Canada Goes to the Moon: Episode 1: Genesis

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	Episode 1
	GENESIS
	By Adrian Pocobelli & Peter Marinatos

“Ladies and Gentlemen, we all know why we are here..”

“It is time for the big fish to leave the small pond...”

“Canada is loved worldwide. We have the ingenuity, the technology, and the moral superiority to be at the forefront of the world stage.”

“And yet We, Canada's proud elite, have been content to coddle our children on our knees in our little corner of the world. Madness!”

“Our strengths are many. Vast natural resources. CBC's quality programming. Tim Horton's coffee. The most MALLEABLE PEOPLE ON EARTH!”

“We should be RULING the world, not renting it from the Americans! We need a symbol. We must do something to set ourselves apart! Something to shake the EARTH!”

But what shall we do?

Drop the A-bomb on Japan?

Claim our independance from
the British? For real this time?

Invade Iraq?

Vietnam perhaps?

Invent the airplane?

Don't be a fool. We already
invented the airplane -- the
Avro Arrow for Christ's sake!

“Come now, people. I speak here of the future, and you prattle on about the past? What must be done is something new...Something visionary. I'll tell what We'll do...”

“WE WILL GO TO THE MOON!”

The Moon?

               Think about it! We rally
the people around us, place
our cosmonaut on the moon,
plant our flag, and say
'WE'RE NUMBER 1!'