Happy Canuck Turkey Day! Pam and I are roasting a Turkey thigh (and even that is huge…), plus also roasting a pumpkin (seeds separately). I feel all Martha Stewart‑y.
Since it’s not only Thanksgiving season, but also election season for both the US and Canada (and again, we get ours a little earlier), thought I’d include this little bit of emigré humour (just in case the unthinkable happens in the States):
Many thanks to my friend Mark Bartelt, a very enlightened Californian who I met through the article I did for the LA Times years ago, for the pointer to this little gem that is all too close to reality.
Of course, if Harper wins again tomorrow — with or without a majority — he may bring us closer to American policy/attitude than most care to realize, no matter who becomes the next President.
However, the Canadian public will not go quietly into the night about this either.
Hi Al,
Yeah, we’ve been dreading that we are not rid of Harper, even if the original Bush will thankfully soon be just a bad memory. The last three years have shown us that he can’t do as much damage as the Republicans in the US, but I’m hopeful that the lack of a majority will once again protect the country from him. Besides, if he starts to wreak havoc, unlike the US, we can have his government voted out, and no amount of support from Alberta could possibly outweigh the rest of the country.
I sometimes wonder how much of the demise of Classical Music on CBC2 (and the transforming it into a more commercial easy listening format) was the result of Conservative Party appointments, and wouldn’t be surprised if that was the case. That point did make me a little sad when the video brought up the NPR and PBS to CBC equivalency.