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Three revolting performances assailed Canadians within the space of 48 hours the other day: 1) The Prime Minister’s stirring “We shall fight them on the beaches [of Norway]” speech. 2) Svend Robinson’s press conference, which was either his farewell to politics or his audition for the forthcoming Coconut Grove dinner-theatre production of La Cage Aux Folles. 3) Madame Khadr’s rousing “My name is Maha and I AM CANADIAN!” non-alcoholic Molson ad. The last performance reminds us that Canada, like the Bermuda ensigns fluttering from Paul Martin’s “Canada Steamships”, is a flag of convenience. Just as some dodgy vessels find it...

Victoria's Secret has canceled its TV show, citing the new chill wind blowing through the airwaves since Janet Jackson got pawed in prime time. Unless they have plans to drape tarps over all their storefronts in the malls of America, this seems a bit exaggerated. No one watches a Victoria's Secret TV special expecting modesty and cerebral pursuits; they watch to see women composed mostly of legs and lips parade around in articles of clothing containing up to 16 molecules of silk. No one sees "Victoria's Secret Special" in TV Guide and thinks it's a program about a 19th century...