A miscellany of know-it-all-isms by Geoff Sowrey

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Canadian citizenship questions are kinda funny

Jul30
2009 Written by Geoff

My friend Julia is getting ready to have her Canadian Citizenship test, as she’s tired of being merely a Permanent Resident, and now apparently wants to have more say in these taxes she’s been paying.

To that end, she’s received and is now reviewing the requisite materials for the test. (I offer you the list of questions she gave to me, unaltered, as a starting point.) As one might expect, the test has a number of questions that, yes, an average born-and-raised-in-Canada Canadian would flunk. (I would imagine the same is true of most countries.) Some of these are taken for granted, as just about everyone just accepts things as they are.

But some of these questions are … well, let’s say that they just scream for alternative answers.

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Canada, you can blame Calgary

Oct14
2008 Written by Geoff

Sigh.

Well, thanks to the residents of Calgary Centre-North, Canada is now stuck with Jim Prentice again. And I’m just too darned tired to rant. Wasted effort at this point. 

But I reserve my right to call “I told ya so!” when the lawsuits start.

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Just say “no” to Prentice!

Oct14
2008 Written by Geoff

Okay Calgary, here’s your last reminder. It’s the big day. Make sure the Conservatives get the message: don’t ram bad laws on Canadians and expect that they won’t notice or remember.

Don’t re-elect Prentice.

Or I’ll be forced to rant. Seriously.

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Calgary: Vote “no” for Prentice!

Oct13
2008 Written by Geoff

Hi folks, it’s your friendly (but still pissed-off) Ex-Pat reminding you that with tomorrow’s federal election, you can send the message to Ottawa that poor legislation that places handcuffs on all Canadians will not be tolerated.

Please do not reelect Jim Prentice. This man does not deserve your support. Voting for him will allow the same mistakes to happen again.

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Calgary, throw Jim Prentice out of office!

Sep22
2008 Written by Geoff

Dear Calgary, my former home, I have a reminder and a request for you.

First, please remember that Jim Prentice, one of several MPs up for re-election in Calgary, will be running again in the October election. 

Second, remember that Mr. Prentice is wholly responsible for Bill C-61 — that vile pile of ass-kissing lobbyist-driven legislation that will destroy any sense of fair use of media we’ve purchased. Might not affect you yet, but if you thought the RIAA trials south of the border were nonsense…

This is a man who clearly does not understand technology, the people of Canada, or even his portfolio. This is not a man who should be responsible for the Industry portfolio, who does not represent his constituents, and should not be allowed to make more mistakes. 

Please do not vote for Jim Prentice. Please.

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Conservatives win the next Canadian federal election!

Sep08
2008 Written by Geoff

This isn’t a predictive headline, folks. This is truth. The Conservatives will win the election in October. I, as an Expat, can’t vote in it, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t take at least a sense of interest in it. Or stock in the fact that the Conservatives are finally getting what they wanted the last time: Complete control.

For the last two years, Canada has been living in the most blessed of political states: a minority government. As close to having the car in neutral as it gets. It means the least chance of political scandal (the “ruling” party doesn’t want to make mistakes that’ll haunt them come election time), and the opposition enjoys a place of perceived power as they get courted by the ruling party to help push through votes.

Well, that’s all coming to an end now. So brace yourself, Canada — things are likely to get worse.

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An open letter to Jim Prentice

Jun12
2008 Written by Geoff

Dear “Honourable” Jim Prentice,

Allow me to express my sincerest feelings when I say you are responsible for fucking over the Canadian people. This bill you are introducing this morning — likely as I write this very post — is not for the benefit of the Canadian people.

Not one bit.

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Poor performing US President = strong Canadian dollar?

Oct29
2007 Written by Geoff

Oh, I’m gonna get in some hot water for this one…

So the other day, I heard a comment that the Loonie was the highest it’s been since the early 1970s. About the time Tricky Dicky was in the Oval Office.

That made me wonder a little…

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