In Scarborough now, a suburb of Toronto. Per the newspaper, there is a Trinidad fest going on in a nearby park today featuring live Soca bands and a contest for the best curried duck. Last night, on the way home on the train after dancing, we saw kids playing cricket in a parking lot under street lamps.
There are times when denial is a relief and it is certainly a relief to not be in the U.S. at this moment. Between New Orleans and Rehnquist, I'm enjoying pretending that I already live in this country instead.
It's been interesting watching one of the television newscasts here...imagine a Fox News of the left. "More self-congratulatory remarks from the White House today," said the anchor, introducing video of the President hugging a pre-selected flood victim. Another story explained that the Canadian government has agreed to raise gasoline prices in order to reduce demand so that the balance can go to the U.S.