So this is the desk and shelf that I made. I am quite proud of it!  

So since the CBC has been plagued by a strike for the past couple months with no resolution in sight, I think that this may be a good time to discuss getting rid of the CBC for good.

Let's face it, the CBC is crap. The only thing that keeps that corporation going is their sports programs - hockey night in Canada, the Olympics, etc. and some of their comedic parody shows (rick mercer's monday report, air farce, etc.) Besides these, the broadcasting corporation is crap. It is not like their news is any good - what do you expect from a corporation that is publicly funded by the government? Can anybody say propaganda?

I think it is also important to realize that the CBC in Quebec in Canada, known as Radio-Canada, is notoriously known to be separatist leaning, and played a huge role in the push for separatism in 1995 and the years previous. (Just look at our new Governor General - from the CBC and a person once involved in the separatist movement.) The Canadian public have indirectly supported the Quebec separatist agenda through their taxes.

I say that we should just face the fact that without government sponsoring, the CBC would not survive. Why should they deserve to be funded and every other television network have to support themselves? I find that the CBC has long-fulfilled its original purpose. So why do we have it? Its just further wasteful spending by the liberal government.

At the same time I think we should revise the CRTC. The CRTC was originally created to stop the "Americanization" of Canada in fear that we should become the 51st state. It is now clear from my studies that Canada will not be joining the States in a long time. The political cultures of both countries are too different and there are too many other small differences that exist imbetween both countries; all the American TV will not make a difference in the matter.

With the decrease in costs of satellite it is a lot more common to find a large amount of American television shows in Canada. Does it really make a difference? I think that Canadian television should be judged in the same way as American television shows and if they are good, they will survive. The only reason why the CRTC is still here is because Quebec uses it to stop the "Anglasizing" of their province. They constantly are complaining about the lack of French television or radio shows and that if the CRTC doesn't prevent the Anglaphone media from breaking down the door, their culture will be overrun and destroyed. And in today's political culture, when Quebec wants something, they get it.

So I find myself wandering why we even have such archaic institutions which really only serve the purpose of Quebec separatists. Maybe it is time we should just let them go...

So this past Friday and Saturday night Redeemer held a big concert of 7 local bands. Overall it was good; many of the bands were amazing but the atmosphere (the crowd) kindof sucked. Anyways, the line-up was as follows: Set In Stone, Almost the Answer, Lucerin Blue, Matthew DeZoete, The Junction, Guilty, Satellite or Star, Manefest, and Appertain Display.

Above: Lucerin Blue - great lighting effects - alright music (i don't really care for the screaming on the top of your lungs style)

Above: Set In Stone - local McMaster Band - AMAZING. Along with performing their own songs they did amazing covers for AC/DC- TNT (Dynamite) and Led Zepplin. I definately bought their CD. I ended up talking to the lead after the concert and he said that they were heading out west for a tour. He even said that they were stopping in winnipeg. I definately suggest to check them out.

Above: Guilty, a local Ancaster band, with Redeemer's own Brad van der Woerd as lead was amazing. Definately going to pick up their CD when it comes out in November!

Above: Manafest performs the last act for the One Stop Tour. Just think of him as a redeemed Eminem (so to say) who is focused on bring the gospel through his rap. He pretty much is the Christian carbon copy of Eminem. I know what your thinking - sketchy. It was. I couldn't take him serious at all. Most of his beats were ripped off of or close replicas of other rap artists like 50 Cent. The DJ also rapped and he was better. They had one good song where the chorus was sung by TFK's lead singer. The best part of this act was the breakdancing. It was sick...

So here is the East Wall of my room...I especially like the TV tray...it is the sickest thing around. Hopefully i will be making a desk this week yet...

So tonight I made my bed...it is a sheet of plywood on 7 cinder blocks...sweet. Total cost $21.30. I also hung up my poster and set up my lamp. I like...

A father watched his daughter playing in the garden. He smiled as he reflected on how sweet and innocent his little girl was. Suddenly she just stopped and stared at the ground. He went over to her and found her looking at two spiders mating. "Daddy, what are those two spiders doing?" she asked. "They're mating," her father replied. "What do you call the spider on top, Daddy?" she asked. "That's a Daddy Longlegs." Her father answered. "So, the other one is Mommy Longlegs?" the little girl asked. "No," her father replied. "Both of them are Daddy Longlegs." The little girl thought for a moment, then took her foot and stomped them flat. "Well, it might be OK in Ontario & British Columbia, BUT we're not having any of that shit here in Alberta."

My room as of this afternoon...hopefully i will get furniture this week... 

Jono, Chris and Kevin decided to make a pool this afternoon...interesting.  

Charis and Katy posing outside IKEA. We met Brent and Melissa there. We also ate breakfast for $1. It was awesome... 

Out for a Trois Pistoles reunion - Saying Goodbye to Amy 

Charis after receiving her bus pass. Yeah! 

This is Natalie, Louis and I at the Senate Table during registration. I handed out bus passes for like 4 1/2 hours. It was exhausting but it was cool to see all the people coming back and to welcome all the new kids to Redeemer. 

hey little peeps! anyways, so i haven't blogged in a while but its alright. i have been quite busy so...yah. so i arrived in ontario the thursday before last, and right away i was basically busy with Senate stuff. the new addition on the university is really nice, it truly is beautiful. the rooms are really sweet too as they have tiered seating with outlets by every seat for the laptops...high-tech let me tell ya. though i can't help feeling that the new addition feels more like a conference centre than anything. maybe that is because the entire addition was designed especially for conferences. sick. but basically i had a senate team-building retreat last weekend and this week tuesday i started classes. i pretty much have the sweetest schedule ever with no night classes, no friday classes, no classes before 11 on tuesday/thursday (noon on mon/wednesday), and no spares imbetween classes. talk about jackpot. sweet. and they are all pretty good classes...i like them all. here is my class schedule:

Monday/Wednesday

12:00p.m.-1:15p.m. Operations Management

1:30p.m.-2:45p.m. Ancient & Medieval Political Theory

Tuesday/Thursday

11a.m.-12:15p.m. Russian Government and Politics

12:30p.m.-1:45p.m. Introduction to Financial...Something

2:00p.m.-3:15p.m. Introduction to Computer Programming

otherwise, i have been busy getting all the clubs up and running for this year. there are going to be some needed reforms in the way things operate this year and so that will keep me quite busy. i also have been working on my room. i painted in this week to a navy blue. this morning i went to ikea for the first time ever. it was so much fun. i bought a fern which i named ferdy. i also bought a lamp, garbage can, pen holder and a tv holder ( you know those ones you always see in the dentist office where the tv is in the top corner of the room being held up by this tray screwed into the wall - yah i have one of those). i also decided that i am going to make my own bed frame and desk in order to save money. should be a good time. but otherwise that is it besides hanging out with friends. i kinda like living off campus this year. i feel really old though with all these first years running around. oh well. anyways until next time. out.

The recent appointment of Andre Wery to the Superior Court of Quebec by Paul Martin is another step towards greater corruption in government. Click the link to read the story...

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