I followed the voice you gave to me

"I hate being a Canadian because I haven't seen nobody, nobody from the government doing anything at all," she told reporters on Sunday. "They don't care."

I don't blame that family for being incensed. For all their talk about improving Canada's image and authority on the world stage, our "new" Conservative government has not done much to stand up for Canadians. Enough with this bullshit happening in Mexico - first that murdered couple, and now this, and all we get are these sketchy details from Mexican police about what happened. And where are our politicians?

I feel pretty nervous about Mexico after reading some of the facts and letters on the CTV website. For example, Since 1994, 28 Canadians have been killed in Mexico. About half those deaths have occurred in the past five years. And this excerpt from a letter:

I have lived in Mexico for extended periods and you should be aware of two things before you come here. ONE: Stay out of nightclubs and TWO: NEVER have any contact with Policia, if possible.

Please use some common sense, and don't stay out until all hours, and for God's sake do not even look at Mexican women, if you are a single man. Machismo is alive and well here, and life is cheap.

Don't bring your iPod or fancy camera onto the street -- leave the gold and watches behind in Canada. Stay sober, stay away from nightclubs. And you will notice that Mexicans avoid drinking Tequila -- you should too....we call it GAZ here. Gasoline.

Spooky.  | ¶ 11:39 p.m.