I just wanted to post a correction to my earlier post on the 40th Flag Day yesterday. #1 Turns out it wasn’t Lester Pearson who was so adamant about the flag being easy for children… it was the creator of the flag himself, one George Stanley. Stanley was a war veteran and Rhodes scholar. The …
Tag Archives: Politics
Authoritarians in my own backyard
I started really paying attention to, and actively discussing, politics all due to one major event. Sept 11, 2001 As cliché as it sounds, that day really did change my whole outlook on life. There was one other event, that had a similar effect, but I didn’t really realise it until my post-Sept 11 awakening. …
US Trade war about to get Ugly
Excuse my French, but it’s about Damn Time! The CBC is reporting that Canada has asked the WTO for the authority to impose $4.1 billion in duties against US imports. (which happens to be how much Canadian companies have lost due to the unfair and illegal duties imposed by the US) Why? Because the US …