PING!
Gratitude is in short supply these times, I'm afraid.
I have been listening to the CBC, and it is nice to hear that some of the people are effusive and enthusiastic about the efforts on their behalf. Some of them recognize the efforts of the overworked staff who organized their exit on such short notice. One spoke very admiringly of Stephen Harper.
One the other hand, there was a young man who expressed his admiration for the Hezbollah terrorists, and said that it was only because of his parents that he was coming back to Canada, rather than staying to fight..
Remind me to take my next vacation in sunny Canada.
Not sunny Beirut.