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June 11, 2007

What I'm Reading

What could be more Canadian then reading a book by Chantal Hébert, drinking a Bloody Caesar while listening to K.D. Lang and smelling curry in the air.

Funny, I never thought I would be here.

One of my favourite Canadian pundits/columnists has to be Chantal Hébert. The woman rocks and she knows her way around Canadian politics. I always enjoy watching her in the debates on CBC when it comes to the government; her no-nonsense tell it like it is approach along with her vast knowledge of anything slightly political is fantastic.

Anyway, she has a new book out (her first one I think) about Steven Harper and the last election the Conservative's won. We all feel an election coming (either the summer or the fall) and her book is the prefect primer about learning how Québec has played it's role in every election, including the last one. The reality is, get enough votes in Quebec and you control Canada.

Either way, if you enjoy Canadian Politics it's a great read so far:

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June 10, 2007

One Small Step...

So after a pep talk from my friend Doug, and before I became to wasted for the evening, I decided to take the plunge and call my parents.

Overall I think it went well, mostly had to speak to my mom for 3/4 of the call, but I did talk to my dad too. Got the latest dirt on who died, who got married and a really interesting chat about immigrating to Canada. It was interesting to say the least, for the first time in over a decade my parents and I had something in common; we were both immigrants now. Don't get me wrong there was some tension, but in the end I think we were both too tired and too old to pick up our argument where we usually left it off.

I've been here before; the hopeful moment where you think it all changes. I'm not expecting anything, but if the next phone call is this easy it will be a pleasant surprise.

Thanks for the support all.

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June 06, 2007

"The" Pride T-Shirt This Year!

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So our dear friend Geoff has designed a fun and fashionable t-shirt for that lovely select group of us that have (or are soon to) make Canada our new home.