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Statues of historical figures have next to zero value in educating people about actual history. Therefore, there is little history erased when one is torn down. We should be spending more on books and less on statues and even less on fighting to keep them up in public spaces.

Cases are going down if you look at the 7 day average change. And, TPR is dropping too!

And, as of now, anyone who had their first vaccine on or before April 20th can book their second shot. I just booked downtown for June 15th. Giddy up!

saw this on facebook last night

Imagine going to a park with your family and seeing statues (of honour), in prominent places, of people who murdered your ancestors? Tear them down. They are relics.

But there is zero evidence that Canada was involved and zero evidence that this was lab created. I know people like to find conspiracies but, honestly, the most likely answer is probably the most correct. It's telling that a rag that downplayed the virus and have been calling it a hoax, all of sudden want to blame people and governments. I thought it was a hoax? They're just trying to sell you something.

I run the TSN app on my Android box. No casting, works through an HDMI cable.

If not just for appealing to ones own humanity, there are other reasons we should be helping poorer countries get their population vaccinated: - If we want things to actually go back to normal, we need to stop VoCs, these are the largest threat to us getting back to normal. VoCs originate easily in a population where the virus burns through the population unrestricted. Vaccinated populace helps prevent the rise in VoCs. -The IMF projects that a $50 billion investment into vaccine roll out in the poorest of countries, would generate returns of $9 trillion in the global economy. -lastly, it's the right thing to do.

I didn't see it posted, so I wanted to ensure everyone knew it was up. I particularly liked the beginning, middle and end. Two thumbs up. 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Spoiler alert

New France (17th - 18th century): the "no Black Robes - no fur trade" policy with the natives 16th - 18th century Europe: assimilation and/or killing of Anabaptists and others who did not conform to established religions Canadian Residential Schools (also includes Anglican, Lutheran and others): the longest running genocide in world history. From fairly early on in New France, to as recent as 1996 And more...

They won't be close to the team or coaches. 500 vaccinated people in a arena that holds over 15,000 has very, very low risk. About as low as anything you could normally do. I think it's frigging great and a classy thing for the Jets to do. It's also uplifting at least to me to see just a tiny bit of a return to normalcy. And I'm thrilled to see those who have been exposed for a year and a half get honored like this.

TSN is slooooooooooowly adding apps to TVs but, for the most part, you still need to "cast" the app from your phone. You can log on your computer and watch through a browser.

Just call it Eaton Elementary School and everything will be fine. But, honestly, these are fully vaccinated health care workers, so there isn't really an issue. Further, they're spaced out far more than most people at a department store/mall.

This guy is my favourite follow on Twitter these days...

Even if that were true (hooboy), I'm not sure how being the victim of espionage makes Canada somehow complicit.

Morons of the week: Still no Springs Church

20 Republican Senators refused to meet to Brian Sicknick's mother and partner, someone needs to name all of them maybe even get some big billboards with all their disgusting faces on them especially come mid terms, maybe they have no shame but at least put it out there

One month free ran out and he won't pay for it to continue.

Fixed that for you.

At this point, they could be looking for the relics of Jones' childhood and they would be considered quite ancient.

I don't get why people are mad about the optics, it's time to move on already. Optics be darned, let's go.

This needs to put in your first post to update the link (which is now gone)

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No history is erased when a useless statue is removed from a park, university campus, public space etc. The fact that such individuals would be "celebrated" to that degree is pretty messed up, IMO. And that's to say nothing of institutions, roadways, etc. being named after them. We can gloss over our nation's bloody past all we want but those skeletons in the closet, so to speak, will inevitably come out over time. We're seeing that unfold right now before our very eyes as we learn of the horrific reality of what residential schools actually were.

I watched in its entirety Game 1 of the Best of 3 1968 Western Final from Regina between the Riders & Stampeders. The Stamps would go on & defeat the Riders to advance to the Grey Cup vs the Ottawa Rough Riders. It was so great to see the heroes of my youth again. Stamps qb Peter Liske throwing darts into a 35 mph (60 kph) wind that day, Flanker Terry Evanshen spraining his ankle on a touchdown score, refusing to come out & gutting it out the rest of the way, He was interviewed by sideline reporter that day Don Wittman. He told Witt that "nothing will keep me out of this game." Rudy Linterman returning punts like a warrior with no blocking. On the Riders George Reed & Ron Lancaster along with halfback Silas McKinney, receivers Gordie Barwell, Al Ford & DT Ed McQuarters. Thoroughly enjoyed watching that game & seeing all those players again.. The other thing I enjoyed were the commercials. You know how we're subjected to one commercial playing over & over driving us all insane on TSN's coverage of the CFL? Back then, the major sponsors were Canadian Pacific, Labatts & GM. Not one commercial that day was repeated. Canadian Pacific especially. They sponsored the first half of the game & they had commercials about their refrigerated rail cars shipping frozen meat to suppliers & customers across the country, CP Hotels, CP Air flying across Canada as well as Asia & Europe, shipping ore from mining operations, CP taking cargo all over the world by container ships, CP Trucking, Passenger Rail service across Canada, CP Freight trains, CP Telecommunications like Telex, Broadband & a commercial how they move rail traffic across canada through their network of rail traffic control centres. Labatts had their song, "When you're smiling, say Labatt's Blue". GM introduced their lineup of new cars for 1968 including the Beaumont & others. It's strange to say this today as we all hate the same commercials repeated endlessly during games today but those old ones were all really well done. I was disappointed in CBC's Don Chevrier. He didn't have a great day describing the play. He got players wrong more than once. On one play he said that Stamps MLB Wayne Harris #55 had knocked the ball down from a Saskatchewan receiver when in reality it was corner Frank Andruski #24 for the Stamps. Harris was nowhere near the play so I have no idea how he came up with that.

