canada's worst driver
Believe it or not, my entire life doesn't revolve around television. I have been known to read a book now and then — and not just because of a cable outage.
This past weekend, we traveled Toronto for a literary festival. I got to see my favorite author and personal hero, Canadian novelist/actor/playwright Ann-Marie MacDonald; explore a city I hadn't visited in years; and get a glimpse of Northern television offerings.
One program especially caught my interest: a reality show called "Canada's Worst Driver." I only saw a promo, but it looks like they take really bad drivers from across the country and put them through rigorous obstacle courses ... in Winnebagos. There were hilarious clips of very polite -- and very confused -- motorists careening over orange cones and other vehicles.
I went to school in Canada -- six years, undergraduate and grad school -- and I know all the jokes about polite Canadians as well as the ones about boring Canadian TV programming.
I also know that if my cable company carried this program, I would probably be taping it. It looks like a hoot.