WW1 Vet dies; only two left.

Obituary Lloyd Clemett, 107
SANDRA MARTIN
Globe and Mail Update
TORONTO — Lloyd Clemett, one of three surviving Canadian veterans of the First World War, died late Wednesday at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. He was 107. He leaves two sons, a niece and their families.

Victor (Lloyd) Clemett was born 10 December 1899, in Omemee, Ont.

Clemet at 16.
There are now only two living Canadian WW1 veterans.

Happy Flag Day. That's FLAG Day; with an L!

Okay, officially it's not called Flag Day; however, to-day is the Maple Leaf's birthday! Our flag is 43 years old. It is the 3rd most recognised flag in the world and one of the top recognised symbols. Prior to the Maple Leaf our flag was the Union Jack.

Click flag for info site.

It should be a statutory holiday. We don't have one in February. It would be the perfect time. It's the middle of the worst month of the year; it's politically correct; it's the day after Valentine's so you can stay out all night and ... that's your business.

Ka Kanatahk / O Canada!

13 year-old girl becomes first to sing 'O Canada' in Cree at an NHL game.

I am dying to know how the Cree version translates back in to English. The French version, for example, is far more stirring with much more bravada and chest thumping. The English version is ... nice.

Did you know the English version commonly sung today is not the original version? It was altered slightly in 1980. I remember singing the 'original version' and then having it switched on us. The class would sing along to the pre-recorded tape with the NEW version and we'd all stumble when it started to change. Lol. Good times.

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Is this Frick chick on crack? Canada Post and Homophobia

Vancouver posties walk out; upset with mailout viewed as 'homophobic hate'

By Greg Joyce
VANCOUVER (CP) - Neither rain, nor hail, nor sleet, nor snow nor refusal to deliver an anti-gay pamphlet will keep the mail from getting through.

That seemed to be the message Thursday from Canada Post in reacting to a brief walkout over the letter carriers union's refusal to deliver a pamphlet the union regards as "homophobic" and "hate mail".

The problem began Wednesday when letter carriers at Station F on the city's east side were told they had to carry the pamphlets or face disciplinary action, said Ken Mooney, the Vancouver local president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.

But Canada Post spokeswoman Colleen Frick had a different version, saying the only postie required to carry it on his route was being "intimidated" by his colleagues.

"He did not refuse it," she said. "He was basically intimidated into not delivering it and that's not appropriate." (Oh, but it is appropriate to send out shit that says gays are 'unnatural and unhealthy').

The pamphlet is the September edition of The Prophetic Word, published by the Fundamentalist Baptist Mission in Waterford, Ont. The article that prompted the dispute was called The Plague of this 21st Century: The Consequences of the sin of Homosexuality (AIDS).
The pamphlet says AIDS is "the plague of the 21st century" and calls homosexuality "ungodly, unhealthy and unnatural."

The pamphlet's author, Rev. Sterling Clark, said the posties have no right to refuse to carry the pamphlet.

"I have not been charged or broken any law. I just stated what I feel should be stated."
He likens AIDS to the Black Plague that killed millions in Europe in the 14th century.

Mooney said the pamphlet is homophobic and offensive.

He said the corporation should not be in the business of delivering "hate mail."

Frick said "hate mail" is not a legal term she was aware of (stupid cow; have you been living under a rock?) and "it's not in the (Canada Post Corporation Act).
"So we don't speak about mail in terms of this and we're not about to go into the business of defining what hate mail is," she said.

The corporation has mailing standards concerning obscene material but "there is nothing that would term this as being obscene material," she said. (!!!!!!)

By Thursday, the issue seemed to have cooled but was not settled.

Mooney maintains the 50 letter carriers were told they would not have to carry the pamphlet.
But, Frick countered that they didn't have to carry it - on Thursday.

"It will be delivered at some point in the next two days," she said, explaining that the corporation has three days to deliver admail from the time it arrives at the depot.

The posties don't have the right to refuse to deliver the mail, she said. The contract between the corporation and the union requires them to deliver mail the corporation deems acceptable.

"And this item was deemed such."

She said she was certain the 200 pamphlets would be delivered by some carrier in the depot.
Mooney acknowledged the possibility of disciplinary action if all carriers refuse.

"They may want to adjust the attitude of some employees," he said.

Neither Mooney nor Frick knew why that small area of the east side was targeted for the pamphlet - and nowhere else in B.C. so far.

But, Clark said it is a random mailout.

The mission chooses certain areas of certain cities, he said.

The pamphlet has already gone out to other area in the country and has been delivered without any problems, he said.

The union's national office has not taken an official stance so far, but Mooney said the union's constitution states that carriers must take every step to "eliminate racism, discrimination and homophobia from our workplaces."

Metric System

Did you know that the only reason why Canada went metric in the early 70s was because we thought that the U.S. was soon to convert to kilometres and celcius? The U.S., of course, did not convert to the metric system. Psyche!

The metric system has since become a symbol of what makes us different from them; however, it's origins in Canada are based on the long-standing Canadian tradition of following the U.S.

Side note: the 'imperial method' is, in fact, fully known as the "British Imperial System". Britain still uses miles for distance and speed.

You can take the Newfie out of Newfoundland ...

Alberta removes restriction and approves "NEWFIE" licence plate

EDMONTON (CP) - Someone in Alberta will soon be driving around with a specially ordered licence plate that reads "NEWFIE"; but, it took an appeal to get the slang term for Newfoundlander approved.

Government spokesman Eoin Kenny says that for more than two decades, the term Newfie was on a list of restricted words that could not appear on licence plates.

Kenny says the word Newfie was once considered to be a derogatory term as thousands of Newfoundlanders streamed into Alberta, many taking jobs in the oilsands region.

But he says Newfie is now recognised more as a term of endearment or a term of familiarity, so it's been lifted from the restricted list.

Someone has already applied for "NEWFIE" after paying the required extra fee for a personalised licence plate.

Kenny says the director of motor vehicles still has the right to reject any request for a personalised plate for any reason, especially if the word is a profanity or ethnic slur.

This man has no shame what-so-ever.

From The Toronto Star: Prime Minister Stephen Harper, backed by relatives of Canadian terror victims and soldiers, urged the country yesterday to remember its own victims of 11 September and why Canada is in Afghanistan." Tonda MacCharles reports.



Mr Harper exploits "911" victims' families in order to aid his America ass-kissing campaign. (Keep in mind, however, that it was the previous Liberal party that put Canadian troops in Afghanistan in the first place.)