Toronto Air Show Is Educational

The appearance and sound of the

F16 Viper, CF18 Hornet, F18F Super Hornet (Rhino),

etc. should send a very clear message that we have the power to bomb your sorry asses if you have the balls to come out of hiding.

SOMEONE TELL US WHY THIS IS A BAD IDEA...

So we know we already used this space a few weeks ago to dust off our anti-Snowbird soapbox. But after our Labour Day weekend was all but drowned out by the CNE's annual display of aerial acrobatics, we figured that, if the city is going to continue to give over our last long weekend of the summer to this celebration of pollution (both of the noise and gaseous varieties), they may as well spin it in a constructive manner. Instead of billing it “The Canadian International Air Show,” call it “Baghdad for a Day,” so that when your kids freak out at the terrifying sound of a roaring F22 Raptor, you can use the opportunity to educate them about those less fortunate in other parts of the world who must endure these horrible noises every day.

And in you pursuit of education explain to your children that if we accept silence in the skys over Canada the noise they might hear is that of a flight of Mig-29s.