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Page 6 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2018 MANOTICK MESSENGER MessengerEditorial MESSENGER EDITORIAL Out of place as a ruralsexual 20th Centurian Trendy words slip in and out of our every- Saturday Night Live from back in the day. Page 6, Manotick Messenger, Wednesday, June 23, 2010 day language. My mind suddenly escaped to an Ingmar It’s not that complicated I thought of one of those words that was Bergman, Seventh Seal-like black and white Protectionism. undercut Ontario workers in our overused about five or 10 years ago, but I can’t daydream. Dark clouds rolled in above the recall the last time I heard it. harsh waves. Sarcasm had put Embarrass- It’sOPINION always been considered PAGE a dirty own province. The issue was raisedO ur COmmunity and ugly word in provincial politics. in 2013 by MPP Jack McLaren, when Metrosexual. ment in check in their chess game on the Yet, given the current climate of he was still a member of the PC cau- Do you remember that one? I don’t really beach. They were playing for my soul. It’s business in Ontario,Messenger protectionism Editorial cus. His bill was shot down, Liberal fit that description. In fact, I used to joke that amazing that, 35 years later, Film Studies 101 may be the only thing that can save guns a blazin’. It’s much more com- I was ruralsexual. is still messing with my our localAre economy you in morerural Ottawa. Canadianplicated, we were all told. But last month, I found head. The new wage increases and Really? Is it? myself at ground zero of Me- If I have lost you, well, labour changesthan instituted a fifth bygrader? the Well let’s uncomplicate things for FROM THE trosexual-topia. Google can fill you in. WynneWith Government Canada Day approaching were next misguided week, it is a gooda time second. for us all to andreflect out on of what touch. it means The to be hardestCanadian. hit lo- This summer, there is absolutely Lululemon. OTHER Finally, the bubbly cal businessesDo we take being are Canadian the grocery for granted? stores. no way that our local tradespeople I had to return something yoga girl employee no- Better yet, how do new Canadians feel about being Canadian? Some of us SIDE Theylook areupon immigrants the largest and refugees private as opportunists, sector not wantingand contractors to give but in the Carleton rid- for the Diva. She belongs at ticed I was out of place – employersvery willing withinto take. Perhaps, the forcommunities some people, that is true,ing, but and when in you all of Eastern Ontario, will Lululemon. Me? Not so much. like a packet of mustard attend a celebration for new Canadians, such as the one hosted by Nepean- in theCarleton Carleton MP Pierre Poilievreriding. at TheyMother Teresa provide High School be in Barrhavenable to last compete with their Que- I walked into Bayshore and amidst the peanut butter hundredsmonth, you of can jobs see the in excitement the communities and the thankfulness inbec the eyes counterparts of every who are paying looked at the ginormous iPad- by Jeff Morris and jam at the Hampton theynew serve. Canadian. They hire our students. their workers about 15 per cent less They understand, perhaps better than all of us, what it means to be like store locater. I started typ- Inn breakfast nook. TheyCanadian. give back to the community, in wages. ing in Lululemon. The letters “Can I help you?” she oftenSo inhow wayscan the rest that of us their have that customers feeling? And what is Ontario afraid of? Bev McRae photo The Conservative government has a solid idea. were like eight feet high. People were walking chipperly chirped. neverJason see. Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration andWe Multiculturalism are not askingAt the to school’s open 50th up Anniversary jobs in Party, Manotick Co-operative Nursery School honoured its longest-serving teacher/volunteer with a memorial garden bench,by. Iwhich was will thinking be installed with about a plaque saying, in the school’s ‘I’m not going “For God’s sake, yes,” I said. “I just want to Butand Andrew the worstCohen, President is yet ofto the come, Historica-Dominion and Quebec Institute, are for chal- Ontario workers. We are lenging middle and high school students to take the citizenship test. playground. Left to right, MCNS