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Constance Bay Business (?) District
I haven’t seen that sort of open advertisement of adult services outside of Amsterdam. Oh Canada! Constance Bay, it turns out, has not designated its downtown a red-light district, despite what its signs may have indicated. The City of Ottawa sign, which was erected about a month ago, directed travellers to Constance Bay’s “business district” [...]
Placebo’s Actual Lead Singer?
No, it’s not Brian Molko, even if that’s what it says in the album notes. No, it’s not Brian Molko, even if that’s who appears in the video. It’s Dave Foley, from The Kids in The Hall and NewsRadio. Now don’t brush me off so easily. Imagine Dave’s voice, then watch this video: I’m right, [...]
22.86 Centimetre Nails
22.86 Centimetre Nails is a Canadian band — in actuality, just one Canadian guy masquerading as a band — popularly abbreviated as 2286CMN. While labelled by some critics label as a blatant rip off of Nine Inch Nails, the band has sold well in Canada. However, this may be due to a nationwide drought in [...]
The Truth About Canada
Good day. How’s it goin’, eh? Like, uhm, welcome to Canada, eh? Want to have a bit of fun with our moose herd? I’ll tell ya though, they’re pretty loaded from the party last night, and you don’t want to piss off a moose when he’s like, hung over, eh? They’ll like, uh, run you [...]
Canadian content
Canadian content (also called The MAPL System) is a social program introduced by the Canadian Government in the 1970′s in an attempt to reduce the number of Canadian musicians and other artsy-fartsy creative types receiving Unemployment Insurance payments, Welfare, and other forms of social assistance. Prehistory In the beginning (well… before now), there was Paul [...]
Flin Flon, Manitoba
Flin Flon, Manitoba-Saskatchewan (pop. 7242) is a Canadian agrarian community on the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border. It is located at 54°46′N 101°51′W. History The City of Flin Flon was founded in 2002 when the Government of Canada awarded a four-year contract to a Midland, Texas based company for the production of medicinal marijuana. The site of the [...]
I am Canadian
It’s not a just a slogan to sell beer. It’s a rallying cry. I love my country, and I’m proud to be Canadian. When the United Nations reports that Canada is the best country in the world to live in, I just smile quietly to myself, because it’s something that I’ve always understood at an [...]
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