Apr 24 2008
Jody and I have received genuine, no-fooling, legit photo credits, all of them on the Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Website.
Mine appears in the Arts and Economy article.
Jody has two photo credits. The first is in the article on Rural Depopulation in Newfoundland and Labrador; the second appears in Depopulation Impacts.
All the articles are written by [...]
Dec 19 2007
I ordered a bunch of Greg Brown CDs from Red House Records a few weeks ago. The CDs arrived yesterday. But I had to pay the mail man $12.78 before he’d give me the CDs. I’ve ordered CDs from the US before, but I’ve never had to pay to get them across the border.
I prefer [...]
Dec 13 2007
I recently showed my ignorance of the Queen over at J-Walk’s blog in a series of comments that began like this:
I would love to do away with the monarchy in Canada. It’s absurd how much money and resources we waste in accommodating the Queen.
Then someone responded with:
Exactly how much does the monarchy cost Canada? And [...]
Jul 16 2006
The National Film Board Of Canada has made available 50 animated films you can watch online, including such classics as:
The Cat Came Back
The Impossible Map
The Street
Every Child (this won an Academy Award)
George and Rosemary
The Sand Castle/Le château de sable
I remember seeing these during school. I suspect the teachers used them as a break from [...]
Jun 28 2005
The Canadian Encyclopedia:
The site contains the complete text of the acclaimed Canadian Encyclopedia in English and French, the text of the Junior Encyclopedia of Canada (in English only), numerous interactivities, feature articles, games, the Canucklehead Quiz, and an extensive timeline of Canadian and world events.
A lot more reliable than Wikipedia.
(via Bifurcated Rivets)
Nov 09 2004
The Poppy Coin:
On October 21, 2004, The Royal Canadian Mint, in partnership with the Royal Canadian Legion, unveiled the world’s first coloured circulation coin. The 25-cent coin features a red poppy, the symbol that pays homage to the 117,000 gallant Canadians who died in the service of the nation.
Canada has lots of colourful money:
(Post prompted [...]
Oct 21 2004
A competition to rival CBC’s dull Greatest Canadian contest: Who Is The Most Embarrassing Canadian?
…we [...] propose to accomplish nothing less than to establish a Canadian ideology that we can all call our own. One that includes the best and the worst that is Canada, leaning neither left nor right, but planted firmly in the [...]
Jul 30 2004
InvadeCanada.US:
Why invade Canada?
Canada Has Stuff!
First off, let’s make Alaska actually connected to the U.S. again! Those Alaskan folks are always getting screwed by not being part of the “continental 48 states”. Let’s give them a nice little bridge downstairs. A little bit of farmland never hurt anything either, but forget the permafrost part. Canada is [...]
Jul 18 2004
From Colin Mochrie as performed on CBC’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes, An Apology To Americans.
An excerpt:
I’m sorry we called George Bush a moron. He is a moron, but it wasn’t nice of us to point it out. If it’s any consolation, the fact that he’s a moron shouldn’t reflect poorly on the people of [...]
Jul 09 2004
I rarely post political entries, and I don’t think I’ve ever posted anything about American politics; but this got my attention:
Canada’s Vote: No Bush!:
Join a growing group of Canadians that want to prevent the re-election of George W. Bush this November 2nd.
Our mission is simple: to provide a forum for Canadians to show their [...]
Jun 02 2004
Weird Foods from around the World:
Nearly every culture invents a food that is weird or disgusting to outsiders. These are cultural markers that show who’s a member (they like it) and who’s not a member (they gag.)
Foods don’t make it onto this list just because they are unpopular. Some people hate broccoli. So what? Foods [...]
Jun 01 2004
It beats being an American
Only country to successfully invade the US and burn its capital to the ground
You can play hockey 12 months a year, outdoors
Only country to successfully invade the US and burn its capital to the ground
Where else can you travel 1,000 miles over fresh water in a [...]
May 12 2004
Canadian Association for the Peaceful Takeover of the USA:
At first look, this idea may seem illogical, unworkable, and a complete waste of time. However, on closer examination and with an open mind, it will be obvious to all citizens that this is not only the best choice for North Americans, but realistically, the only [...]
Apr 28 2004
Click the picture above for its full size.
(thanks Ryan)
Apr 06 2004
I just submitted this site to BlogsCanada, a Canadian blog directory…
where Canadians and those interested in Canada (isn’t everyone?) can find links to Canadian bloggers’ sites.
They list Monthly Top Ten Blogs. Except for their ads, their site is laid out nicely, mimicking the Government of Canada’s site.
