Today's the day the Teddy Bears have their picnic

[robkelk]

Okay, Saturday's the day the Teddy Bears have their picnic in Ottawa. It's being held on the grounds of Rideau Hall, the official residence of the Governor General.

This is the equivalent of having a local hospital fundraiser on the front lawn of Buckingham Palace or the White House, letting everyone wander around (and giving tours of the building). "Gravitas"? "Security"? What are those?

Does this sort of thing happen in other capital cities, or is this something that only us oddball Canucks do?
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[robkelk]

(blows dust off thread)

The skating rink in front of the Peace Tower opens today.

This is the cultural equivalent of opening a public-use baseball diamond on the front yard of Capitol Hill.

[hazard]

Well, I wouldn't do the latter Rob. Too much chance of accidentally knocking in the windows of Congress.

[DHBirr]

Hey, as long as nobody points before hitting a ball through a Congressional window, it's cool....

[Bob Schroeck]

Don't let Babe Ruth play, then.

[DHBirr]

Don't let Babe Ruth play, then.

Who's gonna stop him when the Z-word Apocalypse hits?

[robkelk]

Don't let Babe Ruth play, then.

Who's gonna stop him when the Z-word Apocalypse hits?

Considering we're riffing off a mention of a skating rink, we'll need a skater of some sort. If only there was a famous ice-skating superhero...