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  2. Well, Kate, since you invited a “find” on this Canada Day, I will humbly share this anecdote.
    Around about 20 of us in Kelowna gathered today, in a sweet spot with a view, and played sweet acoustic music with a very full jam band, ate good potluck fare, connected and laughed till the dang cows came home.
    Our jam band even played “Willin'” , an iconic trucker tune by Little Feat
    My throat hurt to sing it, but worth it.
    WE Abide.

  3. Trudeau is open to changing the lyrics of our national anthem (again).

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-change-o-canada-lyrics-1.6894687

    My favorite line is the one that claims ” rewrites will only come after consultation with Canadians.”

    Oh, yeah? Like the last time, when 3 out of 4 Canadians said they didn’t want the changes (exact same number as when the previous government had proposed the same changes) but you *did it anyway*? Lying POS.

    1. The anthem has zero meaning these days, who cares what the hell words they put in it.

    2. Changing: ‘home and native land’ to ‘home on native land’
      That would be the last straw. What the heck is wrong with the CBC? Why are they promoting this? More deliberate undermining of our nation.

      1. “”What the heck is wrong with the CBC?””

        How long you got ?

        1. ““”What the heck is wrong with the CBC?””

          How long you got ?”

          Indeed. Not only do they normally disallow commenting on stories about gays or natives (they even print an excuse as to why they do it), the odd time that they do choose to allow comments they will deliberately *break* the comments link when the discussion doesn’t go their way.

    3. Interestingly, the words of the French version have not changed. They are still colonialist, warlike, pro Catholic and non inclusive. When will Justin have the French version changed.

      It’s time we went back to the Maple Leaf Forever.

    1. Too bad, the actual insanity is actually priceless and we are going broke doing something that should never have started.

    2. Derek – how could 32% of people polled in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and 15% nationally feel they bear some responsibility for past injustices to indigenous people? A result driven mostly by people under 25 YO?

      As those in the comments pointed out, “Am I responsible for the war of 1812?”, and, younger people are more likely to believe they are personally responsible because of “indoctrination in schools”. It is great to see that a vast majority of Canadians, including indigenous people, don’t believe in renaming everything.
      The article and survey missed the big question, “Should Canada give the country back to indigenous people”?.

        1. Roaddog – time travel is possible if you self-identify as a time traveler. In the future you could be jailed if you mislabel someone as chronologically linear. Isn’t this fun?

      2. Ask the average 25 yo if they feel responsible for past injustices. Lots of them will say yes. Then ask them if they should pay financially for that. Result drops to zero pretty quickly. These people cannot be counted on in either direction.

        1. Steve – the ones who say yes to paying mean they expect the government to pay on their began. Or the catholic church.

      1. Joe – a key takeaway for me was, more people blame the Catholic Church after the Pope apologized. The apology is an admission of guilt. The Pope needs to get better lawyers. Or the church needs to get a smarter Pope. Abuse of children stolen by the government from their parents is a crime, but I’m afraid that Catholics who had nothing to do with the alleged abuses will be paying for it, and a largrr group of those are the often forgotten-about Philipino colonists. If you attended a catholic church service in the last few years you’ll know what I mean.

    4. Great article, thanks for posting; Issue was settled long ago, new population came competed with existing one and took over, that’s what humans have done for millennia. Why would anyone today or in the past feel guilt or shame it was the way the world always works.

      1. Hey. In the US, Manhattan was bought fair and square. Sure, it was only $24 worth of beads and trinkets, but the residents of the area at the time took the deal. Everyone went home happy.

        I don’t want to hear about any native claims on Manhattan.
        –
        –
        Along that line, were any parts of Canada purchased from the locals of the time? Those shouldn’t even be part of the discussion. What about the empty lands no one wanted? We’ll just settle down right here. Hey. Let’s go meet the neighbors. They are only 100 miles away.”

