last year, late friday

Aboriginal Affairs Minister, John Duncan (C-Vancouver Island North), resigned from cabinet last year, late on Friday, political interference. In July 2013 (cabinet shuffle), he replaced Gordon O'Connor as party whip.

Bernard Valcourt (C-Madawaska-Restigouche) was appointed Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. See: oil & gas, Crown land and reindeer/caribou grazing.

To prevent road deaths, reindeer in Finland get fluorescent antlers.

Whoa, Finnish Reindeer Herder’s Association. link

a licence to plate

Provincial neo-liberals, conservatives The Conservative Family can 'brand' (vb.) new provincial parties with names that just use public symbols, emblems or anthem bites like StrongFree word... thingies. It's ubiquitous, cost-effective advertising.

1. 

   Socred Len Skowronski says

   Beautiful BC Party 
2. Wildrose Party
3. Living Skies Party
4. Friendly Party
5. Yours To Discover Party
6. Je me souviens Party
7. Ocean Playground Party
8. Birthplace of Confederation Party
9. Be in this place Party
10. Cabot Party
11. Klondike Party
12. Spectacular Party
13. Polar Bear Party

A province's name is also operative, e.g., Saskatchewan Party.

MP Leona Aglukkaq's Christmas message
NEW NUNAVUT PLATE

hockey, hockey, hockey, football

1. Canada’s Sochi 2014 Olympic hockey team camp, Calgary Alta. (No on-ice work-outs, insurance.) Starting long journey to Bolshoy Ice Palace or somewhere like that. Hockey Canada HQ, Canada Olympic Park (COP), Cowtown. Sochi Games Feb 7, 2014 – Feb 23, 2014.

2. NHL preseason tickets go on sale today (first game Sept 14). Regular season begins Tues Oct 1, 2013.

3. Setphen J. Hapner's hockey book, sneak preview. Hockey, the Product, Players, The Product, well-compensed MMA gliderators, The Industry: A fan's pissant. Ken King's New Empire vs Daryl Katz. BIFF! ZOW! CONFEDERATION AND WORLD WAR I! ZAP!

4. Football, The Halftime Show, like 41st Parliament, scheduled to return post-July-shuffle (Gerry Ritz, stays) on September 16th, now postponed until October. Sometime. After the Australian federal and Alberta municipal elections. Maybe. The 2013 Grey Cup in Regina, Saskatchewan on Nov 20-24.

Hedley (2010 Olympics, Parks Canada) to perform but, more importantly, 2012 Grey Cup Halftime Show, incl Diamond Jubilee Medal.for UK Head of State.Instead. Yo, nothing says CFL fans better than a 10-17 year-old demographic for 100th Grey Cup.