So what do you think the biggest news in Canada is right now? Afganistan? Iraq? Iran? A local mega issue? No. In a similar vain to Snakes on a Plane we have Dogs on Pot. Say it in the same voice as Pigs in Space and it’s great fun.
I mean, how do you even answer that question? Is my dog on pot? Hmmmm. How do I tell? He does appear to be giggling incessantly, playing waaaay too much Playstation, and every second word out of his mouth is “Duuuude”. Does it matter? So they get a little lazier, so what? Or are they suggesting that pot is a gateway drug, and next my dog might come home ripped on crystal meth? He might start hanging out with the wrong crowd?
So what happens now? The US drug czar is going to declare a war on dogs? Then pooches everywhere rise up (slowly) and march in the streets yelling, “legalize it”?
Canadian news, gotta love it. Seems it is managing to not be news at all. Is the Province always like this? Which Canadian newspaper should an Independent reader buy?
I’m getting to really like the BeyondRobson.com blog.
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1 Jackdaw // Sep 7, 2006 at 10:17 PM
>
> Well, you don’t have a lot of choice in Vancouver, let alone Canada.
>
> In Vancouver, for local papers you have The Province, and The
> Vancouver Sun, both owned by the same company. The Sun is less
> sensationalist than The Province, but there’s not a lot of difference
> between them. Both are somewhat left-leaning.
>
> There are a few “free” dailies. “24″, “Dose”, and “Metro”. Good for
> reading on the bus if you’re starved for distraction, but otherwise
> useless.
>
> There are several weekly “community” papers too. The Vancouver
> Courier is popular, free, and might be delivered to your door (if you
> live in Vancouver) if you’re lucky. There’s also The Georgia
> Straight, available from newsboxes, but also free. Neither of these
> are “news” papers, but usually focus on human-interest stories around
> the city. There are a few others (The Westender comes to mind) but
> they tend to blend into one. The ‘burbs also have their own community
> papers.
>
> The national papers probably aren’t what you want either. There are
> really only two. The Globe and Mail is rather staunch, stuffy, and
> right-leaning. The National Post is less staunch and stuffy, but
> pretty much just as right-leaning. It was until recently, a Conrad
> Black paper.
>
> Thanks for the reference to Beyond Robson … I didn’t know about that
> one, and I’ve added it to my blogroll.
>
> Cheers from False Creek,
> A>
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