Although the obstacles are great, I am hopeful that the fallout from Durban and 9/11 will make life increasingly difficult for the "politically correct".
If Joe Clark does not resign as the leader of the Conservative Party, and allow an inspiring fresh face to come forward; the collapse of Canada will rest partly upon him.
Discipline and proper upbringing of kids was considered a common societal effort, and everyone understood the need for it. Today, that situation is so rare, as to be considered unusual and even "extreme".
Street Hockey might actually be the most quintessential, coherent, Canadian sport ever. More so than ice hockey and lacrosse. But all is not well on the Street Hockey front.