Director Sandy Erlerthere and June for Hodge me.’ celebrate Then June’s I realized 29 years as a theysup- probably return these items. Um. They’re not mine. It’s we willThe Canadianstart seeing Citizenship it Challenge,when the funded snow in part by simplyCIC and run wanting by the plyOntario teacher, teacher to even and volunteer. the melts.Historica-Dominion Institute, will see students study Discoverplaying Canada: field the and give Ontario work- already knew. for my wife.” OneRights andof theResponsibilities frustrations of Citizenship of Ontario and then take ersa mock and citizenship business the same protec- I’m not good on the big iPad map. In fact, As she took me to the bubbly yoga cash- test. Sometimes it’s best just to say nil seasonal“This will small be a fun businessway for students owners to learn about is Canadation and here feel proud that Quebec workers and I ended up on the wrong floor, headed in the ier, I looked around and did some more in- thatof theyour shared cannot history andcompete accomplishments,” with busi said Minister- businesses Kenney. “As we have there.I’m finding What myself atare one ofthe those bizarre cross-wrongwonder direction. about things like Why how come can’t “underneath” it just is tell you to vestigative journalism to reaffirm how out of learn about our past and the people and events that made Canada what it is roads where everything I love about sports is about a word but no one ever says “overneath” when the nessestoday, wefrom become Quebec more proud coming to be Canadian. in Weand are inspiredWynne to see how Liberals we to collide afraid with a large of? swatch Losing of the population work-turndiscussion right, pulled left, me or back go into upstairs? soccer. place I was. The yoga people all had this look undercuttingcan defend our rights them. and live Think up to our about responsibilities it votesand we infeel Quebec?much ing diligently to grate my nerves. Eventually,“Chelsea is learning I found so much the by watchingstore. the I walked in. to them. It was hard to put a finger on it. As I for more a minute.strongly how valuable Every it is summer, to be a citizen youof Canada.” We can talk aboutIt’s this wage whole World increases Cup thing. Don’t you find World Cup,” said the mom wearing Crocs. “We are “Our schools need to be training our young people to become the citizens that people are just a little too into it? I feltstudying like eachI needed country before my the passport. game. She has I was just a saw myself in a full length mirror, I noticed probablyof tomorrow. see Citizenship a number is not only of about drive new Canadians,- all we it’s want. about all But itI foundwon’t myself do in anything line in front of two nouveau really become a fan of Arr-hayne-TEE-na, and she tourist in Yogatopia. I prayed to God that I my Adidas hoodie under my Adidas winter waysCanadians, being young sealed, and old,” said landscapers Andrew Cohen. “The at Canadianfor theCitizenship province’ssoccer small fan moms business at Your even wants us to go there on our Challenge will encourage students to learn more about what it means to be Independent Grocer the other day. FROMwouldn’t run intovacation anyone next year. I Perhapsknew. we jacket and I was wearing my Adidas hat. My work,Canadian and and roofs then put beingthat knowledge redone. to the test.” You economy as longI was as kind the of guy in my sealing own little can even go to Brrra-seeel.” THE Then I saw men’s clothes. They aren’t Adidas logo was being overshadowed by the probablyStarting this drive summer, by the a Historica-Dominion lot of different Institute willyour be encouraging neighbour’smental driveway world in the checkout is from line, That caught my attention. more than 5,000 middle and high school teachers to register their classrooms scanning the tabloid and maga- OTHERmeant for men Arr-hayne-TEE-na?like me. Their clothes are for Lululemon logo. By the way, I did learn while construction sites. Oh yes, and you Gatineau. zine covers and wondering what Are you kidding me? for the Challenge. Each classroom will receive a set of the new citizenship SIDE also see Quebec license plates every- And as for theJustin local Bieber’s grocery first major stores, scandal neat and organizedThe other men mom –who the one arewith capable of there that the Lululemon logo is a stylized “A” guide, along with PspeciallyERAT designed learning activities. The teacher will also O ED PER&AT BY would be. I was just about to re- By Jeffrey the Birkenstocks – piped in. receive copiesO D of aED mock citizenship exam. 