Religion has & will continue to be a scourge on all of humanity.

A significant drop, thank God.

It's important literally every church has a response of some kind. It wasn't just the Catholic church involved. I'd implore everyone who goes to a church to demand some kind of action, and if there isn't any, I'd urge you to leave it.

Right on ! 2nd shot booked for June 25

Don't forget the bourbon, scotch and beer.

Time : Wenzday 630, CBC Season Series : Jets 6W MTL 3W What's At Stake : The right to hang a Canadian Division Champion banner in the rafters. Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up - Rocky Balboa

lol game hasnt started, and they are dumping on the Jets. couldn't wait for five minutes. sound turned off.

Two doses effective so far....but can we get enough people double-dosed before it takes a hold...that's the question. It's currently messing up plans in the UK (daily cases, hospitalizations/icu's all climbing every day...) and they're 75/45 vaxxed.....sooooo.... it's a little dicey.

Trump couldn't even do his blog for a month, guess he ran out of things to say since less and less are actually listening to him.

One does not have to be complicit to be indirectly responsible. I was planned...my momma was no *****...are you suggesting you were the result of a broken rubber down Higgins?

I don't like the idea of family being allowed to go.

They get tested daily. Daily. Nobody steps in to that building without being tested.

But 6 RIP!!! • A Southern woman in her 60s • A Winnipeg woman in her 70s (B117) • A Southern womanin her 80s (unspecified VOC) • A Winnipeg woman in her 80s • A Southern man in his 90s (B117) • A Winnipeg woman in her 90s (B117)

TPR also inching down slowly.

seems the cases have gotten steady-ish

I follow Scott Billeck and Bartley Kives on Twitter. They're both very fast at updating this info. But, you can also login each morning to check. Sometimes they update it before they announce it. If you're planning on going to Leila, just note that it is now a Moderna-only location. Downtown if you want Pfizer.

As of Monday, anyone who had AZ for 1st dose qualifies for any of the 3 vaccines for the 2nd dose.

https://deadline.com/2021/06/indiana-jones-5-begin-filming-uk-next-week-harrison-ford-phoebe-waller-bridge-mads-mikkelsen-1234767764/ This pretending to make a 5th Jones movie is going a lil too far

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-19-variants-vaccine-setback-1.6046643 This is troubling, to say the least. Especially as the world "re-opens" with vaccination rates increasing in first world countries.

So... You're mom is on these boards as Maternal Optometrist? ...I'll see myself out.

This sounds so much better than my "Take your kid to work day" at school. My mom is an optometrist. I had to tighten and clean all the glasses on one showcase wall. Finished that in about an hour. Next task? "Okay...uh... now do the other wall".

The $5, $10, & $50 bills - would have some interesting stories...

I personally think it's to late. The only thing chance they have left them out of this spiral to oblivion is their judicial branch. But I dont think it happens.This isn't something that has just happened lately. The US has always had an over the top patriotic zeal. The large well armed hard right and religious right believe their country has been corrupted and stolen from them. They want it back. Now the problem is the country they want back has never existed. It's non stop brainwashing. They are the only country where you hear on a regular basis the following : " they are the greatest country in the history of the world " , "that they police the world and without them all democracy would fall ", they were the 1st democracy " , "the greatest democracy " , " they drive the world economy ", " they have never lost a war ", " the greatest medical system "............I could go on .But the point is Americans believe this BS. That portion of their population feels cheated and robbed of it and they are going to try to get it back. Which of course is impossible but they will burn down the house trying.

The Catholic church has participated in several genocides and has never expressed regret or responsibility. I think they just assume that the organization will outlast any criticisms. This has worked very well so far. This is by no means meant to discount what has apparently happened in BC and other Canadian places, but the Catholic church has always considered people expendable utilities for the wealth of the Church. You may wish to look up the Magdalene Laundries in Ireland, the "butterbox babies" in Quebec and its complicity in the mezzo-American wars, not to mention its shielding of Nazi fugitives in 1945-46. The list is long and appalling.