What exactly do you find wrong with objectivity here?

I agree that the information is out of date (although EE is a weekly newspaper), the spelling mistake doesn't help it either, but the article mostly states the facts without bias or prejudice.

Indeed, it was Szabo, a fact that the sharpeyed proofreader picked up before the paper went to print. If you subscribe, then you can confirm that with your own eyes. If you do not, please save your anger for a more important issue.

Insofar as the stale news: EE online is paid for by the print issue. That in turn, is, when it comes to mailing costs, subsidized by the Canadian government. We must carry local news as a result. As a weekly, what choice is there?

Please, this negative attiitude serves no one well.


If you feel otherwise, please offer a positive, constructive solution to the reality faced here. Too few underpaid people doing too many jobs is only a start...

Tellige Eesti Elu koju.
Tellige Eesti Elu oma lastele nende kodudesse.
Tellige Eesti Elu oma lastelastele kes elavad omapead.

Me ei taha kaodata oma lehte!

Vaba Eesti Sõna pakub odavamat tellimist ($40 aastas) tellijatele, kes soovivad emaili kaudu kord nädalas tervet ajalehte pdf formaatis koju. Kas see oleks Eesti Elule ka mõeldav?

Ei. Meie oleme liiga uhked.

Uhked.... või kitsid?
Kui tahame oma lehte, siis peame seda toetama!

Objective reporting is available from national outlets in Eesti and in Canada.
If it's "kylajuttud" I'm looking for, I can stop into the main outlet for this: the offices at the Estonian house.

And who will show us pictures of the happy young people participating in community events? Who will keep us informed on our own happenings? We all can't go to Eesti Maja daily or weekly to get the scoop!

Sadly, my need to see some kids building a snowman at talilaager or a photo of some senior croaking out a tune at an octogenerian luncheon is not all that great.

Unfortunately, we as a community, seem to be satisfied with bare minimum effort accross the board. We're OK with a newspaper that represents a narrow and biased view on all hard news and opinions. We're OK with our community representatvies apparently asking the Canadian government to ignore Estonia (and being totally ineffective in any other way). We're OK with English becoming the dominant language in our schools, camps and scouts. We're OK with being completely impotent in getting the Estonian message out to Canadians.

The newspaper is a symptom of the larger problem.

I'm aghast! You're speaking like someone totally out of touch, who yourself don't take an active role in our community to make a difference.
No, we're NOT ok with complacency and mediocrity and those in our community who work hard at it, do the best they can with what they have.
Please, if you can do better, STEP UP TO THE PLATE and stop your armchair criticism!

You set a high standard. That's an embarrassment to those satisfied with mediocrity.
Your heart's in the right place. So, try to lead by example.

et juhtida, jk peab eesti keelt oskama, kahjuks see paistab olevat tal kaduma läinud
kui ta millegi eest asjaga tegeleks, siis oleks täitsa ime

This article and the attached posts were all in English. My Estonian is quite fine - thank you.

I view language as a gateway to our culture and not, as you insinuate, a foundation for good ideas and practices.

We do our youth a great disservice by denying them this through our own lackadaisical attitudes. When their language disappears, so will interest in their heritage – this is an inevitable fact.

Kas sina ei rääkinud ka ingliskeeles Eesti Maja koridoris kooliõhtutel, või suvekodus, või skaudilaagris?
Praegused noored räägivad päris hästi veel eesti keelt, arvestades sellega et nad on juba 2 või isegi 3 põlvkond Kanadas sündinud!
Tegelikkus ilmub siis kui nendel lapsed on. Kas nad suudavad siis keelt edastada. Selleks on vaja tugevat eesti ühiskonda, tugevat eesti kooli, tugevaid noorte organisatsioone, kes ikka püüavad, läbi raskuste, oma parimat teha õpetamaks ja toetamaks neid noori.
Tean et enda keel on paranenud sellest ajast kui olin noor tänu sellele, et loen eesti lehte, tegelen eesti organisatsioonides, olen ühenduses sugulaste ja sõpradega Eestis ja tunnen huvi eesti keele ja kultuuri säilitamisest siin Kanadas. Tänu ka sellele, et siin elavad paljud tublid ja toredad eestlased, kes on viimaste aastate jooksul siia tulnud ja kelledelt kuuleme puhast eesti keelt mis ei ole veel solgitud ingliskeele mõjuga.
Rõõmsaid jõulupühi ja kui te istute jõululaua ümber, palun "Eesti keeles, pea meeles!"

Vaevalt. Eriti mitte nagu tana paeval.

tänapäeval

Thanks. Hope the point hasn't passed you by.