Posts Tagged: quebec

Hillary Clinton rebukes Canada at Arctic summit. Icecap melt accelerates.

OK, so Canada held an Arctic summit with foreign ministers from other Arctic countries in Chelsea, Quebec (wherever that is) today, to discuss “the emerging issues we all face in the region”.  In other words, Canada threw a party with Russia, the US, Norway and Denmark, and decided that Finland, Iceland, Sweden (and for that [...]


Dwight Shrute sings his Canada song

From a promo for The Office, airing during the Vancouver games.  Lyrics as follows:
Well, Pam, there’s really only a few things you need to know about Canada:
There’s Newfoundland and Labrador,
Saskatchewan, Ontario,
Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba,
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Prince Edward Island’s very small,
but British Columbia tops them all!
[And that's where Vancouver is.]
But… before I finish up [...]


Hey VANOC, nice job on the closing ceremonies clown gag

So you’re throwing the Olympics, and it’s opening night, and with the whole word watching the lighting of the Olympic torch -really, the principal iconic moment of the games – well, it goes bad. (and i’m not even talking about Nikki Yanofky, which is another post.) One of the hydraulic arms that comprise [...]