit that I was [...]
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