By the end of last year, Canadian Heritage had approved and distributed a little over $151 million in Canada 150 grants to Canadian businesses, schools, municipalities, NGOs, charities, etc. The Canadian Heritage department is still in the process of dividing the remaining $49 million of the $200-million Canada 150 Fund, but so far some provinces and territories have fared a lot better than others in the division of the fund.
King vs King
…in a sword fight, as in politics, the combatants often attack each other’s extremities (sword hand, extended foot, arm) first before venturing into body strike range. To get into killing range you must often risk being killed yourself. So sword fighters usually wait for their foes to weaken or an opening to develop.
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Reader Tips
Here’s a tip — don’t mess with an old guy on a subway. Thread open.
Shocking Images.
Generation Z Will Not Save Western Civilization
“Fast forward twenty years to today and a similar conversation is being held amongst hopeful and naive conservatives.
Why, did you hear!!?? This “Gen Z” is the most conservative generation since the WWII generation! They don’t have tattoos and they don’t like abortion! They don’t even like sex! By gum! We’re going to see those glorious Eisenhower-Leave It to Beaver-Nuclear Family days again! And look! Here! Here’s a study! A STUDY!!! See that! It says Gen Z is conservative so it must be true!
And so, it seems high time for the Ole Captain to dust off the “Bat of Reality” and start beating people over the head with it.”
It’s okay.
Conn Smythe
The origin of the trophy.
Who will live up to that, this year?
Reader Tips
Sometimes, you just wanna sit back, plan a bit of a trip and fly. I’ve been waiting for X-Plane 11 to come out of beta and I’ll probably get it then. I think it’s going to be on Steam, but I’m not sure.
Okay, that wire tapping thing.
From Kate and via Instapundit:
Obama v. Trump: Strictly Correct & Misleading v. Not Strictly Correct But Fundamentally True
Personally, I’m holding my cards close on this one.
Nation-Building, Part III
“We came, we saw, he died.
Ever get the feeling the last twenty years was a gigantic waste of time, money and lives?
Well, that’ll confuse BDS.
Israel loosens laws on marijuana use.
Under the new system, first-time personal users who are caught and confess will be fined 1,000 shekels (£220; $270), with this doubling on the second occasion.
Probation will apply the third time and only a fourth case would lead to criminal charges.
Israel is one of the world leaders in research into medical use of marijuana.
Related: I’m thinking a suppository would not be an ideal investment opportunity.
Yes, not blowing up is good.
But don’t hold your breath for these batteries.
It’s not sexism when they do it.
Your sex doesn’t matter if you’re guilty of wrong thought. It’s against the blasphemy laws or something.
#NotACult, No no no.
But the media swears by them.
Snopes, not so transparent. It’s always the same; hire partisans, get partisan.
They should have stuck with Nigerian email scams and urban legends.
Reader Tips
A tips thread, cause I fell asleep last night before I remembered to put one up.
We Don’t Know What He Said, But He Definitely Can’t Say It
More progressive intellectualism at Middlebury College, where female staff get assaulted by students wearing masks, and elderly scholars get chased off campus.
An overpriced stuffed animal
Yet another convenience product that compromises consumers privacy.
You can’t just pick up the phone and call?
“Organic” Is The Latin Word For “Grown In Pig Shit”
Multistate Outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections Linked to I.M. Healthy Brand SoyNut Butter
Apparently
She and thousands of Americans still don’t understand the difference between just being an idiot and wilfully compromising classified information.
Wynning!
Not listed: any of our dogs, the cat down the street, Casey from Mr. Dress-Up.
If current polling numbers hold, party leadership might be the only stable job left in the Ontario Liberal Party.
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