Remembrance means different things to different people. Generally it means a time to pause, and reflect, upon the sacrifices made by soldiers past, and present.

It is also a time to most importantly say thanks to those vetrans, and to those soliders. Because it is they who made the ultimate sacrifice, it is they who fought to gain for us the freedoms that we so enjoy today. Sadly, as the years pass, so do the vetrans, and my country (Canada) only has 240,000 vetrans from the 2nd world war. Their avg. age is 82, with the vets from the Korean war sitting at 72.

It is important to keep that memory alive, to always no matter how painful remember what happened in the two great wars, as well as conflicts currently going on around the world. We need to remember, need to teach our children the history, and in doing so keep the memory alive so that we may learn from the past.

So to the vetrans I must give a heartfelt thanks, for Canada, and the freedoms for which it stands.

It's been a decade since the last Quebec Referendum. A decade since the No side barely won. Have things changed?

Yes, and no. Yes, because we now courtesy of Jean Chretien have the Clarity act- (yes I am aware of the humour: Chretien in the same sentence as clarity) which demands a clear question on the ballot next time. Quebec is now also recognized as a unique society.

No: Because after the last referendum, Jean Chretien saw fit to establish the 'Unity fund' which was used to fund special projects in Quebec. Long story short: the money was through ad agencies funneled back into party coffers. Over decade it totalled: 300 million; the vast majority of that money has still not been found. Because of this, there is a lot of anger in Quebec- so much that the Bloc Quebecois could get as many as 60 of 75 seats that Quebec has in the next parliament.

Related to this is the fact that Quebec's current Premier wants to lay the groundwork for the province to sign the constitution.

Will it finally end the bickering?

Who knows, such an asupicious event is a long way off yet I think.