Happy Canada Day! The Tragically Hip, 1989.

Thx Darrin Cappe.

Frozen bubbles in Calgary | Nature

Last winter Chris Ratzlaff took some photos of blown bubbles freezing in the Calgary temperatures. This video is mesmerizing.



thanks CalgaryBuzz. and Chris Ratzlaff!

citiZEN | Canadian Edition

A collection of information related to Canada.

Self Esteem

Blame Game: First time Canada loses bid for UN Security Council. He-said She-said hilarity ensues: Conservatives blame Liberals. [cbc]
Blame Game: First time Canada loses bid for UN Security Council. He-said She-said hilarity ensues: Liberals blame Conservatives. [cbc]

Culture

CanCon Review: Top 100 Canadian music singles of all time. [AwesomeSound]

Government

Divine Right Studies: David Johnston, new Governor General, sworn in. [cbc]
Divine Right Studies: New Governor General says Canada should "inspire world." [ctv]
Slow Death Studies: Toxic plastic-ingredient BPA officially banned. [cbc]

Economy

Spenders and Savers: Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, tasked with improving financial literacy of Canadians, reports increase in online usage. News Flash: Canada has a Financial Consumer Agency. [cbc] [fcac]

Justice

HRH Chong: Dude lights doob in Commons for medical marijuana thing. Mac King rolling in grave. [ctv]
Locked-in-here-with-me Studies: Victimization stats unchanged from 2004 to 2009 at 39% over 15 saying they have been a victim of crime in previous 12 months. [StatsCan]

Environment

Water Wing Safety Refresher: How a 2-degree temperature change will effect Canada. [cbc]

Foreign Policy

Dating Game: UAE dumps Canada's use of air base over commercial flight access to Canadian cities. [cbc]
Dating Game: After UAE spat, flirting with Pakistan begins. [cbc]
Buddy List: Several Memos of Understanding signed with Mongolia. Not very interesting other than the Mongolian Prime Minister's name is Batbold. Awesome. [cnc]

citiZEN | Canadian edition

Collecting items of interest related to Canada.

Self Esteem
Navel-Gazing: List of World's Best Countries. [newsweek]
Statistics: Leading causes of death, 2006. [StatsCan]
Loonie Flights: Russia hoarding Canadian Dollars. [cbc]
Navel Gazing: Nobel prizes by country (Canada: 15). [good]
Navel Gazing: Happiness across countries. [good]
Navel Gazing: Who's thriving World-Wide? [good]
Navel Gazing: America's Favourite Countries. [good]
Spending Power: Difference in Canadian and US income levels. [StatsCan]

Canadian History
Chinese: Online exhibit. [straight]
Collecting: National Archives places moratorium on paper documents. [cbc]
First Nations: Queen Anne visitors as Stamp Portraits. [cnc]
First Nations: Indian status changes for thousands. [cbc]
Forces: Last WWI vet dead. [cbc]
LGBT: Conference marking 1971 event. [activehistory]
Organizations and Groups: Historica Foundation. [KnowBC]
Railway Hotels: The Google Sight-seeing Treatment (Part 3). [gSS]
Written Word: History magazine Beaver changes name. [ctv]
Written Word: Library book returned 110 years overdue. Fine waived. [cbc]

Culture
Irreverence: Apologies for dog communion. [bbc]
Irreverence: Rise of the Religious Right. [straight]
Spenders and Savers: Retirement worries. [cbc]
Spenders and Savers: One-third unprepared for retirement. [biv]
Even-Split Opinions: (1) Marijuana, and (2) Death Penalty. [cbc]

Industry and Innovation
New Product: The Cannabis Car. [cbc]
Recycle: Tim Hortons cups turned into biofuel. [cbc]
Dreams: Many yearn for own business. [cbc]

Security
Command and Control: Majority opposed to foreign control of media. [cbc]
Budgeting: Military spending ranks 13th in world. [ccpa]

Foreign Policy - Afganistan
Tactical Ethics: Special Forces in question. [cbc]
Enemies: Estimate of Al Qaeda strength in Pakistan. [nyt]
Deployment: The 2011 deadline in question. [cbc]

The Arctic
Development: Quttinirpaaq Park most northerly park in Canada. [cnc]
Dispute Mediation (Lomonosov Ridge): The United Nations. [BBC]
Posturing and Policy: Foreign Policy Statement released. [cnc]
Posturing and Rhetoric: Russia predicts conflict. [cbc]
Posturing and Rhetoric: Commons Committee security recommendations. [cbc]
Posturing and Rhetoric: PM says sovereignty non-negotiable. [cbc]
Research and Learning: Energy reserves mapped. [cbc]

Interlude | The National Film Board of Canada

I love the internet, there are always amazing goodies that come along for info-junkies such as myself. (cbc) The National Film Board of Canada has released a large portion of their collection online, including such classics as The Cat Came Back. (NFB) I have dedicated an entire screen in the WarRoom as the NFB monitor.

Here's a silent film from 1928 with conservationist Grey Owl with the Beaver People.