In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders Fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To [...]
Worth the read, some choice quotes:
“I will never forget standing outside the chemo treatment room knowing that the medication needed to save my life was only a few feet away, but that because I had private insurance it wasn’t available to me,” Linda wrote. “I read a comment from someone saying that they didn’t want [...]
It’s for an immigration lawyer firm in Nova Scotia. Still – interesting they might be praying on American’s dislike of laws here.
This September I will be returning to Canada to participate in a walk on the 12th to raise funds for Parkinson’s research. My family in Canada (pictured above) have been doing it for years now, to support my father, who has had Parkinson’s for over 10 years now.
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Great quote on my cousin Evan’s wall on Facebook – its very true:
“You can avoid reality but you can’t avoid the consequences of avoiding reality!”
I’ve asked him who said it – I’m presuming it wasn’t him. If it was, I have even more respect for the young man.
cotton, originally uploaded by D’Arcy Norman.
I miss living in Calgary… breathtaking!
Op-Ed Contributor – The Great Solvent North – NYTimes.com
Reconfiguring the American banking structure to look more like the Canadian model would help restore much-needed confidence in a beleaguered financial system.
Score another vote of confidence for Canada.
Bush to speak in Calgary
Looks as those President Bush has chosen Calgary as the first place he’s going to give a post-president speech. I wonder what the reception is going to be like?
Zakaria: The Canadian Solution | Newsweek Voices – Fareed Zakaria | Newsweek.com
Guess which country, alone in the industrialized world, has not faced a single bank failure, calls for bailouts or government intervention in the financial or mortgage sectors. Yup, it’s Canada. In 2008, the World Economic Forum ranked Canada’s banking system the healthiest in the [...]
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