Canada Day!

[backguy]

For the third time in seven years, I'm in the States while Canada Day celebrations are going on north of the 49th parallel. I'm disappointed to not be up there, but my sister is visiting, so that's nice, at least. (And I'll get to see fireworks on Tuesday night

Comments

[enigmaticdan]

Positive changes my ass! I have so much trouble calculating tips in a restaurant now that the GST is 6%! :)

[zedinbed]

No offense, but I don't see much positive coming out of ANY Conservative government. Pro-war and anti-civil rights is not really my cup of tea.

[infohigh]

In Canada, pro-military doesn't mean pro-war...

As for anti-civil rights, has this gov't yet done anything to that effect? (just wondering)

[zedinbed]

Revoking the right to same sex marriage falls squarely under the category of anti-civil rights. The message the Conservatives are sending to the gay community is that they are second rate citizens who should never have the right to call someone of the same sex their husband or wife but rather be relegated to calling their soulmate a "partner", that meaningless term that doesn't take into account the depth or power of the couple's feelings for each other. Of course, this doesn't even account for all the legal issues concerned with not being given the equal right to marriage for gays and lesbians

[theenforcer]

If the feelings exist, what does the name matter?

[shade_42]

Oh look backguy! Your political views come under fire once again... Perhaps that is a true benefit of Canada, we can be friends enough to argue...

Hope you had a good C-day too.

Shade