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Canada
Belanger did more than change anthem
It wasn't just Ottawa -
Vanier that lost its long-
time champion on Tues-
day. Nor, for that matter, did
Mauril Belanger, who died at
age 61 after battling amyo-
trophic lateral sclerosis,
leave behind as his biggest
legacy his campaign to
change the lyrics of 0 Can-
ada to be more inclusive.
Canada lost a man who, over
the course of his career in
Parliament -- it began in
1995 -- made an impact on
Canadian politics and life
thanks to his commitment
to a variety of causes and
was, by all accounts, exactly
the sort of man who should
have been serving in
Parliament.
Belanger estimated, at a
press conference in March,
that he'd helped 10,000 con-
stituents, with everything
from taxes to pensions. Fol-
lowing the devastating earth-
quake in Haiti in 2010, he'd
met personally with immi-
gration officials regarding
family reunification
paperwork.
As politics has become
more and more about power
consolidated under the
prime minister -- and more
and more about the prime
minister -- Belanger's con-
stituency work is a poignant
reminder of what we actually
elect politicians to do. While
he had his losses on issues,
or took the wrong stance on
issues, as all legislators do, he
did win occasionally, push-
ing for Beechwood to
become national cemetery,
for example.
Even as he was fading from
ALS, Belanger travelled to
Africa with a parliamentary
delegation, as he was the co-
chair of the Canada -Africa
Parliamentary Association.
In December, after his diag-
nosis, he was asking ques-
tions of the government
about security in Burundi.
Politicians of all stripes
expressed their sorrow at
Belanger's death and praised
him as a person, ally and
political foe.
"Every so often, our lives
are graced by the presence of
a truly remarkable individ-
ual," said Gov. Gen. David
Johnston in a statement.
"They teach us invaluable
lessons about compassion,
fairness and generosity. Their
time with us, however brief it
may be, changes us for the
better. Mauril Belanger was
one such individual."
His death, too, is a
reminder of the horrors of
ALS; there's no cure, as it
attacks nerves responsible
for controlling muscles.
When, in the spring,
Belanger assumed the role of
honorary speaker for a small
portion of question period,
Conservative leader Rona
Ambrose said, touchingly,
"You have achieved in a very
short period of time what
many speakers dream of: a
well-behaved chamber."
It was true -- a sweet
moment in politics. Sadly, on
Tuesday, Belanger once
again brought parliamentari-
ans and Canadians together.
Beards are a fashion statement
Idon't what it is about hair
on my face but I love it.
I'm not talking about
thinly cut moustaches
(which are pretty awesome
also), nevertheless no chin -
straps or side burns could
quite compare to a free-flow-
ing beard.
Since grade school I
wanted one. My mom would
go to the grocery store,
"when you go can you come
back with a razor," I would
ask. My mother replied, "for
what," with a confused look
in her eyes.
"My face mom, come on,"
in frustration I said.
From that day forward the
razor and me had a date with
all hopes of turning that peach -
fuzz into a strong thick area of
facial hair. It didn't matter how
many times my face was
shaved, not much grew, the
only thing it did was give me
Column
Shaun Gregory
razor bum because I had no
clue what in the heck I was
doing. It wasn't until my early
20s that I had the capabilities to
grow some chinny chin hairs
with a smaller stash to match.
Even at that point in life
these two sorry excuses for
puberty were all I could grow
because I had more patches
than a grandmother knitting
a family blanket.
As time progressed I
became sick of growing facial
hair and to be honest I
looked like an idiot, so the
idea faded away. To my sur-
prise, when I thought the
beard life had diminished
permanently, there were
huge beards everywhere.
And they were looking cooler
than ever. So last year, I let
my face go. From all that
shaving over the years, I real-
ized it was possible to grow
one. However, my girlfriend
said it was getting out of con-
trol. Her statements were
true, since the hair was
entering my mouth. After
constant requests to shave
the beast, I said screw it and
finally did it while she was
sleeping. I woke her up and
didn't let on that it was gone.
For a couple of minutes
Sarah didn't even notice.
"Hunny do you notice
something different about
me?" I said. After she wiped
the sleep from her eyes, "Oh
my gosh you shave your
face," she said.
And what do you know she
said I look weird with out it.
My oldest saw it also the next
day and she was so angry it
was gone, she wouldn't even
talk to me for a while. She
does not like change I guess
or she didn't even recognize
me, whatever the case be,
everyone hates the beard
until it's gone and then I look
like a complete stranger and
they are begging for it to
grow back. Well maybe not
begging.
Anyways, I've got some
boxes to pack, since we are
moving to our new house.
Signing out from late hours
of the night in Harpurhey,
Shaun AKA, the guy that
believes there is nothing
wrong with growing a grizzly
beard because they are the
new style folks.
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