November 3, 2002

CANADIAN ONION:

Here, as God is my witness, are consecutive headlines from the Canada.com mailing today:

The new self-confident Canadian

A new, self-confident Canadian who believes strong social programs will help make the country more productive and competitive has emerged out of the past decade's economic turmoil.

Use of antidepressants skyrockets

Canadians filled 30.3 million prescriptions for antidepressants in a year, an increase of 40% since 1997, with young people and seniors increasingly using the drugs.

Posted by Orrin Judd at November 3, 2002 3:52 PM
Comments

A hefty dose of happy pills usually makes most people behave in just this manner.It explains Californians bizarre belief that everyone really wants to be just like them.

Posted by: Mr. Michael La at November 3, 2002 6:18 PM

So we can combine these into one headline: Drugged Canadians Ignore Lessons Of History.

Posted by: David Cohen at November 3, 2002 7:33 PM

Reminds me of how headlines about Yeltsin used to opine about his "vision of the future" and his drinking problems.

Posted by: Tom Roberts at November 4, 2002 7:00 AM
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