http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2008/12/02/shut_up_eh Comments On: Shut Up, Eh? by Dan Savage en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by sheiler]]> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:11:12 -0800 The Stranger
I asked my friends in Vancouver if I should apologize to you and all Canadians. They told me to tell you to "Fuck off, eh?"
Posted by elswinger]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:40:26 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Eric]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:11:17 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Eric]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:09:17 -0800 The Stranger Posted by ho' know]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:43:37 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Loushka]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:14:31 -0800 The Stranger
She jokes that Quebecers would love to be able to saw off Quebec from the rest of Canada and float down to Florida. But since that ain't going to happen in the near future, seems like the bellyache about Quebec by anglophone Canadians is a lot of sheep bleatage.
Posted by sheiler]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:58:24 -0800 The Stranger Posted by elswinger]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:58:33 -0800 The Stranger
1. Harper has to go. He's intelligent but has the common sense of the chicken wing I just ate and loves himself (and his power) way too much. Aurevoir.

2. The Liberals and the NDP should get together, even if they have to bank on the support of the Bloc Quebecois. Why? Because even though I generally like our current political system, I wouldn't mind seeing a little more voting and a little less appointing here and there... and I'm crossing my fingers that this situation might just give us the last little kick in the right direction that we need to get this started.

3. Canadians have opinions on American politics -- and they're perfectly entitled to. We live next door, we're flooded with American culture from TV to Wal-Mart and we get CNN. Welcome to the West where people say what they're thinking. Get over it. It's not like I've never heard an American say something about Canada that I disagreed with.

4. Whoever suggested that Canada should join any part of the USA (even the blue states)... no offense... but that won't happen until your government sends its tanks up here for our water and annexes us.

5. @45 Adding "no offense" on to the end of a patently-offensive post doesn't negate the offensiveness of it.

6. I like visiting the United States. I even have a NEXUS card and I usually get an I-68 for the summer. Why can't we all just get along?
Posted by Eric]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:29:44 -0800 The Stranger
Quebecois are nothing but a bunch snooty French speaking Poutine eating Beaujolais sipping Frenchity French frogs. No offense.
Posted by elswinger]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:57:13 -0800 The Stranger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2hHbaE0y
Posted by Proud Canuck]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:10:02 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Vince]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:32:31 -0800 The Stranger effort to knoch Obama out of the race

Huh? Oh, you mean by telling the truth about his intentions on trade policy! Canada, save us from your honest politicians! We can't handle honesty down here.
Posted by David Wright]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:52:16 -0800 The Stranger Posted by TMW]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:58:44 -0800 The Stranger
Canadians have been making fun of Steven Harper for YEARS.

Just check out Air Farce or This Hour Has 22 Minutes on CBC if you don't believe me.

They even make money for their government by doing so ...


Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:58:01 -0800 The Stranger
The Conservative government doesn't bother me on a lot of fronts. They can't go wild with any social right-wing policies, which is great.

What really bothers me is twofold: One, the arts cuts, and two, them not giving a shit about post-secondary education. The fact that they're against the Kelowna Accord is only another strike against them in my books.
Posted by James B.]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:57:15 -0800 The Stranger
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/s…

Read down to the end, where she describes Harper as a budding fascist. It's gold! Ha!
Posted by M.]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:51:04 -0800 The Stranger
Obviously I should have spent my time reaching out to the Conservative crazies in Canada who would end up voting Harper back into office. Who saw that coming?

I also want to apologize for the Canadian douchebags who were putting down Obama. In my opinion, you finally have a leader who you can stand behind proudly. Now if only Canada could find one.
Posted by Canadian Fan of Dan]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:44:19 -0800 The Stranger
Dan, the real problem in Canada isn't vote-splitting on the left. It's regional politics. Even if you merge the NDP and the Liberals, you only end up with 114 seats, far short of the 143 that the Conservatives currently hold. The Bloc has 49 seats. As long as the Bloc maintains its absolute dominance in Quebec, it will be difficult for any party (Liberal or Conservative) to gain the numbers that they need for a solid majority.
Posted by M.]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:43:41 -0800 The Stranger
Coalition, sure. Actual joining of the parties? You're even more ignorant about this than I thought.

The Liberals are the Establishment here, the party of the corporations, etc., and the NDP are the obnoxious kids who stand in the university public square and try to get you to sign petitions. (I was one of those obnoxious kids in university in the States and am still one here. :D) They don't like each other, they don't trust each other, and there's no reason to think they'd ever actually combine forces beyond a temporary coalition.
Posted by Cow]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:34:07 -0800 The Stranger
Do you know that ratbastards' party tried to singlehandedly cut Canada's arts funding? The one fucking thing that Canada is leading the pack in right now - the arts - and the bloody conservatives don't think that's worthy of taxpayers' money.
Posted by Jaya]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:28:34 -0800 The Stranger
If anything I kinda like the gridlock - downloaning is still legal in Canada because it keeps getting tabled for elections & such

And to be perfectly honest I think I would trust a Canadian over an American (at least one that went to public school) when it comes to issues like civics, law & history - how soon we forget Sarah Palin 8^)
Posted by DavidC]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:25:14 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Karla Canadian]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:51:17 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Simac]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:32:18 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Mike in Renton]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:29:50 -0800 The Stranger