Banking on Remembrance Day
I was incensed and then some when I heard a certain American clothing retailer was using a truly important day in all of our histories to promote a 'holiday sale'.
As a guest in our very patriotic country they should have done their homework before flogging a sale to put more money in their coffers.
First off, Nov. 11 is NOT a holiday. It is a day that all of us should thank all of our veterans for ensuring that we have the freedoms that we do.
Those young men and women sacrificed more than anyone will ever understand.
Thank you from the very bottom of my heart for making me proud to be a Canadian, especially today.
I salute all of you.
–Penny E. Braidwood
Is graffiti a cry for help?
After witnessing all the different taggers with as much intelligence as a slab of dried horse shit on a hot August day in Stanley Park, for me it is getting a bit much.
I guess it is all perspective but I really feel people like "Mohinder", "Bushgirl", "John Cusack", and "I love you" could maybe team up with the artists of the murals they destroy and learn something from them because right now they just look pathetic.
Someone convince me what they do is art, please! Process: Spray your tag, destroy the mural, repeat.
Is it possible to refuse sale of a can of spray paint if the person looks like an ass clown? I don't know. The thing is there are people that put time energy and effort into making murals that make my neighborhood and the city more liveable, and then these people come along and destroy it and cause real headaches and costs for building owners too.
Every tag I think is a cry for help or a hug. I don't know which.
PS, on the note of public art - I wonder where big erect Satan ended up?
–Anonymous
Bill C-13 threatening our privacy
I am writing to express my concern over Bill C-13.
This Bill will enable authorities to monitor the private lives of innocent Canadians, without any real oversight. It will give telecom providers legal immunity for handing over our private information to the government without a warrant and without any oversight. That means people harmed wouldn’t even have the right to sue. Victims of these privacy breaches wouldn’t even be informed - that means the government could spy on anyone, at anytime, and we wouldn’t even know when we’ve been a victim.
I have nothing to hide, but at the same time, I have the right to keep my private conversations private. This is fundamental to a democracy.
I encourage Canadians to learn more about how we can work together to safeguard our privacy at OurPrivacy.ca
–Cheryl Marion
