by Sean Orr | Mortgage hunters get temporary reprieve. Yay let’s celebrate the burning of Athens, that centre of civilisation, by going out and getting a good deal on a mortgage that you’re probably going to default on anyways! Although usually falling into a sink hole of spiralling debt is just a figure of speech.

Trust a hockey writer to succinctly define the Canadian pathos: “Those damn pretentious Canadians are real sneaky,” he griped, calling us “That little British colony of Canada, where they just can’t quit honouring queens long dead, and I’m not talking about Truman Capote.” Shit, that’s the best attempt at defining our national identity yet! Put him on a coin! (Truman, not the sports writer).

Murder capital of Canada: Abbotsford: “Officers hope talking with youth will change this”. Talking with youth? That is crazy! That’s like Obama talking to the A-rabs. You can’t negotiate with terrorists. Besides, you don’t even need cops. All you apparently need are cameras.