The Martlet examines Olympic Controversies.

Armed with a case of beer, a pack of cigarettes and a tape recorder, I head to Gonzales Beach. It’s a beautiful, cloudless day as I drive with the windows down and Vince Vaccaro’s new album, released nationally on April 28, blasting through the speakers.

The Conservative budget, announced on Jan. 27 in the House of Commons by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, has finally answered questions burning in the minds of Canadians since Parliament was suspended in early December.

Like the U.S., which celebrated the long-awaited arrival of optimism in President Barack Obama on Jan. 20, Canadians still find themselves worried by the most unstable economic situation in generations — yet it’s Canada that’s suffering the political instability to go with it.