Yeah well...and your point would be?

I'll get me coat, again.

What is wrong with Canada, where do I start? I am sick of hearing about licencing cats, gays, homeless people, marajuana should be legal, ethnic minorities, everyone has rights, blah blah blah, etc. Today gays have rights, tomorrow pheodophiles have rights, etc, etc, etc. What the hell is an African-American anyway? Most of these people do not even know where North America is on the map, never mind Africa. Ask Bill Cosby if you do not believe me.

Get a grip people and let's start building a hi-tech economy that does not rely on low-tech products and send this political correctness where it belongs so that all races and genders can benefit and have a good standard of living.

We are all in this together.

Oh dear, when do the meds kick in ?

I rather care for the idea of licensing gays. Would people who aren't firmly located on the spectrum of inclinations get a demi-license, something like a parking permit, allowing same-sex activites on alternate days except in the winter months?

I think "parking permit" would be a great name for the gay licence.

Would there be some sort of test one would have to pass before one could get one's 'Gay' license? Imagine the shame in failing it. "I'm sorry my son, you are just not gay enough".

Ah. I have some experience of being nervous about that.

Various organisations we've had as clients have had quotas of varying types. Being a Toronto based firm we've always had a good ethnic mix and we've had a lesbian sub-contractor for decades. However, we've never had enough Hispanics nor male homosexuals. Norvey, a Columbian, once manager of the Yard, is our usual token Hispanic "software developer" and I'm the token friend of Dorothy.

I've often wondered if someone from the government would one day turn up clad in leather and sporting ludicrous facial hair wanting to conduct an audit.

To lighten things up-

WINDCHILL

Chicken with Cheese

WINDCHILL

Orange Pekoe T-Bags

WINDCHILL

Gravy with everything( I was at a work buffet & had mashed potatos & the waitress came up to me & said, there is gravy there you know, AAAGGGHHH!!)

WINDCHILL

Corndogs

WINDCHILL

Canadians Holiday Destinations-Cuba & Mexico, open your minds up there are more places to visit

No safe driving distance between cars

DID I MENTION 'WINDCHILL'????!!!!

DID I MENTION 'WINDCHILL'????!!!!

I guess the high crime rate in Edmonton is not affected by the weather.

OH, I forgot to mention 'NICKLEBACK'

And no, the windchill does not affect the crime rate in Edmonton, only means that people like me have more time to spend on the computer annoying other people cos its too damn cold to do anything else!

I'm all for licencing the homeless. $15 or so per year to keep one under the deck seems like a bargain. They could keep the back yard clean for us. Naturally, he/she would be fed although they might have to vie with the dog for the flea treatment.

Have no idea what "pheodo" means and why people would want to love it/them.

On the other hand, if you are comparing homosexuality to paedophilia then you seriously need your head checking.


Or maybe you could start reading something apart from the Old Testament...

Enclave then? There is an interesting story on the cbc today that had to do with a report regarding an "Asian" mall in Calgary, the report was actually done by a Chinese man from Vancouver. It sums up what my thoughts are with multiculturalism.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/sto...-it-malls.html

Most people don't understand what the significance of multiculturalism is. The melting pot is the way to go. Multiculturalism is simply politically correct societal segregation. If Canada wishes to become an island of disunited enclaves and ghetto's, we are well on our way.

Sure, Canada needs intolerant non adjusting immigrants like Earth needs a collision with Jupiter. If I as a born Canadian with white English ancestry am told to be tolerant and embrace others, I expect the same in return from people whose families haven't paid taxes here all there lives. Some people do without hesitation and I commend them, some pretend like the are not in a new country. I have no use for the latter.

If you believe this then you should consider moving to the US; that's the American way, not the Canadian one. However, as noted above, there's a argument that the governing philosophy of the country makes little practical difference, in either country communities of like minded people form and, within those communties, the language and customs of the old country dominate.

It's true that Canada, at least urban Canada, consists of a series of communities bound by culture and ethnicity which relate to each other loosely. The joy of it is that you can see the world from one streetcar. The disadvantage is that it's not practical to learn all the languages in common use so there will always be an element of pointing and grunting when buying things.

However "segregation" and "ghetto" are inaccurate. No edict forces people to live where they do and areas where one ethnicity dominates are not necessary poor; Markham and Woodbridge are examples of rich areas where neither English nor French is the language primarily spoken.

You get that even from immigrants who live in communities where they can manage entirely in their mother tongue. The residents of, say, Little India, have as much impact on you as you do on them.

If you were a dedicated Canadian you`d learn the languages of your compatriots, at least French, so as to be able to mingle with them. If instead you choose to stick to your English language enclave that`s fine but don`t complain if other Canadians choose not to learn how to speak to you. In Canada their culture is equal to yours.