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As The Hook revealed a few days ago: Premier's office added $2 billion to Olympic impact estimate:The British Columbia premier's office misrepresented a Conference Board of Canada report in a way that greatly exaggerated the economic benefits of hosting the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. "The Conference Board of Canada forecast that the Games will bring an additional $770 million to B.C.'s economy
The Blog of Walker | more | posted 2 days ago
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That makes your heart sing!For once Air Canada gets something right for it's customers, or because of it's customers demands!Air Canada flight idled for Olympic hockey fansVANCOUVER — Travellers the world over know the pains of flight delays - due to fog, weather, late pilots, or just plain busy airports.But only in Canada would a flight get delayed for a hockey game.Air Canada president Calin
Climbing out of the dark | more | posted 2 days ago
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It's pretty amazing that every Olympics, without fail, Canadians outside of Quebec frequently hear names like, 'Bledably Bledablue.' Now, I'm a bit like Joey Tribbiani from Friends when it comes to French (no I'm not, but it's funnier that way!).
So, obviously I'm an anglophone, but what I do hear in actuality is something like, 'Charles Hamelin.' Or as Rod Black might put it, 'Sharl
Hinchey\'s Store | more | posted 3 days ago
Remember this story? Well, there's more. Via the Colonist: Businesses sue over Olympic losses:Claiming the Olympic Games disrupted their business and caused a public nuisance, an ice cream parlour and a banquet ballroom are suing the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Olympic organizing committee.Mario's Gelati and the banquet ballroom upstairs from the shop are seeking $2.5 million in compensa
The Blog of Walker | more | posted March 6th
I'm writing about this a little late, but I thought it was worth putting up here. Via Sean Holman at Public Eye Online:The provincial Liberals want you to sign-over the legal rights to your Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games photographs in return for a chance to win a Flip MinoHD camcorder. Supporters are being asked to submit those photos to the party, which will be sharing them via a new featu
The Blog of Walker | more | posted March 6th
The following video is well worth watching even if you already saw it during the Olympic Games. In it, Tom Brokaw, former anchor of the NBC Nightly News, explains the relationship between Canada and The United States. It was part of NBC’s Olympics coverage, and aired before the Olympic opening ceremonies on February 12. Brokaw’s reverent tone throughout the video and his spontaneous show of a
Russ Campbell | more | posted March 4th
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To see the Liberal party come so strong out of the gate immediately after the Olympics with their vitriolic fervor, you have to ponder the wisdom of trying to incite public anger at the Government when there is such a significant outpouring of patriotic pride. It begs the question; having had time to prepare their post Olympic strategy, did they have an alternate plan to follow if the Olympic
The Iceman | more | posted March 3rd
I award this guy the Gold Medal for being an Olympic-sized Sore Loser:
After a spirited torch relay ignited pride in every corner of the country, the Olympic Games began and quickly galvanized the nation.
Flags were everywhere. The country’s national symbol hung from windows and was worn on nearly everyone’s clothing.
Fervent crowds cheered every victory by [...]
mooseandsquirrel.ca | more | posted March 1st
Via Sean Holman at Public Eye Online: A five-step program:In its recent speech from the throne, the provincial government announced a "new" $180-million integrated case management system that will help "deliver better front-line services and supports to women, children, income assistance recipients and those most vulnerable." But what the government didn't mention is that - as first reported
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Oh Canada, be proud, we are winners! These Olympic games have instilled a patriotism in this country that I have never experienced before. We won 14 gold medals the more than another other nation. I am so proud of our athletes, all of them. Joannie Rochette especially touched my heart. Her gutsy performance just days after her mother suddenly passed awa
Chasing Apple Pie | more | posted March 1st
As I prepare to depart for my friend's house to watch the big game, I'm wondering if there is any point to posting a blog post here this morning. Most of Canada is going to be watching the hockey game, not browsing political blogs. With the slew of medals Canadian athletes have accumulated in the last few days, we don't need a win in hockey to salvage a disappointing Games. No, we have alrea
The Iceman | more | posted February 28th
Shane L. Koyczan, a Canadian Slam Poet born in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, recited his poem at the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Olympic Games, Vancouver B.C. Yay Canada — we lead in gold medals, at least today — and we have a big heart as Shane will show when you listen to him.WE ARE MOREDefine CanadaYou might say the home of the RocketOr The Great OneWho inspired little No. 9s and l
Onward James | more | posted February 27th
- Canada has a lot of medals - 8 of them have come over the last couple of days, and we now have 21, 10 of which are Gold medals!
