Happy Canada Day!
Today is Canada Day. If you knew that, you might want to try out this test of Canadian history.
View ArticleCanadian Ambassador Takes on Fox News?
Did you know that: - Canada is the largest source of imported crude oil in the U.S., bigger than Saudi Arabia or the yet untested reserves of Iraq. -Canada has rotated 13,500 troops in the war on...
View ArticleCanada wins dumbest government award
What can I say? This is a long time coming… Here’s the story. Thanks to KH for bringing this important fact to my attention.
View ArticleGeneric drugs cheaper in US than in Canada
With all the hoopla over drug importation from Canada, this might be a big surprise. The LA Times also did a story on it, but note that this link will expire soon.
View ArticleRick Mercer has a blog
Now that Canada’s parliament has been dissolved and Canadians face yet another federal election, it will be fun to read Rick Mercer’s blog. In case you don’t know who Mercer is, he’s one of Canada’s...
View ArticleCanada has a new Prime Minister
This was a long time coming and it’s too bad the Conservatives only won a minority. Stephen Harper, Canada’s 22nd PM, is incredibly smart and a good guy too. I knew him back when we both worked in...
View ArticleColby Cosh on the “Great Right North’s” social policies
In this LA Times op-ed (link will expire), Cosh makes some great points about Canada. Perhaps the most humorous was his observation about how Canada’s new conservative government will affect pot...
View ArticleU.S. group says Canada should be blacklisted over piracy
The International Intellectual Property Alliance told US government officials that 14 countries, including Canada, should be placed on a watch-list with other countries like China and Russia that don’t...
View ArticleCanadian Consulate disappointment
I haven’t written about Canadian issues in a while because I’ve been super-busy tracking tech stuff, but after my experience at Canada’s San Francisco consulate today, I feel obligated to warn other...
View ArticleCost of CDN passport: over $1000. Happiness resulting from travel: priceless
For those of you following my blog, you’ll know that I was forced to fly to Vancouver to get a new passport because the Canadian consulates in the US no longer offer that service to Canadians living...
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