I started writing this a while ago too so it's slightly outdated but the government is still in place.
A while ago I read this article Consumer group files complaint against 8 retailers and I just loved, loved, loved the comment from a Ruy Lopez who writes: "Since when did right wing gov't's start caring about the little person? I wish I could get treated as good as a Canadian company instead of just a lowly human being."
In my husband's latest CGA (Certified General Accoutants) magazine the editor's note talks about Parliament returning for the fall session. The article calls for "strong leaders who do not compromise on ethics and integrity." One of the MPs well known for "ethically intelligent leadership" was Jack Layton who will be missed. I think his death is the worst that could happen to Canadian politics! In German there's an idiom that says "Unkraut vergeht nicht" (meaning 'weeds never die') and that's why it probably did not hit that irresponsible leader of this country.
Did you read the articles on protests against the oil sands outside Parliament Hill in Ottawa. One politician said he could not believe that 200 people gather together to object to something that gives thousands of people a livelihood. What's wrong with that? These people had all right to protests. Let's see what will happen to the Wall Street protests - they have all reason for protesting too. After all our corporate-ruled capitalism does not keep us or the planet healthy.
A picture of skeletons posted by a friend on facebook reads: Get a job. Go to work. Get married. Have children. Follow Fashion. Act normal. Walk on the pavement. Watch TV. Obey the law. Save for your old age.
Now repeat after me: "I am free'
Are you free?
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