- 10 Golds is the highest ever achieved by Canada in any Olympic Games, summer or winter, and we still have the potential for more!
- We are also guaranteed to at the very least match our medal total of 24 medals in the 2006 Games in Italy. This number is also the
Hinchey\'s Store | more | posted February 26th
Photo: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times
So, just in case you missed it, Canada demolished the Russians last night 7-3 in Men’s Ice Hockey at the Olympic Games. Yes, those Olympic Games that I said I would ignore. Well, I’m still human after all, and perhaps more importantly, still Canadian. Trying to ignore the Men’s [...]
Unambiguously Ambidextrous | more | posted February 25th
OK, I promise this is the last post about nude olympic athletes (see previous posts here and here) but I have to comment on a work of art which is currently on display in Whistler. Called "Slapshotolus", it is installed in Pride House, a "welcoming space for gay winter Olympians" near the athlete's village.The bronze sculpture depicts a male hockey player wearing nothing but helmet, skates an
Diogenes Borealis | more | posted February 24th
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Regular readers of this blog will know that I've been pretty critical of the Olympic Games. Not because I necessarily dislike the Games themselves ( although I think the IOC kinda jumped the shark when they awarded the Games to China ), but generally because they've been a source of misinformation, disinformation, over-spending, over-regulating, and over-all bad governance in the Province over t
The Blog of Walker | more | posted February 24th
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Some in sporting community are in an uproar because the federal government is declining to increase its spending on the "Own the Podium" program by $11 million. It seams that private and provincial funding is going to end soon and the Canadian Olympic Committee is trying to pressure the Federal Government to make up the short fall.I applaud Minister of Sports, Gary Lunn, for saying that “You s
Freedom is My Nationality | more | posted February 24th
Through one week of the Olympic Games, the United States has 21 medals (9 bronze) to Canada's 8 medals (1 bronze). On the other hand, they have 6 gold medals to our 4. With hockey and curling yet to be decided, we have a significantly higher probability of winning most first place finishes than total medals. The wise philosopher and speed racer Ricky Bobby once said "if you ain't first, you'r
The Iceman | more | posted February 20th
The Canadian pride at these Olympics is outstanding. Our athletes are doing better than we could have hoped for, and the media is whining. What a bunch of do nothing babies. It appears that a lot of the empty seats at events is because the media is staying in the brier patch instead of actually going to the events. It appears the media have prorogued the Olympics. Own the Podium is being revved up
Climbing out of the dark | more | posted February 18th
I would like to remind everyone in the international media gallery that another day of Olympic games has passed us by, and Canada has accumulated another medal. The Brits are still waiting for their first. I can see where Ignatieff was so distraught with the Games that he had to leave, his precious mother Russia is off to a slow start with a paltry 3 medals. Although the probability of the Unit
The Iceman | more | posted February 18th
Granville Island’s French Quarter. Photo: Denny Gainer, USA TODAY
It began with Conservative Heritage Minister James Moore, who after the Opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, complained that they were not bilingual enough.
“We have invested great sums in order to make sure all Canadians feel welcome at the Games here,” he said [...]
Unambiguously Ambidextrous | more | posted February 17th
Do you think it is a coincidence that virtually every British media entity operating in Vancouver right now joined together to insult our Olympic Games in virtual harmony? Did they meet at a pub somewhere to discuss their collective crapping on Canada's Games? I'm sure it is no coincidence that the Brits have yet to win a medal (to our 5), they are the next host country, and our former colonia
The Iceman | more | posted February 16th
... not knowing when enough is enough: If the idea of talking to reporters about politics during the Olympic Games was Michael Ignatieff’s idea of getting attention, he could at least come up with some original ideas. The only thing...
small dead animals | more | posted February 16th
If the idea of talking to reporters about politics during the Olympic Games was Michael Ignatieff’s idea of getting attention, he could at least come up with some original ideas. The only thing more pathetic than a dog standing on the side the road in the pouring rain is Michael Ignatieff’s current attempt to make [...]
