Been a long time since I brought up the subject of Canada...too long.

[plunkybug]

I saw a documentary on Vancouver and Victoria tonight. Well, I say documentary, but it was really a travel show that featured the two cities. They touched on a lot of the basic stuff, ya know, for tourists and such, but it was a travel program, hosted by a rather bland host, so no high hopes there. Anyhow, the host pronounced two popular names two different ways, so I wanted to ask my BC Fan Club what the deal was. So, on the pronunciation of the first vowel in each name...

1) Robson-major street downtown...is it "robe" like "bath robe" or "rob" like "I want to rob a bank" or does it not really matter?

2)Burrard-as in the inlet, and the bridge, and the street, and probably other things I don't know of...is the "burr" like in rhyming with "purr" or rather like "pure" or does it not matter here either?

Ok, just curious. I have said Robson the latter way, like "rob a bank" and Burrard like rhyming with "purr" and did not think I had said either incorrectly.

On another level, I wanted to invite ALL of my Canadian friends to comment on this next part, so they should choose to.

What is the general impression of Stephen Harper, now that he has had a little time as PM? I haven't really seen much opinion poll, but I have not looked too hard either. Plus, not all opinion polls are trustworthy these days.

Ok, well, bedtime for this wee lass.

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The interest is still there, though it lies a but more to Victoria at the moment, but we enjoyed both areas very much, of what we saw (and what Chas saw on his former trip). The only thing that isn't there is the $$$ and the paperwork. Of course jobs and housing too, but they can't happen til the former is in place.