I have to admit, that I had no idea that this had happened in the wake of the assasination of Indira Ghandi.  I remember chaos and horror, but no specifics.    And sadly, no specifics with a human face.

Censorship in Canda?? -(can't get hyper link to work in Chrome) http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5i7ZzESqfkSmCWf42KH-K6HY7j8Ug The current leander of our country is showing discomfort at allowing Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party to participate in the televised debates. In my view this is insane and I totally agree with Stephane Dion, the Liberal Party leader whe he was quoted as saying  

Throughout all the fierce discussion and debates that are flying around BlogHer regarind the up and coming election...Healthcare seems to be a big issue. Canada's version of this gets mentioned quite a lot. Michael Moore made it sound like heaven. It isn't. It has problems. But it is still good....and like the UK's NHS, FAR from some scary socialist welfare system. Our doctors make good money too. Canada and the UK are far from some wacky socialist states...we are not communists.

While BlogHer DOES have a good representation of Canadian Women Bloggers, I think the majority of the fine ladies are from the Eastern side of the Rockies. With exception of the GREAT mention of NetChick and her cause...thanks for that! Since I started out primarily as a mommy blogger, I found I was reaching out to mom bloggers across the net and subsequently all over Canada and the States.

I attended a  VANCOUVER version of WordPress Camp....an evening where speakers and audience alike basically enthused about all things WordPress.   Now....I am speaking at the NEXT WordPress Camp...RIGHT BEFORE BLOGHER!!!   This is how popular blogging and all it's permutations is out WEST!