-rf- yzijil- i iv5p wiwvif itv- ifurswv vv economist simtnbune saturday april 22 2000 grl x 3 1 v publishen on proudfoot general manager alvin brouwer editor in chief brenda larson director of advertising debrdweller deputy editor debora kelly f editor julie casperseh production director f cherikay distribution director barry goodyear r online publishing manager- brian kirhk s v classified manager ann campbell retail sales manager stephen mathieu inside sales manager staceyallen business manager margafeiflemmg office manager- vivian oned v- letters teens justified in believing they can get away with murder i i cannot believe tfiat twoteenagers wrkr- a dropped rocks off an bverpasson hwy 401 in- ajax onto cars passing below have been charged withfhischief and beinga common nuisance j 1 r s durham regional policesgiv jim grimley is s quotedas saying i have no ideawhat they were thinking or why they woulddo such a thing v i hazard a guess they were thinking they can do something thatcould 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reflect the seriousnessqf me crime s iatkindofnonsenseiscallingahactthat iil rniii- dan maim or kiuirinocent people mischief of marqiotdimes vplunteers b bemganuisance c vhelped make adifference makkham withsincere and gratitudej frank daggett j t i washing down your national pride witlracold one unny how a beer commercial can strike a nationalist nerve t h but molsohs plug for canadian knownasthe rant has many of us myself included turning upthe tv to takeinjoejs 60 oratory if you have seen the commercial fre quently you can undoubtedly recite pieces of if not the entire dialogue word for word jlrh hot a lumberjack or a fur rtraderi dont live in ah igloo or eat blub- v ber or own a dog sled i can proudly sew mycountrys flagohmy backpack v i the beaver is atruly proud and noble animal canadas the second largest land mass the first nation of hockey and the best part of north america for many of us the commercial says what we would like to say to dispel some stereotypes held byrsome of our neigh- bouts south of the border just ask cahadiah glen hunt the 35 yearold creative director who wrote the commercial after living for threcyears in new yoifeit wasnt hard for him tb comeupwiththerant v v thank the members of our community who- mant onrl i iknral raiiin l bureaucrats am sto remove pw -v- e uhvumuiimii ww ini a canvassers during januaryssuccessful door- jx inrttllhriektrutnmtiwmp tnr anril i 70 discouraging mp from speaking cbmmuhity whoi io march of dimes c v 4sjariuasyuccessm taxpayers cashnot return it todoor campaign n ri suxvz t ttertewincpngraonsarein ft is urrfortunate that some members of the jtyssdiedmbitgptai jej federal f executive want to keep bur member 7 mmkhamalone u g parliament from expressing his views i healdi minister allan rockand the provincial tksmoney funds importont services and h 6uv electedbfficialrjoftes has an healthmirustersi programs which assist people wiji disabilities to listen to of his constituents te b saying more money is no to 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this week richmond hillthomhillvaughan bberal scarborough minor stouffville tribune todays seniors uxbridgetnbune and city of vbrkguardian csjv v i f audlt board member i ontario press council ai ph6ne 95 2943200 fax 905 2941538 classified 18067433353 distribution 9052948244 you can savour both foamy suds and national pride v t according to hunt many of hisus friendsstill think he gets paid in beaver pelts so why notrailagaihst the misper- ceptionsdespite the protests of somei alnericans and the odd and tmeari oddcanadian it should also bejioted that kevin donovan an american directed the commercial ok i havent lost sight of the fact it is a beer corrimercial designed to do noth- ing mdrethansell morebeerbut hey you have to give brewers some credit forj taking commercials to hew heights- it wasnt too long ago thatimany if riot allbeer commercials simply carried very sexually suggestive messages consider the rant and you have to agree beer commercials have come a long way im not saying beer commercials should become a forum for nationalism but whats the harm when you can savour botti foamy suds and national pride if it gives you a thirst for both then raise a glass andspread the cheer the commercial has readied a wider audience than canadas 30 million just this week the commercial was ranked in me top 10m north arrierica v call it procanadian call it anti- american the rant shows we are dif ferent from 6urys neighbours and those unique qualities diversity peacekeeping and our sense of irony and hurnburwill always allow for a deeper sense of pride sf js a v s i i