Only in Canada...
would a government spend precious tax dollars arguing in the House of Commons over whether or not a certain hockey player should've been chosen as captain.
"Opposition leaders Stephane Dion, Jack Layton and Gilles Duceppe suggested in the House of Commons that he was unfit to lead the Canadian team at the tournament because of derogatory comments he is alleged to have made about French-Canadians in an NHL game some 17 months ago." tsn.ca
Well, it's nice to know that our government is discussing matters that are truly important to Canadians (for once), but I highly doubt anyone really cares about this one. What we care about is winning the hockey tournament. This isn't going to happen if our government keeps acting as a distraction.
Does this happen in other countries? With cricket? Football? Jai Alai?
posted by kent @ 3:37 p.m.
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OMG, I see what you mean: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/05/02/doan-captain.html
I had not heard of this before you mentioned it.
Darn, the Canucks are down 3-1. Games have great fun to watch though. The new rules have definitely improved the game. Its more exciting now.
This is the norm here in Egypt, where the parliament would discuss the coach of the football team, his salary, etc...
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