>> ^atara:
>> ^EndAll:
You could actually be on to something, gwiz! It's probably an in-joke among Hollywood producers, many of whom are Masons/Occultists. Winnipeg has a special geodesic significance to them as the center of North America. Check out pictures of the Manitoba Legislative Building, and read this article.

Actually, the center of North America is just east of town. There's a very nice road sign marking the spot. And the Leg is a beautiful building if you ever get a chance to see it.


Ah, yeah.. as close as they could get it. I've seen pictures and it certainly is awe-inspiring and beautiful. I'd like to see it in person, though. It just strikes me as odd that a building of such great magnitude and beauty, and filled with so much symbolism and sacred geometrical design has to be built for legislation in, of all places, Manitoba! Surely there's a deeper significance there.

>> ^EndAll:
You could actually be on to something, gwiz! It's probably an in-joke among Hollywood producers, many of whom are Masons/Occultists. Winnipeg has a special geodesic significance to them as the center of North America. Check out pictures of the Manitoba Legislative Building, and read this article.


Actually, the center of North America is just east of town. There's a very nice road sign marking the spot. And the Leg is a beautiful building if you ever get a chance to see it.

You could actually be on to something, gwiz! It's probably an in-joke among Hollywood producers, many of whom are Masons/Occultists. Winnipeg has a special geodesic significance to them as the center of North America. Check out pictures of the Manitoba Legislative Building, and read this article.

Manitoba is a Province not State you silly American! Hon Hon Hon!!

FYI The Canadian government(Federal) doesn't run our health care system. The federal government simply mandated that all citizens are required to have it, then left it to the provinces(aka s on how to best get it to the citizens. Since they're in BC(aka the odd land of Canada), more so than Ontario. You should be asking "what's wrong with BC's healthcare system, and what are the other critical care cases that had to be in front of them?

To break it down it goes like this:
Federal Government - Mandate by law all Canadians must have to provinces
All provinces & territories required by law to provide health care

Level of health care must be equal and equitable across the country as mandated by the oversight of the federal government(there is someone who checks to make sure that things aren't out of whack).

That means. The level of healthcare in BC is not the same as in Alberta, or Saskatchewan, or Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland, or PEI. However, they are all close to the same levels mandated by law, but everyone has it. It also means that in some provinces some drugs are not covered, while in other provinces others are. However, if you live in Ontario and go to BC and need medical help. You're covered. OHIP(Ontario Medicare), will cover the treatment. The only places where the federal government is required to deal with health care are in places where such as back-ass-nowhere(territories, and reserves, or settlements in the middle of nowhere). Even then there are equalization, the province/territory covers part.

I was somewhat disturbed by the content of your above referenced link. While many of the references to past events are not a surprise to me (it's well documented that both Anglican and RC missionaries committed acts that can only be described as atrocities and/or cultural genocide) Annet's references starting in 1969 just did not ring true based on my personal interactions within First Nations groups from Alaska to Victoria and commencing around 1973/74. As a result I've spent the last couple of hours trying to verify any of his statements with negative results. What I have found is that first nations groups in Manitoba which have been hit particularly hard by H1N1 received body bags as part of normal medical resupply and are in fact demanding supplies of Tamiflu and to be prioritized when new vaccines become available. The opening reference to the Ahousaht reserve appears to be totally bogus as well. The Indian Act does not require on reserve Indians to submit to medical experimentation and bill C-6 has nothing to do with H1N1 vaccinations, but rather is " the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act". I have reviewed the entire Act and found no reference at all to H1N1 or vaccines compulsory or otherwise.

It appears to me that Kevin Annet is basically a loon with some personal axe to grind and is not averse to making up "facts" to support his position.

>> ^quantumushroom:
I could be wrong, but Canada has no First Amendment; Canadians are valued less as individuals than in non-socialist nations. Therefore these Canadian children belong to the State first and their parents second.


Well, of course Canada has no First Amendment. You see Canada is a whole different country from the U.S., and has its very own laws. However, the rights guaranteed in the US First Amendment (freedom of speech, religion, etc) are guaranteed to Canadians under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms). It doesn't even end in North America - there are countries around the globe that also guarantee these rights.

As for the case, there were other issues that made the home unfit for children (http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2009/05/27/mb-custody-hearing-swastika.html) that simply were not brought up in this media story.

I apologize to those who have qm ignored for quoting.

>> ^schmawy:
Do you know who the "golden business boy" line is referring to, Calvados? Mayor or the like I'd assume.
Great as always.


Your great taste in music never ceases to amaze, my schmaws And indeed I do know, as would any Winnipeggian:

The Golden Boy, a magnificently gilded 5.25M (17.2-foot) figure, is probably Manitoba's best known symbol. Embodying the spirit of enterprise and eternal youth, he is poised atop the dome of the [Manitoba Legislature] building. He faces the north, with its mineral resources, fish, forest, furs, hydroelectric power and seaport, where his province's future lies. -- http://www.gov.mb.ca/legtour/golden.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Boy_(Manitoba)

By the way, another WT song -- a poignant one -- that heavily references the Peg and which you ought to like is "Night Windows". So far there's no good vid for it, but here is the audio and the lyrics, do tell me how you dig:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a-NQ8QZhfM
http://lyricwiki.org/The_Weakerthans:Night_Windows

I only just found out one week ago that venetian snares is from *canada! Manitoba, even! How weird! I always assumed that he was from France, for some reason.

We're starting to get pretty gnarly tornadoes in Manitoba, and we have no sirens in our cities or towns.. Pretty creepy, watching this.

I'm from Manitoba and also remember that commercial. I've always wanted to do what the robot was doing there. Sort of the opposite effect of what they were going for.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2008/02/07/tornado-damage.html
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2007/18/c2203.html

Fujita scale = windspeed, not actual damage (although they use that for estimates.
Some good photos of the area taken from the air:
http://www.kosarang.net/g4/bbs/board.php?bo_table=news_canada&wr_id=231&page=3

Tags for this video have been changed from 'Canada, America, Mexico, Manitoba, Super Highway' to 'Canada, America, Mexico, Manitoba, Super Highway, SPP, North American Union, NAU' - edited by calvados

Tags for this video have been changed from 'manitoba, to drunk to walk, how to impress the ladies with a broom' to '80s, manitoba, too drunk to walk, how to impress the ladies with a broom' - edited by swampgirl

Nope, good guess (think other side of the country), but you'll probably get a save anyways on one of your hockey posts.

In reply to your comment:
“Was that taken at the plaza of nations in Vancouver? I see the flags for Manitoba or Ontario on the right, British Columbia in the center, and I'm guessing Prince Edward Island on the left.