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O workersNEB to come in and JM locked in on the conversation behind me.O B and he has even insisted that we go to out to eat and U G H YO UR INDEPENDENT GROCER U H R NE I “I wish some of the stores would R carryNE I G thean watch erasable the games marker.when they are Sheplaying.”YO UR had INDEPENDENT just emerged GROCER Was Biff already taken in their family? CIC’s multiculturalism grants andShopping contributions programlocally will puts be investing a face to the business $525,171Mews of in Manotick, this 32 month Manotick project which promotes civic memory, civic pride vuvuzela horns so that we 3777 could Strandherd bring them Dr., from to NapeanI bit the my changetongue. room area. I looked at the Finally, the return transaction was com- for all your grocery needs. and integration.613-692-2828 Page x PChelsea’sage x games,” said the mom who613-843-9413 was wearingPnamesage xIn an on effort the to keep board. my blood Kali, pressure Kaitlin down, I and Kay- pleted. I left Lululemon and craved some- Crocs. looked out the big window at the big parking lot “Oh, I know,” said the one wearing Birkenstocks.leigh.and scoped Then it out, another looking for a woman puppy or a bird appeared or and thing kind of testosterony. Spellcheck says SERVING MANOTICK AND SURROUNDING“Zachary COMMUNITIES has a tournament next weekend and it anything that would pry my mind out of the shack- IN OSGOODE, RIDEAU AND SOUTHwould GLOUCESTER have been so in the spirit of the World Cup herto les name that these was two soccerwritten moms onhad putthe me board. in with Keisha. that’s not a word. Spellcheck has obviously MANOTICK have all of us blowing our vuvuzela horns. They lost ‘Oh,their conversation. for Krist’s sake,’ I thought to myself. never gone to Lululemon to return some- two-nil and then three-nil. They need all of the sup- A busload of seniors from a nearby retirement port they can get.” Named one of Ontario's ‘Oftop th rhomecourseee had pulled it’s Keisha.’up and passengers were getting thing for Mrs. Spellcheck. I wonder if they Nil? Who says nil? Really.community newspapers* for 2008Keisha’s,off. 200 9I was trying boyfriend to, in my head, wasname all standing of their beside have a kid named Chip Spellcheck. 1165 Beaverwood Rd., P.O. Box 567, Manotick, Ontario K4M 1A5 “Oh, I know,” said the mom*OCNA wearingGeneral Exce llCrocs.ence Award s“The, Class 1 Circwalkersulation as an escape. horns are such a beautiful part of the South African Unfortunately, they pulled me back in. o essenger me. I went to A&W in the food court. The meat M VOL. 28 • N . 1 www.manotickmessenger.on.caessMANOTICK,e ONTARIOn g e r WEDNESDAY • JANUARY 5, 2011 M culture.” “My cousin lives in Australia, and he was devas- The Manotick Messenger is published every Wednesday in Manotick, Ontario. The Manotick I wanted to jump in and say something, but I Wetated didn’t when Germany speak, beat but them we 4-nil,” bonded. said the We made is free of hormones. Evidently, sodium isn’t a Messenger is mailed to bona fide subscribersP.O. in RideauBox and 567 Osgoode Manotick, Townships for $36. Ontario The publication is available by carrier for $36 or at newsstands for $1.00 per copy. Letters will be edited refrained. I couldn’t do it. eyemom contact. wearing Crocs. Like me, he had that ‘OMG I hormone. Regardless, after a Teen Burger on- for length, clarity andTel: libellous 613-692-6000 statements. Display, National and www.manotickmessenger.on.ca Classified rates are available on If you are unfamiliar with the vuvuzela horn, then At this point, I couldn’t take it anymore. Mount request. The Manotick Messenger is not responsible for the loss of unsolicited manuscripts, photos or John Green:hope I don’t see anyone I know’ look on his ion rings and a root beer, I felt manly again. Theyou have Manotick not tuned into Mes CBC - over the past two Patience erupted and out came sarcasm lava. Publisher:other material used Jeff for Morris publication purposes. weeks. If you stumble across Our a World 2010 Cup soccerPersonface.