American don’t like Canada to ‘own the podium’
ShareTHE 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...]
More Canadians support unilateralism than Americans: poll
ShareI 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...]
Photos – Olympic Torch Relay, alternative carrying modes
SharePerhaps the most exciting and most original part of the Canadian Olympic torch relay is that the torch is carried by “alternative” mode of transportation across the country. This is really smart. With the torch being transported by different modes of means, it ensures photos generated from each day of the “longest domestic torch relay ever” will be unique and photogenic. I will try to continuously post photos of torch... [Read More...]
1/3 Canadians want fewer immigrants
ShareInteresting…. so people of the three major immigrant-taking western countries don’t even want to have LEGAL immigrants? If the majority of immigrants coming to Canada are from Europe instead of Asia, do you think the public opinion towards immigration in general will lean to the opposite? Just like what the poster above indicates in 1907? Americans and Britons Share Unease Over Immigration, Differ with Canadians People in Canada generally... [Read More...]
The race is still on…
ShareThis is interesting…. Harper and Ignatieff are still racing to have their first China trip. Both men released a photo with China’s foreign minister Yang Jiechi on the same day today. REAL ALSO: Iggy races against Harper for first China visit Has Canada-China relation improved after Day’s visit? Day’s ice-thawing mission to China Hu Jintao not meeting Harper in G20? ‘Tibet is sovereign issue for China to deal with’ Ignatieff... [Read More...]
Canada rejects UN human rights recommendations
ShareI hope Harper and gang must remember what they’ve done to human rights at the UN level next time they point a finger to China, though they have stopped doing that for some time now, especially after the economic downturn beginning late last year. I’m getting more and more uneasy when I see them saying things like “Canada does not accept recommendation 30″ etc etc…. Just like HK’s chief executive Donald Tsang... [Read More...]
Trudeau still seen as best Canadian PM; Harper and Mulroney as worst
ShareWith Mulroney being grilled at the Oliphant enquiry day and night and Harper’s deliberate effort to distant himself from his former mentor, it’s quite surprising that Harper still surpasses Mulroney as the worst PM. Perhaps the Tories should really think again picking another leader if they wish to have any hope in getting more popular support… perhaps Jason Kenney — can he turn himself into the Best PM from the Best MP? Angus... [Read More...]
Chinese less happy about life in Canada than S. Asians: poll
ShareIpsos Reid study – A new Ipsos Reid poll conducted on the newly launched Multicultural Connection Panel finds that ethnic and new Canadians view overall quality of life as better in Canada compared to their home country. Nearly nine-in-ten ethnic and new Canadians feel overall quality of life in Canada is better than their home country (86% with 44% much better in Canada and 42% somewhat better in Canada). One-in-ten believe quality of... [Read More...]
China to impose carbon tax
Share When we Canadians trumpet we are the leader in green policy (BC especially, as a recent study says BC is the greenest province in Canada), I wonder if our readers realize that China is planning to impose a carbon tax. Taipei is also considering one, naming it “energy tax”. (If the communists dare to have a carbon tax, why dare not the NDP of BC and the Conservative party of Canada? The latter still insists climate change is imaginery... [Read More...]
Canada needs to increase spying on China?
ShareI’d like to invite readers’ comments on the following piece from the Globe. I will talk about my points after you guys. :) BTW, Charles Burton has been sympathetic towards groups like FLG and the Tibetan Movement. Canada called on to increase spying on China Diplomats poor at interpreting country for Ottawa, report says, suggesting intelligence agencies step up The Globe and Mail – Canada has to ratchet up its ability to spy... [Read More...]