Unambiguously Ambidextrous | more | posted February 15th
A few days ago I wrote an argument for returning the modern Olympic games to the ancient Greek tradition of having athletes compete naked. Since then I have learned that Canada's women's biathlon team, currently competing in Vancouver, has published a nude calendar to raise funds for their sport. For those of you who enjoy pictures of fit naked women tastefully posed with guns, you can order a
Diogenes Borealis | more | posted February 15th
Perpetual whiner Heather Mallick is once again embarrassed to be Canadian. In a rambling ode to manic depression Heather hits all the lefty talking points.Watch and learn, Brits. In 2012 you'll be like us: curled up like a shrimp on the couch, screaming as your prime minister – whoever he may be at that point – embarrasses you in public at the opening of the Olympic games.Whenever Stephen
Syncrodox Sez | more | posted February 15th
I was going to go downtown and continue Day 3 of coverage of very angry people protesting the Olympic Games today. But the sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and it being Valentine’s Day, I knew I would be wiser to spend some time with the family. So we went for a walk in [...]
Unambiguously Ambidextrous | more | posted February 14th
As I write, the Opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games are underway. The agony of waiting for the games to begin is over and its time to showcase our great country to the world and cheer our athletes to victory. I sincerely hope that these games will prove successful in promoting Canada and that our athletes win a large haul of gold by the time the games end! I will be watching as ma
The Popular Capitalist | more | posted February 12th
...as tragic as this may be... I was under the impression that you had to scrape & claw your way to the top... before you could even get near competing in an Olympic event. "I think they are pushing it a little too much," Australia's Hannah Campbell-Pegg said Thursday after she nearly lost control in training. "To what extent are we just little lemmings that they just throw down a track and w
halls of macadamia | more | posted February 12th
It has begun, the Games of the 21st Winter Olympiad. As the torch winds its way through metro Vancouver, international dignitaries like the Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger have been greeted with, sigh, protests. The same clowns who did a dry run of their juvenility on "Prorogie Day" are back out in "force" in a vain attempt to gain support through civil disobedience...clowns on parade. My ins
The Iceman | more | posted February 12th
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Today athletes from all over the world will gather in Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and I intend to catch as much of it as possible over the next 2 weeks. It is the time for Canada to shine and to let the world know that our athletes and our country are second to none; and as the host nation it should also be the time where we put politics aside for a period and support our athletes
Alberta Ardvark | more | posted February 12th
After a month and a half of vilifying the federal Conservative government for proroguing Parliament, the B.C. Liberal government is quietly returning to the legislature after being off since November 26, 2009. The legislature is only reconvening for three-days in order to deliver a throne speech, and self-aggrandize about the upcoming Olympic games before they [...]
Unambiguously Ambidextrous | more | posted February 9th
Be warned Canada, a Red Army of Russian athletes are descending on Vancouver as we speak with the malicious intention of owning our podium. Who will Ignatieff be cheering for? Well he did once write: “Between my two pasts, the Canadian and the Russian, I felt I had to choose,” “I chose the vanished past, the past lost behind the revolution. I could count on my mother’s inheritance: i
The Iceman | more | posted February 9th
Well, it appears that the indefatigable President and his trusty teleprompter won’t be making the arduous journey across the continent to the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. But he is, as a consolation prize, sending somebody almost as incompetent.
And just to make sure he isn’t wasting the trip, the same [...]
Unambiguously Ambidextrous | more | posted February 8th
Chatelaine magazine has an on-line photo spread of six of Canada's male winter Olympic athletes in various stages of undress. The picture at right is of skier Kyle Nissen, skis strageically placed. So here's an idea - lets start staging the Olympic games with all nude athletes, just like they did in ancient Greece. I think it would do wonders for TV ratings.The ancient Greek Olympic games were
Diogenes Borealis | more | posted February 8th
While I'm at it, I might as well draw your attention toward a couple of other freedom-of-information-in-BC stories.By Andrew MacLeod, via The Hook: NDP push opening Olympics to FOI:A motion to encourage premier Gordon Campbell to bring VANOC and Olympic spending under British Columbia's freedom of information laws was quickly quashed today by the chair of a Liberal-dominated special committee re
The Blog of Walker | more | posted February 7th
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The start of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver is almost a week away, but don’t expect Métis Cree artist Mark MiLan to get too excited about it. It isn’t because he’s against the Olympic Games, like many other Aboriginal [...]
Unambiguously Ambidextrous | more | posted February 3rd
Photo, headline h/t Borque Newswatch Montreal Leadership "We did not get it done" Are you comfortable with the Liberal leadership on display? Are these the same Liberal MP's who have relentlessly criticizing the government on the character of leadership and misuse of funds? What is your promise worth? You failed to repay personal loans in a contest to advance your own career in your political p
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Unambiguously Ambidextrous | more | posted February 2nd
The Olympic Flame arrives at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton, Alberta on its way to the Olympic Games in Vancouver.
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