Bloc Shows It's Distain For Canada!

I loved all the athletes, they showed their pride in Canada, and were proud to watch the maple leaf fly high for them and our country. During the Olympics, the medals were for Canada, not any specific province within Canada. All athletes competed for Canada and showed their pride, whether they won a medal or not, all were united, and this united our country like no other time I can remember. It was heartwarming and showed the world how special Canada really is.

On the first day that parliament was back in action, the opposition were heckling and yelling just like they were doing before Christmas. It appears that nothing has changed with our MP's, and that again nothing will get done because of petty partisan bickering and one-up-man-ship. Did we really expect anything different?

What really steamed me was when the flame for the Paralympics was carried into the chambers and "Oh Canada" was sung, the Bloc refused to sing our national anthem. They stood there like robots, refusing to clap for our country and our athletes. I am sure that the Quebec athletes who won gold and sang our anthem are embarrassed by what the Bloc did.

Canadian athletes were embraced by all Canadians, we didn't care what province the athlete was from, we saw all of them as holders of our hearts and hopes, and boy did they deliver! Too bad the Bloc couldn't join in with the rest of the country. They look petty and pointless in this patriotic post-Olympic atmosphere.

The news should not be about how we might get a gender neutral version of "Oh Canada", the news should be about the Bloc MP's who refuse to stand up for Quebec athletes, and Canada. Their day is done. They are irrelevant. Quebec voters need to realize that a majority for the Conservatives is possible without Quebec being the deciding province. So do they want to continue voting in a separatist party that will never gain power, or vote for any of the other parties to actually get something done for Quebec?

Our nation has been joined by the Olympics, it's time for Quebec to join us, not just in the spirit of the Olympics, but everyday.

Canadian Women Kicking Some Butt!

This is the story....CTV informs us that 11.5 of the medals out of 15 so far have been won by our Canadian women. So, men, what's up with that?

Have all our men been turned into metrosexuals more interested in fashion than sports? Or are our women just more competitive and capable?

Seriously, where have all our competitive men gone?

CTV is even called today "Woman's Wednesday" after 4 medals in one day, all won by women.


Gold, silver for women's 2-man bobsled teams

Canadian short track team takes silver by lying low

Hughes ties Klassen with 6th Olympic medal

What are our men up to?

Hamelin confident his luck will turn

Our woman's hockey team looks powerful and set to win, our men's hockey team, made up of professional millionaires? Not so much. (Okay they did great against the Russians, I will give them that one.)

So, maybe it's not "Own the Podium" that's the problem, maybe it's our men? Come on guys, defend yourselves, or apologize like the US guys do!



Emergency shipment of condoms headed to Olympic athletes

Maybe you are just being the polite gentlemen that your mother's raised to hold doors open for women, and are letting the Canadian women walk away with all the medals. Yup, I bet that's exactly what's happening. HA!

Our Athletes Rock!

CTV is determined to make sure everyone knows that the "Own the Podium" program is a failure. Well CTV is the failure. They fail to understand that Canadians are pumped about our athletes and we understand that they can't all be on that podium. Yet CTV continues to mention the fact that we are not in top spot on the podium. Hey CTV, we NEVER have been! We just finally won our first gold on Canadian soil. We now have 4 golds, that is awesome!

Every time CTV comments negatively on the "Own the Podium" program, they are slagging our athletes. They are making every athlete who does not gain the podium, feel like the money taxpayers put into the program is a waste of money. Canadians do not feel that way.

CTV, as the official broadcaster of the Olympics, needs to think about what they are doing to our athletes every time they yap about our not being on the top of the podium. Being lefties, the media doesn't see how negative they are and how they are hurting our athletes. Typical lefties, they can't handle success.

So, let me, a blogger, tell our athletes, what the media doesn't want to, or can't.

You guys and girls ROCK! You make us so proud whether you gain the podium or not. We see you. We appreciate all the hard work you have put into your sports. We take every turn with you on the downhill, and feel every spin on the ice. We cheer for you whether you win or lose, because you went out there and tried. That is all we can ask.

We salute you, for your dedication, your love of country, and your spirit. You make Canada what it is, the best country in the world. Take a bow.

Win or lose, you ROCK!

Blogging Athletes, This Could Be Fun!

I'm not sure that this blog from an Olympic athlete is what CTV expected!

Whistler Life

And as much as I'd like to tell you that life as an athlete is filled with bubblegum and cotton candy, chasing butterflies and giggling, reality paints a much different picture.

The un-glamorous truth is, Olympic season is the most notorious of all for unearthing the broadest spectrum of supporters and shunners, cohesiveness and controversy.

All of a sudden, all sorts of opinions and emotion bubble to the surface like oil from an unidentified well. An old cliché turns to fact - peoples 'true colors' indeed come out.

And although there is tons of encouragement by the majority of people, there is definitely a distinct group of people who haven't caught that metaphorical "Olympic" fever.

Simply put, I am preparing to race in a 'home' games in a place that feels nothing like home.

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To be honest I'm not exactly sure what the people in Whistler dislike more, the fact that I'm Albertan or that I'm a participant in their perceived '‘Olympic abomination.'

It's a double whammy against me. Lose-lose.

I can tell you though, that I am less frightened of the near 120, 000 black bears in the area than I am of writing down my home address, wearing my team jacket in public or cheering for the Calgary Flames out loud.

Maybe I reek with the stench of oil or speak in a tongue that sounds a little too progressive conservative, but I feel like if I'm not in snowboard boots, on a committee to save endangered squirrels or addressing the coffee barista by name, then I'm not welcome.

And it's not like we're trying to take over the town. We live humble little luger lives.

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We can't even peacefully unveil the Olympic '‘uniform' that the Canadians will wear without political upheaval from our government's opposition and their accusations that the logo was a devious scheme of the conservatives as part of "cheap partisan politics."

Well I'm not much into politics but if the conservatives need me, I'll vouch for them. I was part of the athlete panel who voted on the final logo and I assure you, I wasn't in cahoots with Steven Harper.

At the end of the day, Steve Yzerman likes it, so it's fine by me.

I will be reading her posts with great anticipation! You GO GIRL! Win a medal, but if not, you are making Alberta proud.