Canada's New Government is committed to helping heritage sports, such as Canadian three-down football and lacrosse, flourish and continue to contribute to Canada's national identity and culture. -- Budget 2007Questions: 1) If they're such vital parts of our national identity and culture, why do they need a subsidy? ...2) How did they ever manage to become heritage sports without it? 3) What counts as a "heritage" sport? For that matter, what counts as a "sport"? Five-pin bowling? That's uniquely Canadian. Curling isn't, but it's surely part of our identity and culture. Maybe we need another committee, like the one that decides which activities make kids sweat enough to qualify for the children's sports tax credit.
March 21, 2007
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True, but we have spent a few bucks trying to keep our heritage language and provinces afloat.
I should have learned from the Emerson affair that you'll never understand Harper, Andrew. The man is a genius. The budget is a home run. He's playing chess and you're playing checkers.
Nice analogy Paul...
and bang-on
"...he's playing chess and you're playing checkers..."
OUCH!
I was making fun of Andrew's comment board, you screaming cretins.
A lot of the serious commentators have denounced this budget for the extreme silliness/politics behind it all.
Is it really so easy to buy peoples' votes when it is so obvious that's what they're doing? And when the media agree almost unanimously that they are buying votes? I'm anxiously waiting to see the answer to this question - bring on the next poll.
Sean:
Yes and yes.
Canadian culture-wise, better to fund three-down football than CBC.
-Pete e