The Mrs. Universe competition was started up in Eastern Europe circa 2007, as an antidote of sorts to Donald Trump's bimbos-in-bikinis Miss Universe property.
This year's winner was Ashley Callingbull Burnham, an aboriginal Canadian woman who lives on the Six Nations reservation in Ontario.
Google that name, and hold on to your hat. This woman is scary smart. And she's not shy about criticizing both the Canadian government's Department of Indian Affairs bureaucracy nor the aboriginal hierarchy. You only have to listen to her for a couple of minutes to realize she's got way more going on than Atleo or Bellegarde ever had.
Go Ashley!
Showing posts with label Shawn Atleo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shawn Atleo. Show all posts
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Friday, May 2, 2014
Atleo falls on his sword
The sudden resignation of Shawn Atleo today is a good-news bad-news story.
It's bad news because it throws native leadership into disarray at a time when native leadership is more important than ever.
But it's good news because it opens the door for serious native leadership who are not captured by the "hang around the fort" mentallity that captured Atleo.
Sound native leadership will not only reshape the future of Canada's native population, it will reshape the future of Canada.
Atleo, whatever his good intentions, was never the guy who was going to make that happen.
It's bad news because it throws native leadership into disarray at a time when native leadership is more important than ever.
But it's good news because it opens the door for serious native leadership who are not captured by the "hang around the fort" mentallity that captured Atleo.
Sound native leadership will not only reshape the future of Canada's native population, it will reshape the future of Canada.
Atleo, whatever his good intentions, was never the guy who was going to make that happen.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
The Canadian way; funding cuts for Native groups, handouts for billionaires
Times are tough all over. That's why we all have to tighten our belts.
Especially our Native neighbours. God knows they've been living high on the hog long enough. Just listen to Atleo whining about clean water and infrastructure... get over yourself, Shawn!
We're all in this together...
Or maybe not. Just this past week International Trade Minister Ed Fast found a few millions to spread around among the lucky participants of the Global Opportunities for Associations Program. Right Honourable Ed made the announcement at one of the Linamar plants in Guelph. Linamar itself will be a beneficiary of the program due to its membership in the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association.
Right Honourable Ed's announcement came a month after Linamar announced record Q2 financials.
Sales up 9% to over $900 millions in the quarter.
Profit up almost 40% to over $90 millions...
Yup, these folks need a government hand-out for sure!
But let's not be too harsh with the Harperites; they are merely doing God's work on earth.
Just like the Good Book says right there in the Gospel of Mathew, chapter 25, verse 29; "For unto everyone that hath, shall be given, and he shall have abundance, but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath."
Carry on, Ed.
Sorry about your luck, Shawn.
Especially our Native neighbours. God knows they've been living high on the hog long enough. Just listen to Atleo whining about clean water and infrastructure... get over yourself, Shawn!
We're all in this together...
Or maybe not. Just this past week International Trade Minister Ed Fast found a few millions to spread around among the lucky participants of the Global Opportunities for Associations Program. Right Honourable Ed made the announcement at one of the Linamar plants in Guelph. Linamar itself will be a beneficiary of the program due to its membership in the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association.
Right Honourable Ed's announcement came a month after Linamar announced record Q2 financials.
Sales up 9% to over $900 millions in the quarter.
Profit up almost 40% to over $90 millions...
Yup, these folks need a government hand-out for sure!
But let's not be too harsh with the Harperites; they are merely doing God's work on earth.
Just like the Good Book says right there in the Gospel of Mathew, chapter 25, verse 29; "For unto everyone that hath, shall be given, and he shall have abundance, but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath."
Carry on, Ed.
Sorry about your luck, Shawn.
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