My high school friend and I outlined a book 40 years ago called, North of the 49th Parallel, about suburban Canada.
But Mike Myers seems to have cornered the market.
And when did he become my father?
He’s the same age as me.
And from Toronto (Scarberia).
Canadians have a “very thick” accent and only anger easily at hockey, if you ask comedian Mike Myers.
“We’re very politically correct at times and I always think, well, isn’t politically correct just being considerate and nice for the most part?” he told CBC’s Wendy Mesley in an interview on The National.
The Canadian actor and comedian shared a lot of opinions about his home country found in his new book called Canada. Naturally, Canadian versus American pronunciations came up in conversation.
“It’s Owt, Owt” Myers jokes in his typical comic style, pointing to how Americans say “out.”
While he argues that, compared to Britain and the U.S., Canada doesn’t have as many cultural exports besides Anne of the Green Gables, Canada’s contributions have a higher purpose.
“I think civility will be our greatest legacy.”
Or false egomania.
The University of Guelph is going to get $76 million to bring big data to farming.
Except.
The money is earmarked for the university’s masterfly earmarked, Food from Thought program. The program’s scientific director, Evan Fraser, says that farmers are only on the cusp of what can be done with big data.
“Where the tools of data-driven agriculture allow for much more precise, real-time applications of inputs, we can reduce input costs while we increase production.”
“We know Canadian food is among the safest and most sustainable in the world and with these technologies we can demonstrate it.”
If you already know it, why do you have to demonstrate it?
If Guelph wants serious money for this stuf, they need to do much more serious communications.
Unfortunately, like most universities, PR fluffery has overtaken actual accomplishment.