Canada is doomed, anyway, Denis. There's a federal election campaign on and yesterday the leader of one of the opposition parties in the last parliament accused the Liberal government of profiteering off a student loan program on which the government loses money.

St. Barbie, pray for us!

I think this is actually St. Knock-Off Barbie, Sarah.

I kind of miss my granddaughter's sparkly pink years, even though I was uncomfortable with the non-stop princesses and Barbie stuff. There were boys galore in my family and I finally got a girl! Now, she's a 14-year-old goth cowgirl, nary a pink ruffle in sight. ;-b