1/4 Polls Prove that Polls are Usually Trying to Prove Sterotypes

So today is International Women's Day. Congratulations to all women who are supporting this momentous day. A couple events have come up today that begs attention.

Apparently 1/4 Canadians still feel that the woman's place is at home rather then the workplace. What a wonderful poll to put out. Im glad sociologists have the time to study such needless studies to add offensive dribble to our daily news. This may be a trendy feeling about women but on a day that celebrates the achievements of women this does nothing but belittles them.

Indian Parliament proposed that 1/3 representatives should be female. Parliament was subsequently thrown into an uproar as people threatened to topple the government. The issue with this is not what is proposed but how it went about it. Not voting for women is different then not allowing them to be representatives. This will be portrayed as anti-women movement when it should be viewed as a pro-democracy.

Just a couple thoughts on the day. Now lets sit tight until International Men Day. Oh wait.

-Todd Colin Vaughan

Journalist

The Journey to Gender Neutral

So 'O Canada' is being torn apart by those who feel it is a sexist symbol. A song that men and women throughout this country sang and cried for just last week. I guess it would be a fitting end for a ditty that was just beginning to catch on.

"In all thy Sons Command" is apparently putting the apron on all our sisters of confederation. As you can see the line is clearly malicious at heart and honestly, what sort of government would allow this perversion of language into a lovable tune.

This is our anthem people. This is not some building on the other side of the country. This is the closest tie of culture Whitehorse has with Quebec City. People fought and died for our anthem, and we will let it fall to a few worked up malcontents.

This is something Canadians don't want to hear but our neighbors to the south would be in full scale revolution if congress attempted to destroy the Star-Spangled Banner. Don't destroy our history, even if you think we have none.

Canada has a few supporters who remember that we have our own past. Lets not let Rosie the Riveter box in that history.

-Todd Colin Vaughan

Journalist

Uneasy Feeling

The country is in the midst of hysteria. Yes yesterday's historic victory over the dreaded US of A was a watershed moment in Canada's brief history. It is indeed 1812 on Yonge Street again. Kudos to our boys for pulling it out.

The patriotism expressed though is definitely an an uneasy one. We are all bringing out the Red and singing the anthem(the wrong one, the real one was bought by TSN for a few million). But is Canada more together now then it was two weeks ago?

Yes and no. The joy brought by the hockey game is indeed inspiring, but the one thing it does even better is, cover, rather then heal continuing problems against Canadian unity. I suppose though as long as Sid scores, its okay to ignore proroguing parliament, attempted coalition coup's, a crippled economy, an estranged Francophone sibling. etc.

I guess its sour grapes to question patriotism, but I think part of being Canadian is not going into things blindly. So maybe that is patriotism in a twisted way.

-Todd Colin Vaughan

Journalism