“I saw that match,” I said. “I can’t believe Aus- They didn’t have a Yoga Girl Burger. Managing Editor: Jeff Morris sengergame on CBC, is you published will hear what sounds like TRY-lier looked so insipid against Deutschland.” Publisher: Jeffrey Morris of the Year At that moment, a man emerged from one Last stop was Van’s. I belonged in there ContributingManaging Editor: writers:Jeffrey Morris Phone: 613-692-6000 every50,000 bees other swarming FRIDAY the field. They are not bees. The mom with the crocs was not impressed. Grace Thrasher,Reporters:Publisher: LarryBev JeffreyEllis, McRae MorrisPhill Potter Phone: 613-692-6000 They are people blowing on cheap,Greely-area plastic, rescue gim- of specialist theThe change mom with Birkenstock’srooms. It wasn’t was either, Don. but I’m guess- less than I did in Lululemon. I had to pick up Managing Editor:JeffJeffrey Esau Morris inmicky Manotick, horns. Ontario.John Green, pictured withshe did acknowledge me with a response. Fax: 613-692-3758email: Grace Agostinho of the French AdvertisingReporters: and Marketing:Bev McRae LettersThe funny will thing be about edited these horns is that theying he“Who was is your in team?” his 50sshe quipped, and condescend-had a haircut and Van’s socks for Adam. Millennials wandered Gary Coulombe Marketing Mgr: Gord Logan Advertising: [email protected] Cafe at a fundraiser for the Jeff Esau have become what has defined theManotick 2010 World Project Cup. in Haitiingly. at Editor: [email protected] email: for length, clarity and look that screamed accountant-chic. He around staring at their phones, saying words Photographer: Mike Carroccetto People who have been following theLongfields World DavidsonCup and HeightsI did the only thing I could do, shouting as loud Office: Angie Dinardo News/sports: [email protected] Marketing Mgr: Gord Logan Advertising: [email protected] libellouspeople who have statements. only seen 20 minutes High Schoolof it in in pass- February,wasas is wearing I could. skin tight charcoal men’s yoga I didn’t know. They gawked at me. I was clear- Photographer: Mike Carroccetto Editor: [email protected] our person of the year for ing have commented on these annoying2010. Agostinhoyet relent- was our“USA! USA! USA!” Office: Angie Dinardo News/ Sports: [email protected] Display, National and less horns. Ironically, while the worldperson has of learned the year pants tofor 2009.They and turned a their long heads sleeve in disgust. skinThe next tight 45 charcoal ly guilty of cultural trespassing. Photographer: Mike Carroccetto Classified rates are For the full story, see page 2. adapt these horns as the one thing they now knowtop.seconds I wanted were incredibly to make silent and a commentawkward. to Keisha’s According to Millennials, people my age availableabout South African on culture, request. the horns aren’t really At that point, it was my turn. The cashier We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada a part of their everyday lives. South African sportsboyfriend,scanned my Diet but Coke I didn’tand V-8 Fusion, want and toI was draw atten- don’t know anything. For example, I don’t through the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities. The Manotick Messen- GST enthusiasts have commented that they had nevertionall IN toCset.L. myself. Don was a small logo on his know why fluorescent knee-high socks with a Advertising deadlines: DISPLAY, MondayFriday 10 3 p.m.;am CLASSIFIED; MondayFriday noon 4 p.m. gerseen nor is heard not a responsiblevuvuzela horn at a sporting event, “Would you like plastic bags?” All layouts and composition of advertisements produced by employees of Manotick Messenger and that the South African people find the noise justchest“Yes away please,” from I replied. being on the crew of the palm tree print for $20 are popular. Vol. 2Inc.7, N areu mprotectedb er X by copyright invested in the publishers of the MManotickanoti c Messenger.k, Ont ar io for W theed ne losssday , M ofo nt unsoh x, 20-10 Single copies $1 as annoying as the rest of the world does.StarshipI had never Enterprise. been so happy toOr pay maybe five cents for Don a was au- But they are. Because I don’t know any- Member, Ontario Community Newspaper Association licitedApparently, some manuscripts, now wealthy marketing genius plastic bag just to get the hell out