Tag Archives: Canada

Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada – May 1998

Posted on December 6, 2018 by cdsmiller17
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Big Corporations vs Big Labour Unions

Posted on November 27, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Closure of the Oshawa Car Assembly Plant Another hundred-year-old story is coming to a close. And Unifor is not happy about it. Well, that’s what happens when you give your whole life to the company store. General Motors has been … Continue reading →

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Writing as Semi-Autobiography

Posted on November 12, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Lucy Maud Montgomery L.M. Montgomery (Lucy Maud Montgomery) was born in Clifton (now New London), Prince Edward Island, on November 30, 1874, to Hugh John Montgomery and Clara Woolner Macneill. When Montgomery was 21 months old, her mother died of … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Years Ago

Posted on November 11, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Last Man Killed in the Great War His name was Henry Nicholas Gunther: he died at 10:59 am on November 11, 1918. The Second Last Man was a Canadian His name was George Lawrence Price: he died at 10:58 … Continue reading →

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More Scheer Hypocrisy

Posted on November 8, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Calls for an Apology Last night’s CBC news program The National had a lot of political stories, but one segment made me sit up and say, “What!?” That sequence was about the resolution to an issue that was raised by … Continue reading →

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The American Dream: Is It Over?

Posted on October 20, 2018 by cdsmiller17

A discussion in five images = 5,000 words…

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Reefer Madness in Canada

Posted on October 18, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Marijuana Now Legal in Canada They should probably change the national anthem now: O Cannabis, our bright and shining weed… Yesterday, pot went on sale legally for recreational use for the very first time. Justine Trudeau fulfilled an election promise made … Continue reading →

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On Location with “Anne with an E”

Posted on October 17, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Green Gables (but not as we remember it) These days, if you want to portray a part of Canada in the 1890’s, you need to film in Ontario. It turns out that some of the country in and around Millbrook, … Continue reading →

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Michael Moore’s Prediction

Posted on September 18, 2018 by cdsmiller17

  Canadian Bacon (1995) Thousands of former employees are outraged with military businessman R.J. Hacker (G. D. Spradlin), who had closed down his weapons manufacturing plant, Hacker Dynamics. At a conference held at the former plant, he pins the blame … Continue reading →

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Sheer Hypocrisy: Racism

Posted on August 21, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Trying to Score Political Points A recent spat of words has demonstrated that, when it comes to politics, nothing is sacred. Andrew Scheer has called out Justin Trudeau for calling a female protester at one of his speeches a ‘racist‘. … Continue reading →

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