Mounties Late Rally Earns Tie With Newmarket

Alex Thomas scored with :22 seconds remaining to earn Mimico Mountaineers Intermediates a 5-5 tie in last night's action at Mimico Arena.

Off to an early 2-0 lead, it appeared that the expectation would be another blow out, following the previous 15-1 thrashing the Mounties laid on the Redmen. However, some sloppy play, turnovers and an overall lacklustre effort lead to the Redmen going up 5-2 by late in the third period.

The Mounties play turned to desperation following a late goaltender change and they worked themselves back in the game on two quick goals. With just under a minute, Brooks Bernier made a strong defensive play and turned this into a quick transition, spotting Thomas streaking down the left side.

The game continued to be another physical rivalry between the two clubs, this time featuring Keelan Neal in a full out "buckets off" tilt with an equally spirited Redmen player. That brawl earned both players applause, and trips to their respective dressing rooms.

The Mounties next adventure is against Brampton on Thursday the 19th before a weekend road trip to Owen Sound.

Proud To Be Canadian

An Australian Definition of a Canadian -
Written by an Australian Dentist:

You probably missed it in the local news, but there was a report
that someone in Pakistan had advertised in a newspaper an offer of a
reward to anyone who killed a Canadian - any Canadian.
An Australian dentist wrote the following editorial to help define
what a Canadian is, so they would know one when they found one.
A Canadian can be English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German,
Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek. A Canadian can be Mexican,
African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian, Iranian,
Asian, Arab, Pakistani or Afghan.

A Canadian may also be a Cree, Metis, Mohawk, Blackfoot, Sioux, or
one of the many other tribes known as native Canadians. A Canadian's religious beliefs range from Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim,
Hindu or none. In fact, there are more Muslims in Canada than in
Afghanistan. The key difference is that in Canada they are free to
worship as each of them chooses. Whether they have a religion or no
religion, each Canadian ultimately answers only to God, not to the
government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the government
and for God.

A Canadian lives in one of the most prosperous lands in the history
of the world. The root of that prosperity can be found in the
Charter of Rights and Freedoms which recognize the right of each
person to the pursuit of happiness.
A Canadian is generous and Canadians have helped out just about
every other nation in the world in their time of need, never asking
a thing in return. Canadians welcome the best of everything, the
best products, the best books, the best music, the best food, the
best services and the best minds. But they also welcome the least -
the oppressed, the outcast and the rejected.

These are the people who built Canada. You can try to kill a
Canadian if you must as other blood-thirsty tyrants in the world
have tried but in doing so you could just be killing a relative or a
neighbor. This is because Canadians are not a particular people from
a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of
freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, can be a Canadian.

Please keep this going! Pass this around the World. Then pass it
around again. It says it all, for all of us And always remember:
'Keep your stick on the ice'

Best book I have ever read in my entire life...

a long way gone by ishmael beah

I urge anyone who has any sense of justice in this world to read this fascinating book by Ishmael Beah. I devoured this over two days and could not stop thinking about what this poor young man has endured. I am going to organize some ways for us to support efforts to stop this nonsense. Standby

Welcome to my blog. I publish commentary and observations about advertising, modern culture and the political landscape. My perspective is uniquely Canadian

My career in advertising and marketing spans over 20 years and I have had worked with the brighest and the best and some of the worst.

I've always believed one individual can make a huge difference in the world, and I hope this blog facilitates that even more.

Howie