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10 years ago @ RedNation - Your Canad... - Jeremy Hall wants Mont... · 0 replies · +1 points

Motivation to spoil is never as strong as motivation to win. It's like the difference between the class clown and the valedictorian.
I believe that Toronto is in a place right now where a 4-1 loss to Montreal is not unthinkable, especially given Montreal's depth of talent.
Anything can happen in soccer, but it looks like an Impact win from here.
Remember also that those "other results" you mention are all teams playing away this weekend.

13 years ago @ Laughing Squid - Please Don't Use Comic... · 0 replies · +1 points

... and we all know that all Fortune 500 companies are completely devoid of character. I guess that is why we shouldn't use fonts with any character.

Sorry, but I don't get the anti-Comic-Sans thing.

14 years ago @ Macleans.ca - CIDA's Haiti Earthquak... · 0 replies · +1 points

Exactly. A democratically elected government has a responsibility to its constituents.

The media is the most efficient (if biased) conduit for us to stay informed.

14 years ago @ Macleans.ca - CIDA's Haiti Earthquak... · 0 replies · 0 points

Quoting text-bytes does not constitute learning. If you want to be educated, you must "understand" what you read.

I don't see anyone here saying we should hand over a briefcase full of cash to the Haitian government.

Many, if not most, of the NGOs are pretty transparent these days... at least the ones actually "operating" visibly. The CIDA deal has a few criteria to help protect against the others.

However, we still want to know what is happening. Our intrepid M. Petrou has been stonewalled.

14 years ago @ Macleans.ca - CIDA's Haiti Earthquak... · 1 reply · +3 points

I have made some other comments here in support of the spirit of this article. However, you (Steve M) make a good point. There is a significant amount of money behind the recovery effort at the moment.

Over time, the donations will wane as Haiti garners less and less media coverage. So, a carefully planned delay may, in the end, prove beneficial.

That being said, we need to keep an eye on the actual disbursement of this money, to ensure that it is used wisely (not for too many mansions, please), and to ensure that our country (via CIDA) honours the promise made.

14 years ago @ Macleans.ca - CIDA's Haiti Earthquak... · 3 replies · +1 points

So clearing rubble isn't work?

14 years ago @ Macleans.ca - CIDA's Haiti Earthquak... · 0 replies · +1 points

Even more embarrassing since we could see it coming.
The precedent is embarrassing.

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