there. Canadian Community Newspaper Association photoscame up with or the other idea to mate mass produce- and marketditioning for that new Vegas act, the Charcoal thing. these horns as a World Cup novelty. The plan rial used for publication GreyJeffrey Man Morris Group. was the Or 2008 maybe OCNA Columnist he was of one of the I guess the only thing worse than being worked, and now the rest of the world must endure the Year. His book, From the Other Skide, is avail- purposes.the shrilling sounds of his quick buck. dancersable at Manotick for the Office Mike Pro, BarrhavenMyers UPS“Sprokets” Store, skit on ruralsexual is being a 20th Centurian. CONTROLLED I was just about to drift back into ADD world and and Pages in Prescott. 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Sunday is Industry Night Anyone in the Restaurant Industry qualifies for ‘Drink Specials’ 8 pm to CloSINg Page 6 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2017 MANOTICK MESSENGER MessengerEditorial MESSENGER EDITORIAL We must rethink our approach to battling opioid abuse

Thirteen Canadians a day were hospitalized for an opioid over- dose in 2014-2015, according to the Canadian Institute of Health In- formation (CIHI), and the rate of opioid poisoning hospitalizations has been steadily rising. What began with the over-prescription of opioids such as Oxy- Contin, a painkiller once thought to have a low potential for addiction, led to the diversion of legal drugs to the illegal market, and later to the dramatic expansion of the illegal production of fentanyl. As the horror stories of addiction and death multiply, it is clear that what was once a medical issue is now a population health crisis. We have had little success in dealing with this crisis because we focus on it in terms that fail to understand it as something other than a problem with illegal drugs. Seizing fentanyl shipments as they ar- rive in Canada has done little to interrupt the supply on the street. We supply police and other first responders with the opioid anti- dotePage naloxone 6, Manotick Messenger, and ask Wednesday, it be used June to 23, keep2010 the addict/offender alive so that they can, in all likelihood, be processed into the criminal justice system. Supervised consumption sites rely on the police to “turn a This big galoot needs some gluten blind-eye”OPINION to those entering PAGE or leaving the facility likely in posses-Our CI loveOmmunity fairs. into dry little bits of dryness, sucking all of the sion of illegal drugs. The success of Ottawa’s “pop-up” safe-use sites I love the Spencerville Fair and the Metcalfe moisture from my body. I may as well have in city parks Messengercame entirely fromEditorial the willingness of the police to pre- Fair and the Richmond Fair and just about every shoved a Costco-sized roll of Bounty down my tend they are not there. fair beyond and in between. I loved the state fairs throat. I wondered if I would ever have enough As a first step, this is fine. But it is not a long-term solution. when I lived in the States. moisture in my throat to swallow again. Are you more Canadian And there is one thing I love the most about The Diva took a bite, then looked at me. She We need to see addiction as, first, a health issue, not a criminal than a fifth grader? fairs. was at a crossroads. The look she gave me told issue, and, second, as an issue that primarily preys on populations Gluten. me she was standing at the corner of ‘I’m chew- that Withare Canada economically Day approaching ornext socially week, it is a marginalized.good time for us all to reflect on what it means to be Canadian. I mean, don’t get me wrong. I like overpriced ing on sandpaper jerky’ and ‘I’m dreading the DecadesDo we take being of a Canadian “war for on granted? drugs” has done nothing to reduce the sup- and rickety rides that I have to sausage my two- sarcastic tirade that my big galoot of a husband ply orBetter the yet, demand how do new Canadians for substances feel about being thatCanadian? are, Some to of some us extent, arbitrarily look upon immigrants and refugees as opportunists, not wanting to give but hundred-and-fortyleven-pound frame into. The is about to unleash.’ deemedvery willing illegal. to take. Perhaps,However for some much people, that we is true,want but whento cling you to the notion that safety pins and duct tape hold- I tried to form words, attend a celebration for new Canadians, such as the one hosted by Nepean- “drugsCarleton are MP Pierrebad,” Poilievre it isat Mothertime Teresa to Hightry Schoolsomething in Barrhaven lastnew. The criminal jus- ing the rides together don’t but my dehydrated larynx ticemonth, system you can issee notthe excitement the place and the thankfulnessto deal inwith the eyes addiction. of every It is a social and phase me – okay, so maybe FROM THE couldn’t form a sound. After new Canadian. they do a bit – but if I am shov- three or four tries, I was able economicThey understand, problem perhaps that better thanrequires all of us, more what it meansthan to bea patchwork of public OTHER healthCanadian. interventions and treatment services based on local advo- ing something laced with glu- to Stephen Hawking out a few So how can the rest of us have that feeling? Bev McRae photo cacyThe efforts. Conservative government has a solid idea. ten into my gluten-hole, all my SIDE words her way. At the school’s 50th Anniversary Party, Manotick Co-operative Nursery School honoured its longest-serv- Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism fears fade away. “What flavour did you get, Withand Andrew the Cohen, scale President of theof the opioidHistorica-Dominion crisis Institute, reaching are chal- theing middle teacher/volunteer class with and a memorial garden bench, which will be installed with a plaque in the school’s playground. Left to right, MCNS Director Sandy And,Erler and again,June Hodge don’t celebrate get June’s me 29 years as a sup- honey?” I asked with feigned younglenging recreationalmiddle and high school drug students users, to take the manycitizenship aretest. being missed. 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If you stumble across Our a World 2010 Cuplicious soccerPerson Mennonite“I saw that match,” home I said. baking? “I can’t believe Aus- who have food allergies who are on a gluten-free Managing Editor: Jeff Morris gergame is on published CBC, you will every hear what sounds like TRY-lier looked so insipid against Deutschland.” Publisher: Jeffrey Morris of the Year“They’re gluten free,” she said as she brought diet. We also have friends who opt for gluten free ContributingManaging Editor: writers:Jeffrey Morris Phone: 613-692-6000 FRIDAY50,000 bees swarming in Manotick, the field. They are not bees. The mom with the crocs was not impressed. Reporters:Publisher:BevJeffrey McRae Morris They are people blowing on cheap,Greely-area plastic, them rescue gim- specialist back.The Neither mom with Birkenstock’sof us had wasn’t ever either, eaten but anything choices because they are trying to be healthy. Leeanne VanderBurgt, Phone: 613-692-6000 Ontario. Letters will be Klaus Beltzner,Managing Editor:Phill PotterJeffJeffrey Esau Morris email: micky horns. John Green, pictured withshe did acknowledge me with a response. Reporters: Bev McRae Fax: 613-692-3758 Grace Agostinhogluten of the French free, but it seems trendy and popular. She Even Pizza Pizza has an option for gluten free Advertising: [email protected] editedThe funny for thing length, about clarthese- hornsCafe at is a thatfundraiser they for the“Who is your team?” she quipped, condescend- Advertising Marketing and Mgr: Marketing: GordJeff Esau Logan Editor: [email protected] have become what has defined theManotick 2010 World gave Project Cup. ina Haiti muffiningly. at to each of the kids, and then one crust. 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What’s missing in Ontario’s approach to marijuana distribution Ontario deserves some credit for forging ahead with guidelines for its legal marijuana distribution system, but the province’s plan is filled with ambiguities and unknowns. Ontario is the first province to define how it intends to sell non-medi- cinal marijuana to the public. About 150 stores across the province will be operated by a division of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO). Ontario has set the minimum legal age for purchasing marijuana at 19. But there are few specifics on pricing or costs. The government was com- pletely tight-lipped on many facets of a highly complex marijuana puzzle. Most important, no consideration has been given to edible cannabis products or how these products will be marketed. Nor