      1. It is already looking like that. The market demand is minimal, so I guess we will find out.

        1. High EV interest in places of high gas prices, Liberal
          Vancouver $2.09
          Toronto $1.59
          Montreal $1.70
          There’s the problem
          Fort william 1st Nation $1.44
          Lloydminster $1.36
          No problem

    2. Another EV battery plant?!?

      Where will all these new plants get the raw materials to make batteries? It’s been my understanding that a lot of new mines will have to be opened in order to supply the projected increased production of EVs. Current extraction isn’t enough to keep pace with current demand. At least that’s what I’ve run across in my readings. And the eco-nuts are demanding all EVs at the same time opposing any new mining ventures.

      The good news is that Canada has the lithium. The bad news is that the other materials needed may not be available.

      How can I put it? “If we had some ham, we could have ham and eggs, if we had some eggs.”

      2. Canada has lots of nickel with billion tonne deposits in B.C. and Ontario. One of the largest undeveloped lithium resources is in the USA. Cobalt is a little less abundant but, why not head out to Cobalt, Ontario if you need some. Problem is low relative commodity prices, a result of poor international standards for mining and lack of environmental control. Plus it takes an average of 12-15 years to open a mine in North America. It’s not that we have no ham or eggs. It’s that our country doesn’t want pig or chicken farms.

        One project I worked on required $150-$200 million in water treatment construction. This facility wouldn’t even be considered in some countries.

        1. is that billion tonnes the raw amount? If so, what is the refined quantity?

    3. Unbelievable. We are already spending 11 million per job for the VW battery plant. I believe this will turn into a complete boondoggle, as there is minimal market for EV’s.

    4. Wanna buy a used magnesium plant, for cheap?

      A Walk Through the Graveyard of Alberta’s Economic Diversification

      MagCan

      An abandoned red-brick monstrosity between High River and Okotoks on Highway 2A is all that remains of Alberta’s ill-conceived foray into magnesium.

      In the early 1990s, the site was home to MagCan’s first and only ever magnesium smelter – a $200 million venture that was supposed to produce 60,000 pounds of magnesium ingots a day.

      MagCan, pitching jobs, tax revenues, and the ever-elusive concept of diversification, managed to squeeze $103 million from the Alberta government in the form of a guaranteed loan to get off the ground. The province thought MagCan would be the vanguard of vast new swaths of industry in Alberta. Instead, most of MagCan’s early investors bailed and the plant ended up closing after less than a year in operation, taking a total of $164 million from Alberta taxpayers down with it.

      1. foobert – I’ll share this with my Notley living neighbor. Thanks

    1. Well, I’m personally blaming the ford government for repeated excessive increases in condo fees… IF I believe the management firm’s bull…
      There’s a whole lot of that stuff floating around here. Still looking for a way out.

    2. I am also not happy with the Ford government. Do we have any legitimate choices?

  10. “Nice kidney you have there I think you are brain dead “the doctor said.
    WHF talks about how the term brain dead had been invented by Havart Doctors in 1960th to get their paws on oxygen rich organs suitable for transplant. Also interesting how we only can donate organs and blood but the medical industry profits from them. My strategy of been prematurely declared brain dead is making my organs unsuitable for transplant with alcohol and cholesterol rich diet.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4MDFKkmHbA

  25. Took in the best family entertainment there is yesterday. Hit the Ponoka Stampede. Best rodeo in the country.

    Watched a local kid who is starting out on the steers get bucked off and when the bull fighter stepped in to help he got flattened ha.

    Moms, dads, kids and grandparents all having fun. Not one 4 dollar word was heard or the smell of skunk. Cowboys cowgirls and Coors Banquet – not a Budlite or a rainbow flag to be seen.

    Best wholesome entertainment there is.

    More Rodeo less pride

    1. I watched a good bit of it on the Cowboy Channel, which is just about the only TV channel I can stand any more. Rodeos still feature Prayer, the National Anthem, Patriotism and testosterone; all things we need more of.

      1. You nailed it.

        They honored a 100yo vet at the start. The old boy walked out in the dirt of the rodeo grounds, stood at attention while everyone sang the national anthem and then walked back –
        unassisted. Whata man.

        There’s still decency in life and it’s carried on in the ranch and rodeo tradition.

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