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Good evening ladies and gentlemen, welcome to SDA Late Nite Radio. Tonight, in honour of Canada Day, and the flag our Canadian Forces salute, and for those of us who celebrate it, Dominion Day, and the history of Her Majesty’s Canadian Navy, here, for your delectation, is The Maple Leaf Forever ¤ §.
 
   

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  2. We’re # I.
    Just visiting. Canada is a nice place to come from.
    It’s IronIc: it’s “ironic”.
    I-Iggy says: I-owe, I-owe, I-owe, er “I owe”.
    “”I used those terms – and they are derogatory terms, with which I wish to disassociate myself – I use them in an ironic manner to describe some of the illusions and prejudices that people have about Ukrainians, and they’re wrong,” Ignatieff said.
    “I’ve never believed them, I’ve never supported them, I reject them absolutely. Because some of my own family ancestors are buried in the Ukraine, I owe”.
    …-
    “Ignatieff has ‘respect’ for Ukrainians
    Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff says comments he wrote about Ukrainians 15 years ago have been misinterpreted by the federal Conservatives.”
    urlm.in/crhd

  3. Watching the beginning of the celebration on Parliament Hill.
    Why is the flag flying at halfmast?
    Peter said the first CBC employees on the scene were told it was because of Michael Jackson. Please, somebody, tell me that’s not the reason!

  4. “Peter said the first CBC employees on the scene were told it was because of Michael Jackson. Please, somebody, tell me that’s not the reason!”
    That would be cretinous in the extreme; if Peter said this, he should be fired pronto – along with the other porridge-for-brains CBC employees.
    Presumably it’s in honour to the late former Governor General, Roméo LeBlanc.

  6. “Lessons for conservatives from Ontario’s PC leadership race
    Last weekend Tim Hudak was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, but the real winner of the three month leadership contest was Randy Hillier. Hillier’s uncompromising commitment to principled conservatism was immensely popular among party members, as was his determination to champion those principles in spite of the hostility of some of his opponents. It was the sort of gritty performance that conservatives in the province and the country desperately need.
    Hillier’s early elimination from the ballot does not do justice to how popular both he and his message were in this race – not even close. Although no official tally was taken, several of those present when the preferential ballots were being counted confirm that he was the overwhelming second choice of party members, some estimating his support at as high as two-thirds.
    Had he been able to overcome his single greatest handicap – what one might call the “electability factor” – Hillier would certainly have been chosen leader of the party instead of Hudak, probably by a landslide.
    Throughout the campaign, Hillier churned out policy proposals that challenged conventional thinking on a wide range of issues. But it was the principles behind the policies more than the policies themselves that resonated so well with the party’s members. His message was clear: to win, conservatives have to run as conservatives.
    History seems to confirm this simple observation.”
    Joseph C. Ben-Ami
    urlm.in/crhn

  7. It would seem that a few here are not aware of Pearson’s comment about having blue bars on the flag instead of the current red. No flag in this country will have Tory blue. I remember the flag fight well and to this day detest the liberal eastern abortion that flaps over eastern canada. It’s not my flag and never will be.
    Posted by: Western Canadian at July 1, 2009 8:59 AM
    Aye. Between the Liberal hijacking of the flag, to their illegal renaming of the national birthday to ‘Canada Day’, I consider neither a national symbol. Both are Liberal party symbols. Nothing more, nothing less.
    My house flies the red ensign.
    My house celebrates Dominion Day.

  8. happy Canada day
    Muslim need to keep working hard this year for thier right in Canada and try to gain more respect and freedom of speech among other Canadian
    Must be more patient with others to let gain this
    God bless Canada
    We look for next year Canada pride with
    public view of people among us not see private parts like other funny pride to our eyes

  9. Thanks, JJM. I googled it and the Telegraph -Journal does say it’s for the former Governor-General. I forgot that his funeral hadn’t been held. Apparently guides were surprised that tourists thought MJ was being mourned in Ottawa.
    Not much that Peter said made any sense, and he mumbled more than usual. A pathological hatred of the PM ruins even Canada Day for them it seems.
    Tonight, in a tiny community outside Kingston, part of our Canada Day celebrations will be a candlelight tribute to our military. To everyone in Afghanistan reading the blog today: We love you and thank you for your service.

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