# The Canadope Café, 2014 Edition: In 3-D! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 1, 2014, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612 "2014-01-01T05:07:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 49
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/961 "2014-04-21T03:39:01Z")
Who needs the Easter Bunny when you have Ullr bestowing his gift upon you? (And yes, the skiing was terrific!) [Lutsen Gondola 2014 April 19 - YouTube](http://youtu.be/HElyt-B1rZ8) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/962 "2014-04-21T05:34:11Z")
That’s lovely, **Muffin**. We had a gorgeous day today here, too - +17 or so, sunny and warm, and hardly any wind. I was able to get almost all of my flower beds cleared out, and see all the little green shoots poking their heads out. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/963 "2014-04-21T05:45:04Z")
And the Piper taxes are all filed! Took a couple of late nights to find the time, but done! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/964 "2014-04-25T16:21:56Z")
So, did the mere mention of taxes drive everyone away all week?!? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/965 "2014-04-25T17:34:12Z")
I love looking at how news outlets spin stories: Toronto Star - Court rejects Harper government proposals for Senate reform Globe & Mail - Supreme Court rejects Harper government’s Senate overhaul plan Calgary Herald - Harper says Senate reform is dead ‘for the time being’ Sun Newspapers - Senate changes require constitution reform: SCOC Really, people need to get their news from more than one source to form their own opinion. ---
**Author:** ![BrianJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/54ee81/32.png) [@BrianJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrianJ)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/966 "2014-04-25T18:18:01Z")
> [@swampspruce](#): > > What I’d like to see besides beer in the depanneurs across Canada (One of Quebec’s other great contributions to Canadian Society) would be for Costco to be able to sell liquor like they do in the US. You have to be 18 (own a Costco card) so the ID check is practically built in. Yeah, in Ottawa, we can just cross the river to go to a Quebec Costco for beer. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/967 "2014-04-25T18:22:22Z")
Less than a week later, another snowstorm. Got stuck in my front yard for a while today trying to back out the drive. Looks like there will be skiing for the next couple of weekends! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/968 "2014-04-26T06:22:00Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > So, did the mere mention of taxes drive everyone away all week?!? No, but it was a good reminder that I had to do them. Which I did. I’m a traditionalist, I guess. I have the paper forms and guides that I got from the post office. I did try a computerized program, but it gave me credits where I knew I had none (Employee GST Credits? I have no employees, so how can I have “Employee GST Credits”?) And it wouldn’t let me top-up my CPP contributions on self-employed earnings. So, I used the paper forms and killed a bunch of trees to find out that, in spite of me owing CPP some money, I still have a refund coming. ---
**Author:** ![Uzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/91b2a8/32.png) [@Uzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uzi)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/969 "2014-04-26T06:35:46Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > So, I used the paper forms and killed a bunch of trees to find out that, in spite of me owing CPP some money, I still have a refund coming. HK has it all online. Takes minutes as there are only a few deductions available. Came out to about 11% owing last year on more income than I ever made in Canada. Somehow I don’t have the rage at the government here that I had when I lived in Canada. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/970 "2014-04-26T07:15:16Z")
> [@Uzi](#): > > HK has it all online… It should be all online here too, and I don’t know why it isn’t. Yes, there may be times when a taxpayer needs an accountant to calculate all deductions, credits, etc. but I don’t know why CRA “certifies” independent software providers, when it could probably do it itself. (And better as regards self-employed earnings and mythical “employee GST credits”, as my experience indicated to me). Until then, I think that I will get my paper forms and guide from the post office, and use my calculator. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/971 "2014-04-28T05:09:23Z")
And now for something completely different (and a LOT more fun than talking about taxes) - [video I took today at Calgary’s Comic and Entertainment Expo of a Dancing Bunny Lady](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEMCJlK3Da8&feature=youtu.be). Enjoy! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/972 "2014-04-28T06:38:39Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > And now for something completely different (and a LOT more fun than talking about taxes) - [video I took today at Calgary’s Comic and Entertainment Expo of a Dancing Bunny Lady](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEMCJlK3Da8&feature=youtu.be). Enjoy! 🙂 I’m still getting over the snow we suffered yesterday. Honestly, it’s the end of April–haven’t we had enough snow? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/973 "2014-04-28T23:53:43Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > I’m still getting over the snow we suffered yesterday. Honestly, it’s the end of April–haven’t we had enough snow? We had snow all day at the convention Saturday - that was one miserable bunch of costumed geeks! ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/974 "2014-04-29T00:04:55Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > . . . haven’t we had enough snow? I’m the wrong guy to ask on that one. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/975 "2014-04-29T00:48:59Z")
I think the snow in my area has finally finished for the time being. A few flowers are starting to come out. The trees still have no leaves though. ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/976 "2014-04-30T18:31:39Z")
My driveway faces south so it melted out quickly once we finally got rid of the snow from March 30th. A few crocuses and daffodils have popped up but the trees are missing that fuzzy green haze that makes me think of spring. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/977 "2014-05-01T00:50:32Z")
I just heard this, and I was amazed - Calgary’s Comic and Entertainment Expo had 97,000 people this year. The big ComicCon in San Diego apparently has 130,000 - we’re rapidly catching up! WooHOo! I’m making a video of all the footage I took at the Expo - I hope to have it done some time this week to share with all y’all. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/978 "2014-05-01T01:19:05Z")
I’d love to see the footage. 🙂 In other news - Rob Ford taking leave of absence, apparently. CBC story[here](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-taking-leave-of-absence-lawyer-says-1.2627832?cmp=fbtl), but they don’t have many details at the time I write this. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/979 "2014-05-01T01:43:56Z")
Globe & Mail is reporting there’s a new video from very recently of Ford smoking crack at his sister’s place. ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/980 "2014-05-01T05:15:07Z")
The Canadope Café, 2014 Edition really _is_ in 3D [**if you go here**](http://www.stereoviews.com/canada.html). There are old 45 stereoscopic views over three pages of places in Canada. To see each in 3D, click on them to enlarge them and slowly cross your eyes. The image that appears in the middle will be three-dimensional. They’re even better if you zoom the screen images after clicking on them. On a Mac, hold down the Control key and mouse-wheel up. Dunno how to do it on a Windows machine. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612.md?page=50)