Quick geography lesson: in southern Ontario, just west of Pickering but east of Mississauga on Highway 401, lies a sleepy little village on the shores of Lake Ontario called Toronto (pron. “Trawnna”.) For some reason, Canadians hold a bizarre infatuation with this humble little hamlet, which means that whenever it comes time for the dozen-odd [...]
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Here’s your round-up of what’s going on in the nation of Canada:
>> And NDP goes Last Call With Carson Daly: Liberals Go Letterman, announces the Globe&Fail! Of course, MapleRag readers (HI MOM) will know that we already predicted this trend ages ago. The Liberals made a “Ten Things I Hate About You” list about Harper, and [...]
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The American Invasion has been compromised.
The plan is off. I repeat, Operation Bravo-Lima is a no-go. Emergency procedure zed is in effect immediately by order of Central Canadian Command.
Central Command has issued a request to broadcast this message on all available secure mediums where unfriendly forces would be unable to intercept [...]
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Last week, the Order of Canada was given out to new a crop of worthy Canadians for their tireless efforts over their lifetimes to making Canada and the world a better place.
Clara Hughes won for being good at finishing third at speedskating. Marc Kielburger won for being a sexy do-gooder who all the undergrad global [...]
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Also, for those anglos who don’t get it, see here.
-M
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Greetings loyal MapleRag readers (HI MOM),
After trying for half a year to make this Canadian politics blog a success, we’ve reached the point of stagnancy. Canadian politics stories just don’t have the glitter factor they once did. Since we still own the MapleRag.com domain for another year, we – Matt and Jenn – have decided to [...]
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