The Political War Up North: 9 Tales of Left Vs Right in Soviet Canuckistan
, which Mark Steyn calls "a must-read."
9) Our own Mama Grizzly
Canadian airports would be far safer, one suspects, were it possible to clone the Prime Minister’s wife and dispatch the replicants across the country. Laureen Harper took a five-day hike through the Rockies with some friends earlier this month. Maclean’s reports:
She had coordinated a group of 10 hikers, men and women, that included two RCMP officers and cabinet minister Rona Ambrose. When the group got lost at one point, Mrs. Harper was the one who got them through the mountains with her compass and map. She also planned and made all the dinners. Food items were bagged and dated according to which meal would be served on which day. Mrs. Harper also whipped up some Chinese food (…)
Then there was the day they spotted a grizzly bear right in their path. Notes Mrs. Harper: “We blew whistles and made a lot of noise. Needless to say, that was the only time we spotted him.”
I know, I know. Had that been Sarah Palin, the bear would likely be dispatched with a bullet between the eyes. But cut us some slack. This is Canada, eh!
