Category Archives: Media & Politics

I’m really starting to wonder about Amazon.ca. Click here to see a picture of their number one choice for housewarming gifts. Hardly appropriate, in my opinion. 😛 Continue reading →

Entry number 300 here at the Pond marks the final edition of my Unofficial Guide to Canadian Politics for the Uninterested and the Apathetic. Paul Martin and the Liberals have been re-elected as a minority government. That means that they … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It is election day here in Canada, and polls are just starting to close out east. So far, no results are in, but it is only a matter of time until we discover who Canadians hate the least. This year, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This news story, CBC News: Bush continues to insist on link between bin Laden and Saddam, has got me thinking that Bush is either seriously out of touch with reality or that he is pretty sure that if things keep … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Okay, I know most of you don’t care about Canadian politics. And I’ll tell you a secret… I really don’t care about American politics. So, we’re even. Anyway, the French language leaders debate is tonight, so politics is on my … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Today is the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. 14,000 Canadian soldiers landed on Juno beach sixty years ago today. Another 450 soldiers parachuted behind enemies lines, supported by the Canadian Air Force up above it all. We may not have been … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I love history. But I will admit to limiting myself almost entirely to ancient history. In high school, I did take both a Canadian history and American history class, but I found both rather boring. Lately, though, I’ve become a … Continue reading → Continue reading →