have guidelines for home cultivation and use been contextualized, especially for households with children. Cooking at home with marijuana, for example, can be tricky. What’s more, the food service industry and restaurants were not even mentioned in the announcement. So how will legalizing marijuana for recreational use affect food in gen- A fish called Panda eral?Page The 6, Manotick province Messenger, says Wednesday,it won’t allow June 23, edibles, 2010 for now. But the black market will fill the gap and may impact everything the province is trying to achieve There are planned reunions, like the ones Down the House by the Talking Heads, In a in mitigating public risk. your high school will hold every decade or so. Big Country by Big Country, Safety Dance by Since the federal government’s announcement that marijuana would be You smile to yourself when you see how the Men Without Hats, It’s a Jungle Out There by OPINION PAGE OurpopularCOmmunity and best looking people have aged, Bonnie Tyler. legalized starting July 2018, several food companies, processors and dis- tributors have been considering commercializing cannabis-infused prod- sometimes less than gracefully. Of course, The game was supposed to start with a ucts. Messenger Editorial you look in the mirror and you haven’t aged skydiver parachuting the game ball to centre Edible products are tremendously popular in other markets where ma- at all. field at the beginning of the game. He didn’t rijuanaAre is legal. you In some more U.S. states,Canadian consumers can purchase a variety of But there is another kind of reunion. quite execute the landing. He ended up in the marijuana-infusedthan a food fifth products, grader? from fudge, cookies and brownies to These are the unplanned and impromptu knee deep water in the Rideau Canal behind hard candies, gelato and gummy bears. ones where you run into the south side stands. With Canada Day approaching next week, it is a good time for us all to old friends and reminisce Late in the first quarter, Somereflect on foodwhat it meansproducts, to be Canadian. like brownies, have long been a staple of cannabis Do we take being Canadian for granted? about the best of times. Even FROM THE I was on the field, await- coffeeBetter shops yet, how in do some new Canadians parts feel of about the beingworld. Canadian? But Some the ofnew us products are quite dif- ferentlook uponand immigrants may be and deceiving. refugees as opportunists, They’re not wantingskillfully to give produced but and packaged to when the worst of times are ing a snap for a punt. A few very willing to take. Perhaps, for some people, that is true, but when you remembered, it is usually OTHER seconds before the ball was closelyattend mimica celebration popular for new Canadians, candies such and as the other one hosted sweets. by Nepean- MakingCarleton MP cannabisPierre Poilievre more at Mother readily Teresa High available School in Barrhaven to children, last especially in edible with some humour or with a SIDE snapped, I was stunned by month, you can see the excitement and the thankfulness in the eyes of every positive spin. a “thwack” on the side of forms,new Canadian. represents significant risks. Research shows marijuana use can dam- They understand, perhaps better than all of us, what it means to be Saturday morning, there my head. Then, the ball was ageCanadian. children’s brain development. It can also harm fetuses when used by So how can the rest of us have that feeling? was a Carleton Ravens by Jeff Morris headed my way, along with pregnant women. Bev McRae photo The Conservative government has a solid idea. At the school’s 50th Anniversary Party, ManotickAlumni Co-operative Brunch Nursery at School TD honoured Place its longest-serv- about 10 angry Gee Gees FailingJason Kenney, to establish Minister of Citizenship, a policy Immigration framework and Multiculturalism related to edibles, or pretending and Andrew Cohen, President of the Historica-Dominion Institute, are chal- ing teacher/volunteer with a memorial gardenStadium. bench, which I looked will be installed forward with a plaque to in the school’s charging at me. I refocused, thelenging problem middle anddoesn’t high school exist, students will to takeonly the leadcitizenship to test.more futureplayground. challenges. Left to right, MCNS