Phil Fontaine, Assembly of First Nations National Chief, yesterday announced that he won't be running for reelection this year.
He seemed to be a really cool guy who was constantly striving for his constituency and I have to think that he will be missed greatly.
In personal interactions with him, at cocktail parties and at the YMCA on Argyle in Ottawa, he always seemed relieved that all I wanted to do was say hello and ask him about the weather. Years of always being 'on' must take their toll on true public servants like the Chief.
He is still relatively young, mid sixties, and will definitely kick at what ever he decides to do next.
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Friday, June 5, 2009
215...Kobe Hangs 40
On top of Dwight's head; Laker's by 25 over Orlando last night.
It weren't pretty.
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It weren't pretty.
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214...Prime Minister Michael Ignatieff
Say it out loud.
Really sounds nice eh? A sound full of promise.
Last night at a fundraiser in Montreal the next Prime Minister of Canada said he will restore arts funding that all but sunk the Conservatives in La Belle. The Toronto Star report this morning goes on to state that Mr. Ignatieff promised to reinstate arts and culture programs savaged by the Conservatives.
Mikey Mike went on to say that "I want a government that understands that (Cirque du Soleil founder) Guy Laliberte, (playwright) Robert Lepage, and (composer) Robert Charlebois aren't just artists," he offered, "but symbols of the creative energy that we want to display in all the population." He didn't mention my personal favourite, Julie Snyder of Star Academie and Le Banquier but that was a mere oversight.
The future does look bright; the new look Liberal Party has now pulled even with the Bloc Quebecois in the polls, leaving the Tories in the dust.
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Really sounds nice eh? A sound full of promise.
Last night at a fundraiser in Montreal the next Prime Minister of Canada said he will restore arts funding that all but sunk the Conservatives in La Belle. The Toronto Star report this morning goes on to state that Mr. Ignatieff promised to reinstate arts and culture programs savaged by the Conservatives.
Mikey Mike went on to say that "I want a government that understands that (Cirque du Soleil founder) Guy Laliberte, (playwright) Robert Lepage, and (composer) Robert Charlebois aren't just artists," he offered, "but symbols of the creative energy that we want to display in all the population." He didn't mention my personal favourite, Julie Snyder of Star Academie and Le Banquier but that was a mere oversight.
The future does look bright; the new look Liberal Party has now pulled even with the Bloc Quebecois in the polls, leaving the Tories in the dust.
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213...My Car Is Now Worth Three Grand
Or will be if the proposal reported by Nicholas Van Praet in today's Financial Post section of the National Post comes to fruition.
Richard Gauthier, president of the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association is the point man for a 100 million dollar fleet replacement program [my fleet by the way looks very much like one very tired old Ford, albeit with an amazing tape deck] that would offer owners of vehicles 10 years old or older $3,000 cash to trade in their beaters for new models. They want the government to free up $300-million initially to fund the plan, enough to replace 100,000 vehicles.
The only fly in this ointment, wait, no, make that one the many flies in this ointment, is the fact that people like myself who drive 300 dollar cars are more than willing to make that big step up to a brand new vehicle. Whether we are willing and/or capable of making the monthly payments is a whole other story, a story that will be most likely punctuated by the repo man. If this plan comes to fruition for a bright shining moment neighbourhoods like North Central in Regina, St. Henri in Montreal and Vanier here in Ottawa will be rife with shiny Cadillacs and Chryslers.
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Richard Gauthier, president of the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association is the point man for a 100 million dollar fleet replacement program [my fleet by the way looks very much like one very tired old Ford, albeit with an amazing tape deck] that would offer owners of vehicles 10 years old or older $3,000 cash to trade in their beaters for new models. They want the government to free up $300-million initially to fund the plan, enough to replace 100,000 vehicles.
The only fly in this ointment, wait, no, make that one the many flies in this ointment, is the fact that people like myself who drive 300 dollar cars are more than willing to make that big step up to a brand new vehicle. Whether we are willing and/or capable of making the monthly payments is a whole other story, a story that will be most likely punctuated by the repo man. If this plan comes to fruition for a bright shining moment neighbourhoods like North Central in Regina, St. Henri in Montreal and Vanier here in Ottawa will be rife with shiny Cadillacs and Chryslers.
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212...Sidney Comes Back
Last night, did you see the sea of Terrible Towels? Kid Sidney Crosby leads his team, Pittsburgh Penguins don't you know, to a come from behind victory over the Windsor Red Wings in the Stanley Cup Finals.
For those of you keeping track at home, the series is now tied at two games per.
For those of you keeping track at home, part two, Pittsburgh is one of the many NHL teams Jim Balsillie has tried to buy and move to Hamilton.
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For those of you keeping track at home, the series is now tied at two games per.
For those of you keeping track at home, part two, Pittsburgh is one of the many NHL teams Jim Balsillie has tried to buy and move to Hamilton.
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Thursday, June 4, 2009
211...I, On The Other Hand, Am Pro Steriods
Danica Patrick, the uber fit IndyCar racer, says she was only joking when she said using performance enhancing drugs would only be cheating if she got caught.
In an Associated Press story reported in today's Ottawa Sun, Miss Patrick is chastised by the leader of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Travis Tygart, for making the 'joke' in this week's Sports Illustrated.
Of course when she says she was joking the only thing we know for certain is she is lying about saying she was joking.
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In an Associated Press story reported in today's Ottawa Sun, Miss Patrick is chastised by the leader of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Travis Tygart, for making the 'joke' in this week's Sports Illustrated.
Of course when she says she was joking the only thing we know for certain is she is lying about saying she was joking.
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