They all have a vision for our
future:
The Prime Minister
wants to legalize pot;
the Ontario Premier
wants to sell us more booze;
and the Ottawa mayor
wants a casino downtown.
Meet the new Joe Canadian:
stoned,
hammered,
sinking his sagging Loonie
down the slot machine.
Must be smiling.
(Editor’s note: poet Shai Ben-Shalom, an Israeli-born biologist, examines current events in the Blacklock’s tradition each and every Sunday)