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_thirty2flavors

this icon is inappropriately festive but appropriately Canadian

Aug 22, 2011 11:17

It's a pretty sad news day in Canada.

A plane crash in the Arctic killed 12 and seriously injured the 3 remaining passengers.

An F2-or-F3 tornado hit the tiny town of Goderich, Ontario, which is apparently the strongest storm Ontario's seen in over a decade. Lots of property damage, I'm sure some injured, at least one death. I actually have a ( Read more... )

the great white north

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goldy_dollar August 22 2011, 15:30:58 UTC

Everything hurts and nothing is beautiful etc. etc.

_thirty2flavors August 22 2011, 15:37:47 UTC

Indeed.

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goldy_dollar August 22 2011, 15:43:00 UTC

I read somewhere that supposedly he wrote a "letter to Canadians" they're going to release? Omg. D:

omg, this is going to make me sob, isn't it.

_thirty2flavors August 22 2011, 15:45:10 UTC

I am confident it will, yes.

If this is true. I should probably clarify that it was not the most reliable of sources (Twitter).

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zombie_boogie August 22 2011, 16:01:51 UTC

My only consolation is that Jack got to see the party kick a bit o' ass before he passed away. He left the party on a high note, at least (though I really can't see them continuing to do that well now that he's gone).

_thirty2flavors August 22 2011, 17:23:21 UTC

Yeah, I'm glad he at least got to see their historic victory but sad he won't get a chance to act as Opposition Leader in the years to come. :(

I went to the Hill over my lunchbreak and there are flowers and signs and cans of Orange Crush by the Eternal Flame, plus a bunch of people crowded around. Very sad.

2nd2ndalto August 22 2011, 17:39:51 UTC

I am feeling pretty sad about Jack, I have to admit.

_thirty2flavors August 22 2011, 19:20:16 UTC

Me too. I paid more attention to this election than any other and as disappointed as I was with the overall result I was very surprised and impressed with the NDP's showing, and it was nice to have someone in Parliament who felt like a leader.

erethesunrises August 22 2011, 17:54:23 UTC

I've been reading about these events. I'm so sorry, hun. Days like these are never good. D:

_thirty2flavors August 22 2011, 19:22:48 UTC

Thanks. He'd stepped down ("temporarily") a little while ago and I admit that at the time I was skeptical that we'd see him come back, I'm still surprised by this. I think on some level I always figured he'd pull through, even if he wasn't well enough to return to Parliament.

placebetween August 22 2011, 19:40:53 UTC

I'm sorry :( I am laughing a little at the Canada icons in this post though (ESPECIALLY THE HAT ONE).

_thirty2flavors August 22 2011, 19:45:32 UTC

I want an icon of this one tbh:

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placebetween August 22 2011, 19:49:36 UTC

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