Hey Stephen Harper! When Are You Going To Newfoundland?

There's a whole lot of people down east in Atlantic Canada who are taking bets on whether you have the gonads to travel to Danny Williams country A.K.A. Newfoundland so you can make yet another one of your very important (but previously released) federal announcements and get your picture taken by gullible CP photogs who don't have the intestinal fortitude to boycott your constant craving for control.

People down here are wondering if you'd snub Premier Williams like you've snubbed Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald. We'd all like to see you try, I can tell you that. Come on Mr. Prime Minister, take a little jaunt to the Rock so you can get your picture taken standing in downtown Dildo. Now that I think about it, you should commission an artist to create a statue of your grand self and then have it erected in the Dildo town square.

I can't think of a more appropriate setting for a life-sized statue of Your Royal Lowness.

Summer 2007

Six Canadians Soldiers Killed in IED Attack

Six Canadian soldiers have been killed in the Panjwaii district of Afghanistan along with their Afghan interpreter. The soldiers were approximately 20 kilometres outside their base in the Panjwaii district west of Kandahar city when their armoured vehicle was struck by an IED or improvised explosive device.

The identities of the six soldiers are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Task Force Afghanistan commander Brig.-Gen. Tim Grant expressed sadness at the loss of six more "great young Canadians" but went on to stress the military's resolve and "determination to bring to Afghanistan a peaceful land for the children of this country."

Canada has lost 66 men and women in the Afghanistan war since 2002.

Robert's American Gourmet Veggie Tings Crunchy Corn Sticks Can Make You Sick!

Seems like every day brings news of yet another food product that's been contaminated with one toxic organism or another and today is no different.

Wednesday's poisoned food is Robert's American Gourmet Veggie Tings Crunchy Corn Sticks and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public that the popular snack food may be laced with Salmonella. This particular snack food is a product of the United States and reports indicate 54 cases of salmonella poisoning in 17 U.S. states after eating the veggie corn sticks. No adverse effects have been confirmed in Canada so far.

The recall affects all sizes and codes of Robert's American Gourmet Veggie Tings Crunchy Corn Sticks which are available for purchase nationally as well as through the internet, phone orders and mail orders.

This recall is an expanded version of the original issued on June 28, 2007 which focused on Veggie Booty snack food after it was determined that a seasoning made with imported Chinese ingredients was contaminated with Salmonella.

For more information, Canadian consumers and industry can call the CFIA at 1-800-442-2342 / TTY 1-800-465-7735 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday to Friday).