Lack of multicultural elements in opening, closing ceremonies?? Want to hear from you.
Recently my friend Rattan Mall of the Indo Canadian Voice phoned me up to ask me what kind of responses the Chinese community has over the lack of multicultural representation in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympic. I told him, other than what Mr Tung Chan of SUCCESS told the Vancouver Sun in this report, I have not heard any complaint from people around me, nor did I receive a single letter/email/fax to our newsroom that vent... [Read More...]
MukMuk for Mascot! Yes!
Opening ceremony photos… 2010 Olympics
i think it’s wonderful in general…. what do you think? 2010 olympic opening ceremony however, some scenes look familiar…. Beijing Olympic opening ceremony Read More →
Photos – Some amazing torch relay photos
Canadian snowboarder Justin Lamoureux, of Squamish, B.C., carries the Olympic flame while riding on top of a cable car at Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday February 10, 2010. The Olympic flame is on a 106 day journey across Canada in the longest domestic torch relay in Olympic history. It will end with the lighting of the Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremonies for the Vancouver Winter Olympics on February 12. (CP) Former Canadian... [Read More...]
Americans don’t like Canada to ‘own the podium’
THE Time magazine carries a piece of commentary this week titled “Why Canada Wants to Kick Olympic Butt“. Watch out, world. They are coming after you, on skeleton sleds, speed skates and, oh yeah, while wielding big old curling brooms. They used to be the nice guys (and gals); now they’d rather leave you buried in the snow on a ski trail. They will no longer be embarrassed. Fellow biathletes and bobsledders, beware: the Canadian... [Read More...]
China’s emerging strength in snowboading is a ‘Chinese invasion’: Globe and Mail
Halfpipe gold medallist Xuetong Cai of China is flanked by compatriots Zhifeng Sun (left), silver, and Xu Cheng, bronze as they stand on the podium at the FIS snowboard world cup Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 in Stoneham Que. (CP) With the Winter Olympics just weeks away from opening, I was shocked at the narrow-sightedness or interpretation of snowboarding in an Globe and Mail article today, titled “Once out-of-place gymnasts, now halfpipe heroes:... [Read More...]
Canada to win 5 gold medals: Prof
5 golds only? That’s a little too few IMO. Germany won 11 golds in Turin, ranking first: Germany 11 golds 12 silvers 6 bronzes 29 total medals Canada 7 golds 10 silvers 7 bronzes 24 total medals If we got 27 in total this time, we might be able to rank 2nd or 3rd? Canada ranked #3 in Turin, with 24 medals, including 7 golds. I hope we won’t get fewer golds than last time… Canada to top medal standings: Economics prof Toronto Sun... [Read More...]
Let’s call it ‘pluralism’…. is ‘multiculturalism’ dead?
This is a very important debate. Really want to hear from the readers on this. BTW, should Kenney change his title to “minister responsible for pluralism”? Any alarm here? In short: So … what’s the difference? Multiculturalism: The term is strictly for immigrants – it does not include Canada’s English or French founding cultures or aboriginal people, government documents suggest. Jason Kenney, the federal minister... [Read More...]
More Canadians support unilateralism than Americans: poll
I can’t believe that now more Canadians support a unilateralist position than do Americans! When the Americans have moved on from the Bushism and into a multi-lateral, cooperative mode, we the friendly Canadians are catching on the chase for ‘ism ideology! Why are we always behind the Americans? What a successful brainwashing campaign this government has brought us! The degree of degradation of Canadian values (my definition: blue-cap... [Read More...]
[GB] Liberals’ management of Olympic economy a total mess
Guest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB]. The BC Liberals often claimed that economic development and management are their strengths but this bubble is bursting right in front of our eyes. BC’s economic performance record was second last in Canada last year and the number of jobs we are losing also leads the rest of the country.... [Read More...]
