Shannon Tweed Day Cancelled!!

We have a mayor on trial for alleged influence peddling, and we have a stand-in mayor who is faced with a "dilemma" over whether or not to name a special day in Ottawa for an ex-playmate (should that have a capital "P"?).

In an article on the CBC News website entitled "Shannon Tweed Day stripped off Ottawa's calendar", we are informed that our acting-while-so-employed mayor Doug Thompson had earlier declared that next Wednesday shall be Shannon Tweed day, ostensibly because the fair Mrs. Simmons once lived here. Of course, in true Canadian small-time politician fashion, once a little resistance to this intelligent proposal emerged, he backed down quicker than a fat lady climbing up a waterslide. Sayeth Mister Mayor, "To be honest, I really didn't know who she was."

One wonders then why he would name a day after her?

One also wonders why certain Ottawans insist that this city is actually more than a petty little town that couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery. In the same article, we are informed that "the city has...also proclaimed World Hypnotism Day and Laughter Day."

All meaningless and harmless events to be sure, but what's the point? Let's stop the distractions and start fixing Ottawa, beginning with the roads, the dangerous drivers, and the inefficient bus service.

Hey! I get it! Shannon Tweed Day "stripped" off the calendar! HAHA! Why you CBC punsters! She's been "stripped" off the calendar as a reference to her days as a nude model. I totally get it! Well done CBC. No wonder you're the top news agency in the world!