The Calgary Stampede is celebrating its 100th year torturing animals. My hearty congratulations on a job well done. It wouldn't be the Stampede if at least a couple horses didn't meet their maker whilst travelling at breakneck speeds in front of a sea of silver beltbuckled potbellies. It just wouldn't be the same if cute little calves weren't running for their lives only to be hog-tied and then hoisted up by their feet in a show of macho cowboy hubris. That wouldn't be the Calgary Stampede, no sir. That would be a petting zoo. Seriously, why do people buy tickets to this stuff? How is injuring innocent horses and babies the sport of Canadians? Oh wait, we have the seal hunt. And reserves where we park our First Nations and let little kiddies kill themselves because of boredom. This country presents well, doesn't it? We have Celine Dion and Justin Bieber that we export. But for the real fun, every summer here in Canada, people become ...
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