Archive for July, 2008

SHOULD DR. MORGENTALER HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE ORDER OF CANADA?

July 1, 2008

On February 15 this year, I posted this question: “Should Henry Morgentaler be awarded the Order of Canada?” It was a short post and, I thought, relatively innocent. To my utter astonishment the post received more comment – 67- than any other post since my blog began in the fall of 2006.
On Canada [...]

CANADA DAY

July 1, 2008

A new poll from Ipsos Reid – the largest poll of its kind ever taken – reveals the Top 101 things Canadians say best define our country. Here are the top 10:
Maple Leaf
Hockey
Canadian flag
Beaver
Canadarm
Canada Day
Peacekeeping
Pierre Trudeau
Universal Health Care
Niagara Falls
David Suzuki came in at 33, Tim Horton at 58 and Rene Levesque at 64.
Were you surprised [...]