August 2004

What Paul Martin Said

As a result of a post over at Trudeaupia, , Tony pointed me to a speech made by Paul Martin back in 1995. More interesting reading. “Not long ago, one of my sons asked me a question. He was reading my Father’s memoirs — the history not only of one Canadian, but the history as […]

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Interesting “Facts”

  Don’t know how true they are: “IN ONE OF HIS FAMOUS SPEECHES Churchill asked America ‘Give us the tools and we will finish the job’. But America wouldn’t ‘give’ anything without payment. After two years of war, Roosevelt had drained Britain dry, stripping her of all her assets in the USA, including real estate

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Strange Business Ideas, National Love And Hate

Imagine you walk into a store and collect $200.00 of merchandise in your basket. You walk up to the checkout, ready to pay for your goods. When you arrive, the cashier says to you, “May I see your receipt, please?” “But I haven’t paid yet! I wanted to pay you now.” “I’m sorry, but that’s

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Petting My Pet That Grew

Via Pol:Spy: “Canada is going to get tough with Iran? What a joke. Canada can’t get tough with anybody.” They know that there’s not one significant thing, beyond recalling our ambassador, that Canada can do to Iran. Thanks to endless years of Liberal government, we have almost no army or air force left, and the

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5 Bottles A Week!

Now is that 750 ml or 1.5 litre bottles? Via Edwina Acheson, there’s an article in today’s Sunday Telegraph entitled “Alcohol sharpens your brain, say researchers.” (Login Required). “The benefits of alcohol, which are thought to be linked to its effect on the flow of blood to the brain, can be detected when a person

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