Wave your arms and make helicopter noises
I guess it’s true. The problem with telling one lie is that you end up having to tell another, and another… Don’t believe me: ask Peter MacKay (the Honourable). If you don’t want to actually say anything, just wave your arms over your head and make the appropriate noise for a helicopter. He’ll know what you mean.
It was a simple fishing trip, with friends. Unfortunately, being employed full time as an important government minister means that you can’t get time off like the common man. And if you’re running a little short on time, that pesky satellite phone can always be used for something, well, governmental. Like calling in a taxi bright yellow helicopter. All I want to know now is did he tip appropriately, and did the military personnel declare the amount when it came time to do that other governmental thing (paying taxes)?
There really are two classes of citizen in Canada: those with free helicopter privileges and those without.
Oh Canada!
Just came back from a two hour session with our financial planner. Didn’t know I had one. Didn’t know I needed one. Turns out that the list of “products” has grown exponentially over the last couple of decades. Lots of ways to turn a little money into a little money plus. No, I didn’t “buy into” all the balanced offering, but I now have a better view of the amount of information they keep on file about me.
What did I learn? Well, I don’t know the phone number or address of anyone but myself. If ever you need to contact me, try email.