Director Sandy Erler and June Hodge celebrate June’s 29 years as a sup- TheThe Canadianfood service Citizenship industryChallenge, funded is consideringin part by CIC and runits by options the ply teacher,but it teacher needs and volunteer.some going, not having any idea caught the ball, and punted Historica-Dominion Institute, will see students study Discover Canada: the who was going to be there. But one by one, it. As the ball left my foot, I noticed something governmentRights and Responsibilities policy clarity.of Citizenship Risks and then associated take a mock citizenship with the use of marijuana in foodtest. haven’t been clearly articulated. Sometimes it’sold teammatesbest just and tofriends say filtered nil in. on my hand and wrist. I noticed it on my jer- “This will be a fun way for students to learn about Canada and feel proud Obviously, none of us had aged at all. sey. Then I smelled it. I looked at the ground Governmentsof our shared history and may accomplishments,” see the legalizationsaid Minister Kenney. of “As recreational we I’m finding marijuana myself at one asof those a bizarre cross- wonder about things like how come “underneath” is learn about our past and the people and events that made Canada what it is roads where everything I love about sports is aboutTherea word have but no been one ever somesays “overneath” crazy when things the that beside me, and I saw a dead fish that was split new,today, substantial we become more source proud to be of Canadian. revenue. We are inspiredThat torevenue see how we willto collidelikely with motivate a large swatch ofOn the -population work- discussion pulled me back into soccer. tariocan to defend reconsider our rights and its live options up to our responsibilities related to and marijuana we feel much fooding diligentlyproducts. to grate my nerves. happened“Chelsea in the is learning Panda so much Game by watching through the the open. more strongly how valuable it is to be a citizen of Canada.” It’s this whole World Cup thing. Don’tyears. you find ItWorld didn’t Cup,” said matter the mom wearing if you Crocs. were“We are on the After the play, I came off the field and But“Our as schools the provinceneed to be training grows our young its addiction people to become to the marijuana citizens that tax people revenues, are just a little and too into as it? studying each country before the game. She has of tomorrow. Citizenship is not only about new Canadians, it’s about all I found myself in line in front of twoCarleton nouveau really side become or a fan the of Arr-hayne-TEE-na, Ottawa U. and side. she It was went straight for my towel and water bottle. I it no doubt adds retail outlets, it should develop clear guidelines for edible Canadians, young and old,” said Andrew Cohen. “The Canadian Citizenship soccer fan moms at Your mayhem. Water balloonseven wants us flew to go there over on ourour heads rinsed and wiped. It was in my face. It was all products,Challenge willand encourage for marijuana students to learn as more a food about whatingredient it means to befor domesticIndependent Grocer use. the other day. FROM vacation next year. Perhaps we Canadian and then put that knowledge to the test.” I was kind of in my own little can even go to Brrra-seeel.” asTHE students from both schools had built giant over my helmet. It even felt like some of it had Otherwise,Starting this summer, the theunderground Historica-Dominion market Institute will will be encouraging fill the gapmental and world that’s in the checkout hardly line, a That caught my attention. more than 5,000 middle and high school teachers to register their classrooms scanning the tabloid and maga- OTHERsling shots in the standsArr-hayne-TEE-na? and were propelling found its way inside my shoulder pads and desirable outcome. zine covers and wondering what Are you kidding me? for the Challenge. Each classroom will receive a set of the new citizenship SIDE Justin Bieber’s first major scandal objects to the other Theside other of mom the – the field. one with The smell down my shirt. guide, along with PspeciallyERAT designed learning activities. The teacher will also O ED PER&AT BY would be. I was just about to re- By Jeffrey the Birkenstocks – piped in. receive copiesO D of aED mock citizenship exam. 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