Canuck Amuck

A perspective from the Northern Kingdom on the Southern Republic
June 03, 2010 09:27AM
“I have no problem with people putting baby photos in their albums on Facebook - I'm sure many people are interested and they can look if they want. What…”
About: My Grandma is More Interesting Than Your Baby
March 19, 2010 05:11PM
“This is a horrible situation. Just having to apply to your insurance company to "approve" a procedure ahead of time seems ridiculous to me. I…”
About: I'm filing a grievance with Blue Shield -- and you can, too!
March 15, 2010 10:22AM
“TSN and/or CTV (a major cable sports channel and the network that owns them) spend a few hours each day recapping the Paralympic events of the previous…”
About: Dear Andy, a letter most won't care enough to read
March 08, 2010 10:12PM
“@Vasu: The systems in Canada definitely have their flaws. However, expenditures is not a reason why it wouldn't work in the US. Total health care spen…”
About: Praising Canadian Health Care—Thanks, Sarah!
March 08, 2010 04:31PM
“Agreed. And congratulations on getting "Editor's Pick" status!”
About: Praising Canadian Health Care—Thanks, Sarah!
March 08, 2010 04:08PM
“Note: The following is not a defence of Palin. The important part of this story is her hypocrisy in denouncing "socialized medicine" as inad…”
About: Praising Canadian Health Care—Thanks, Sarah!
March 06, 2010 05:03PM
“My understanding is that, whether the federal Parliament is in session or prorogued, senators are appointed the same way: the prime minister advised th…”
About: Mr. Harper Goes Back to Work
March 05, 2010 02:17PM
“Harper has been hypocritical about several things, but I don't think appointing senators qualifies. Although he's in favour of an elected Senate, it w…”
About: Mr. Harper Goes Back to Work
March 02, 2010 12:02AM
“@Tony Wang: On the other hand, teams leave Winnipeg and Quebec, and do they get new teams? I think you're just proving Juliet's point - because some Ame…”
About: Olympics: Hey America, time to hug it out.
March 01, 2010 11:51PM
“It's your national sport and you are good at it and care about it. It's nice to see that passive-aggressiveness isn't just a Canadian trait.”
About: Olympics: Hey America, time to hug it out.
March 01, 2010 05:23PM
“By the way, rated. My only regret is that I can rate this post but once. Normally, this would be a bit too bitingly sarcastic and snarky for my taste…”
About: Olympics: Hey America, time to hug it out.
March 01, 2010 05:12PM
“Some of the stuff I've read over the past 24 hours had me thinking I had woken up in Opposite-land. American complaining about Canadians being too fla…”
About: Olympics: Hey America, time to hug it out.
March 01, 2010 10:34AM
“we were barraged with Canadian flags, rode buses and trains with people in sweatshirts and jerseys adorned with Canadian maple leafs Let's switch just a…”
About: The Truth Revealed: Canadians Are Nazis!
March 01, 2010 12:04AM
“The hockey tournament in the Olympics may have complicated rules involving total goals scored to break tied records after the round-robin play. But no…”
About: Team Canada Hockey: A Victory Long Awaited
February 27, 2010 11:02PM
“If women's hockey was pulled from the Olympics, I would feel like Canada is being punished because, at least when it comes to hockey, we're less sexist…”
About: Is Canada Killing Women's Hockey?
February 21, 2010 10:20PM
“Rated... CTV, not CBC... These Olympics are on CTV, TSN, and Rogers Sportsnet. I was disappointed when I heard that CTV had won the bidding to broadcast…”
About: Dutch lesbian Ireen Wüst wins Olympic gold medal
February 02, 2010 12:07AM
“The Olympics may ruin this city, and for what? Two weeks of events that depend less on skill and precision, and more on gravity. You make excellent poin…”
About: Vancouver's Olympics (the World is Watching)
December 11, 2009 05:22PM
“What, no Birthday Sex? Which consists of a robot voice singing about, uh, birthdays and sex?”
About: Run Away! It's the Ten Worst Songs of the Decade!
November 29, 2009 10:13AM
“ Myriad also has an Open Salon post about this topic. You might find it or some of the comments there interesting.”
About: What Would Palin do?
November 26, 2009 10:08AM
“"Canada needs to dismantle its public health-care system and allow private enterprise to get involved and turn a profit." I don't know if Ame…”
About: Palin sez C'da shld dump govt health UPDATE w Utube
November 25, 2009 01:44PM
“The law governing the rules of succession is pretty old, but not quite so old as the reign of Henry VII. The law is the Act of Settlement, 1701, during…”
About: Gordon Brown to push for royal Roman Catholics law change
November 24, 2009 01:25AM
“And it's interesting that you didn't realize that a lot of the War of 1812 was in or involving Canada, because the common (mis)perception in Canada is…”
About: Wartime Deception at Backus
November 24, 2009 01:21AM
“I don't think it was dark. I think the idea in the story is that neither group bothered going close enough to actually see the mill itself. The mill…”
About: Wartime Deception at Backus
November 24, 2009 12:27AM
“This is a great story. After reading another recent article about the War of 1812, I was prompted to post my own story about an event during the war…”
About: We invaded Maine in the War of 1812 but it didn't work out
November 24, 2009 12:21AM
“Great article about the Battle of York! Of course, this battle wasn't the only part of the Invasion of Canada. Your article inspired me to write an a…”
About: United States did in fact invade Canada!
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