Recent content by snowleopard

Sure ... why not? And I know a great divorce lawyer I can bring along ;)

I fully admit that I have no personal experience, but I have heard anecdotal evidence from a family member who was a member of the CF, who related stories of overt racism and homophobia -- which I have no reason not to believe, as he harbours no animosity towards the CF. It was just a reality...

I've got you all beat ...

It's true: visible minorities are relatively invisible in the CF, compared to the civilian working population where they constitute almost 20%. No doubt there are complicated reasons for this under-representation, other than just a lack of patriotic fervor, not the least of which might be the...

Lol ... I somehow doubt that ... it wouldn't be Queenston by any chance? btw, while this snowleopard was born and raised in boring old Ontario, I have visited Tibet, as well as many other places, and highly recommend it to those who wish to expand their minds. ;)

FYI, Asylum is a she ...

High five to that my friend! Perhaps too tolerant at times, but better that than the opposite. And let's not confuse LLL tolerance with reasoned restraint.

And what insular enclave of outmoded British imperialism where pollsters fear to tread would that be?

Actually, I live outside the GTA, so I do have some perspective on that. My point was only that most Canadians, regardless of their demographic, would find the antiquated idea of symbolically pledging allegiance to the Queen of England leaving them feeling either a bit perplexed or possibly...

And I concede your point as well. Given the past influence of the old colonial powers in much of the Middle and Far East, no doubt the ghost of the Empire lingers on there, haunting us still with it's plaintive cries of: "Do you see these chains?" We seem to have lost the rabblerousers .. no...

Rickard's White ... with a twist of orange ... I'm addicted to the stuff! Off to the fridge I go ;)

Thanks for making my point OJ. That one sentence only excludes about a mere 5 billion people ... but who's counting ;) What I actually meant was that it is irrelevant only in the context of our pluralistic, multi-cultural society, which the last time I looked was made up of more than just...

Whoa .. touchy Subject ... so to speak ;) Of course, it's all now mostly symbolic tradition ... in our increasingly pluralistic society, the British Commonwealth today is about as relevant as the Roman Empire. Don't get me wrong ... I see nothing wrong with taking pride in our Canadian...

Ummm ... I could use a qualified trainer :p

Why does that not surprise me? Next confession: how many guys out there are closet 'connoisseurs' ;)