Letter #1: To Jim Flaherty, Regarding His Recent Budgetary Reallocations of SSHRC Funding

A Song for the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance and the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister

On the Occasion of the Conservative Budget of 27 January, 2009

“Other Girl$”
To be sung to the tune of The Beatles’ “Another Girl” [Lennon/McCartney, 1965]

For we have got
Other girl$, other girl$.

You in Arts think there’s nobody but you,
History and English, as if that’s worth poo

But as from today, well, we’ve got money for few.

We ain't no fools and we don't help those we don't want,

For we have got other girl$, other girl$.

Research in Business and Econ is sweeter, it’s true
We oughta know these federal Councils, we fund quite a few.

Nothing in all the world can do what profit can do.

And so we’re telling SSHRC, ‘This time you'd better stop,’

For we have got other girl$, other girl$.

Who will love us to the end

Through thick and thin

Greed will always be our friend.

We don't want to say that we’ve been unhappy with you,
But studies in lit and film produce profitless goo

And, as from today, well, we’ve got money for few.

We ain't no fools and we don't help those we don't want,

For we have got other girl$, other girl$.

Who will love us till the end.

Through thick and thin

Business and Econ will be our friends!

We don't want to say that we’ve been unhappy with you,

But, as from today, Humanities and Social Sciences, you’re old news

We ain't no fools and we don't help those we don't want,

For we have got other girl$, other girl$.

Other girl$.

SEND YOUR COPY TO:

The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance
Parliament Hill Office - Ottawa
House of Commons Centre Block Building - Room 435-S Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6

FYI - If you'd like an ear worm, catch The Beatles in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGakPl8a0eA