Just Practising
Let's hear it for the citizens of the future. We raise a younger generation and they are exposed to a singular way of life in a country known for its good fortune in natural resources, a society that is free and open, celebrating opportunities for personal advancement, an education system and universal medical/hospital system second to none. Canada comprises a vast geographic territory, about second in the world in size. We have mineral and metal deposits, huge expanses of arable land, a heterogeneous population that revels in its acceptance of other cultures, ethnic groups and religions.Canada has a strong and independent judiciary, a network of news media able to report unbiased local, national and international stories to an interested and educated public. We have a vibrant cultural and artistic community in each of our provinces, in cities and in towns and have no hesitation in exporting them liberally - singers, comics, film producers, actors - abroad for the delectation of the world at large. Canada enjoys a sterling reputation on the international scene as a solid, dependable ally among other civilized, secular-democratic countries.
And we raise our younger generations with pride, in our place in the world at large, the comforts and securities we rely upon at home, and the opportunities we offer to immigrants who generously populate our shores, from sea to sea to sea. Our institutes of higher education have good solid reputations, and turn out educated and promising young people to make their way within our own society and those of other countries to which they often gravitate.
So, should we be surprised to learn that students from some of Canada's stop business schools in Western Canada descended upon the pricy Chateau Lake Louise with its splendid backdrop of mountains, and its serene reflection in fabled Lake Louise to take part in a three-day event billed as the "Western Business Games", an opportunity for keen business students, 230 in all, attending Universities of Calgary, Lethbridge, Alberta, British Columbia, Regina and Northern British Columbia to meet and greet, to be exposed to team building and networking opportunities in an atmosphere of learning...?
What the students learned hasn't been made clear by the breathless, outraged reportage relating to the event, but what the media-reading public has learned is that these students took it upon themselves through the medium of this splendid opportunity in a country lauded for its freedoms, to skip the unneeded rituals of study, commitment, business engagement, and understanding of business management and enterprise, and go directly to entertainment and partying, since that too comprises such an integral portion of building personal ties and attachments to advance business success.
In the process these precocious students got right into the spirit of things, practising enthusiastically for their future rules in aiding and assisting their future corporations and companies and by extension their country to develop sterling business opportunities and attributes. Their management style and hands-on approach to developing contacts was on display in the corridors and rooms of the Chateau as they swivelled and swirled themselves about in complete intoxication and states of undress.
"There was one gentleman wearing no pants and a number of girls walking around in their bras and underpants and there was lots of open liquor", reported Cpl. Mark Kay, the lone officer on duty, after fielding dozens of complaints about noise, drunken behaviour and reports that students were walking around the hotel with open liquor and portable stereos, in underwear and G-strings.
The Lake Louise RCMP detachment was forced by the sheer numbers of the celebrants and their raucaus determination to make the most of this fortuitous new learning environment, to call in off-duty officers, constables from nearby Banff, liquor inspectors and Parks Canada rangers, along with a canine unit to help deal with the inexplicable complaints from the unappreciative five-star Chateau Lake Louise.
Now that's ingratitude for you; did they really realize with whom they were dealing...the future movers-and-shakers of Canada's business community?
posted by Pieface @ Tuesday, November 07, 2006
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