Archives: Canada has something to say

It begins…..

It’s time to get snowy, people!  We’ve spent 7 years, and $1.75 billion precious dollars.  We’ve given the first nations “head of state” status, cleaned up East Van for the tourists, and  trucked in thousands of tons of snow to make Cyprus Mountain skiable.  Nikki Yanofski is waiting in the wings to sing the anthem, [...]


Canada vs. US health care: Canadians live longer, pay less

It’s hard to sit up here in Canada, addicted to American cable news as we are, watching the US health care reform debate play out. It doesn’t take a genius to see that the insurance industry has deployed a well-financed campaign of misinformation, obfuscation and doubt to put the fear of god (or in this [...]


Happy Birthday, Canada!

Just a short post on this most festive of days. It’s a holiday in the Great White North today, and I must be brief, since my beer is getting warm as I type this. When you reach 142, things change. Apparently, your sense of confidence improves dramatically, which can only help us, [...]