Looks like Stephen Harper is attempting to pull the blinds over the eyes of the international community. At the G8 meeting this week he says Canada is dedicated to cutting greenhouse gas emissions yet he tells them Canada will not be participating in Kyoto. He tells them that it's the liberal's fault that Canada is in the position it is in regarding emissions, yet when Kyoto was first introduced he called it a "socialist, money sucking scheme."

And while saying he is in full support of cutting greenhouse gas emissions he is also in full support of John Baird's plan, which actually allows companies to INCREASE emissions. But don't worry about all that guys! Our long term plan ends with the emissions dropping! Just wait and see! WE PROMISE! I hope you can sense my sarcasm.

Did the Liberals fuck up with Kyoto? YES. Is Harper preaching and supporting something that directly goes against his actions? YES. Are ALL politicians bastard liars who cannot be trusted to do the right thing or to work together for the greater good? YES. Should we maintain our position in regards to Kyoto because it makes more sense than Baird's "PLAN?" YES. Better late than never, I say.

We've elected a bunch of bafoons who embarrass all of us and make us look stupid and spineless in the international community. We should be ashamed of ourselves.

So, I've been listening Ruination a lot lately. Their lyrics have always struck a chord with me, but lately I'm really feeling it. Out of all the bands Chris Colohan has been in Ruination is my favourite. Here are the lyrics from a song I am especially feeling lately:

They put a gun in his hand, a trigger in his brain.
He came home from war not quite the same.
Trained to kill for God and Country. Why?
Who's in season today?
Who's on the menu today?
Who's the enemy today?
Ask not what you can do for your country, but how your country can fuck you for life.
He took a big one to the head, came home alive, but better off dead.
Trained to kill for God and Country. Why?

I got a few questions from "jimbunting" as a result of my last entry. They were good questions so I figured I'd answer them like this rather than a response in the comments section, so here we go.

Have you been back for any extended period of time, in Canada, since you left at age 14?

Nope. When we initially moved to the states it was (unfortunately) to Florida. Thankfully we were only there for a year and a half and then moved up to Detroit, which is actually better than Florida, surprisingly enough. After getting my driver's license in Detroit I would visit friends in Burlington (where we lived before Florida) often. I think the longest visit I have had since moving away has been about 7 days.

Have you been keeping up with news here in Canada?

For a long time I didn't keep up with current events in Canada, but for the last 3 years or so I have tried to keep abreast of things. Actually for the past year I have paid more attention to Canadian news than American, which is really hard because when you live here in the states it's impossible to avoid most news. Everything is super sensationalised. Thankfully CBC nightly news and The National is available online, so I watch it daily. I am very interested in learning about Canadian political events that shaped the country after World War II. Especially the decline in relations between Quebec and the rest of Canada. Also I find that since I have been away for so long I am still passionate about my feelings on Quebec where most Canadians are sick to death of hearing about anything regarding it. hah!
If you're wondering - my political stance is pretty firmly in the NDP, but all politicians are scum so I have a hard time actually being excited about a party. I won't be campaigning for anyone anytime soon.

I help people from the United Kingdom that want to come to Canada, as Immigrants. For most of them the process is now running...

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Alright this is my first CanadaKA blog entry. I hope there will be more.
I am a Canadian living in the U.S. My Mother's job moved us down here when I was 14 years old. Now I am almost 26 and married. My wife (American) and I made the decision to move "back to the mother land" and this is the timeline of how our immigration process has gone so far!

1. September 19th, 2006 - Mailed Jess' fingerprints to the FBI for background check.

2. October 16th, 2006 - Scheduled Jess' medical exam for December 16th

3. November 27th, 2006 - Emailed completed affidavit showing intent to Connie (lawyer) for her to look over.

4. November 29th, 2006 - Affidavit OK'd by Connie. Notarised same day.

5. December 16th, 2006 - Medical exam completed.

6. January 3rd, 2007 - Sent out completed applications to Mississiauga

7. February 5th, 2007 - Sean's sponsorship approved. Jess' application forwarded to Buffalo.

8. February 12th, 2007 - Received Jess' FBI fingerprint check. Sent to Buffalo same day.

9. March 10th, 2007 - Receieved mail saying application has been forwarded to Detroit to expedite the processing.

10. March 26th, 2007 - Received mail from the lady handling our processing letting us know that Jess' landing visa is ready and to mail her Jess' Passport along with 2 immigration photos.

11. March 29th, 2007 - Mailed passport and photos. We should get her visa in a couple of weeks!

12. April 10th, 2007 - CIC website says a descision on Jess' application has been made.

13. April 13th, 2007 - USPS attempted to deliver Jess' landing visa but I was at fucking CVS.

14, April 14th, 2007 - Picked up landing visa at the post office! We could move now if we wanted to!!

15. April 19th, 2007 - Booked Uhaul for August 30th

16. April 29th, 2007 - Composed our "Goods To Follow" list. A bit of a pain in the ass.