Everyone's talking about the weather
One of the sad truths about life in Ottawa, particularly this year, is the long, drawn-out saga that is winter. After yesterday's dump of more than 30 centimetres and in anticipation of the storm expected to arrive sometime this weekend, it's no wonder many of the people you pass on the street have a detached, dispirited look in their eye.
Not surprising, most of the local media outlets have amped up the winter weather coverage. Today's Ottawa Citizen has a clever story about a man who has calculated the amount of snow he's shovelled this year in terms equivalent to the weight of an average white rhinoceros (2,300 kilograms). Turns out he's shovelled the weight of about 16 white rhinos. You can read the full story here
Still, my favourite weather story (well, more like rant) comes from Maclean's funny man, Scott Feschuk. Read it here
On the Hill, the past week has been anything but cool. In fact, things have been heating up in the wake of suggestions that a misstep by the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff may have had something to do with Barack Obama's showing in Tuesday's Ohio primary. The man at the centre of the storm is Ian Brodie, and whenever I see him in the news or on the Hill, I can't help but be reminded of when he taught me Canadian Politics. That was back in 1999/2000, when I was in second year at the University of Western Ontario, in London. Brodie often brought lightness and fun to our discussions of the separation of powers, and the butt of his jokes was often the Canadian Wheat Board. One can't help but wonder if his apparent dislike for the organization had anything to do with the Harper government's attack on it in recent years.
Not surprising, most of the local media outlets have amped up the winter weather coverage. Today's Ottawa Citizen has a clever story about a man who has calculated the amount of snow he's shovelled this year in terms equivalent to the weight of an average white rhinoceros (2,300 kilograms). Turns out he's shovelled the weight of about 16 white rhinos. You can read the full story here
Still, my favourite weather story (well, more like rant) comes from Maclean's funny man, Scott Feschuk. Read it here
On the Hill, the past week has been anything but cool. In fact, things have been heating up in the wake of suggestions that a misstep by the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff may have had something to do with Barack Obama's showing in Tuesday's Ohio primary. The man at the centre of the storm is Ian Brodie, and whenever I see him in the news or on the Hill, I can't help but be reminded of when he taught me Canadian Politics. That was back in 1999/2000, when I was in second year at the University of Western Ontario, in London. Brodie often brought lightness and fun to our discussions of the separation of powers, and the butt of his jokes was often the Canadian Wheat Board. One can't help but wonder if his apparent dislike for the organization had anything to do with the Harper government's attack on it in recent years.
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