Canadian blog awards for people that actually write about Canadian things

I’m well aware that these things don’t actually matter, but...

Last year I got into a heated argument with the winner of the Best Sports Blog at the Canadian Blog Awards. He runs a blog called Joy of Sox, which exclusively covers the Boston Red Sox. I suggested to the organizers of the awards that there should be some requirement that the blog named best in Canada should try and write a little bit about subjects that are actually Canadian. The truth is we are inundated by big American sports and I fail to see how having a blog that is entirely focused on an American subject promotes or advances blogging in his country – regardless of how well it’s done (and this little rant is in no way focused on the quality of Joy of Sox).

At any rate, the nominations are open for this year’s awards. It takes about 30 seconds to nominate a blog. Obviously, I’d appreciate it if you were to deem it worthwhile to nominate this blog, but I’m more concerned with ensuring that Canadian focused blogs are given a fair look. From a football perspective, Onward, A More Splendid Life, some Canadian guys writing about soccer, The Maple Leaf Forever, Out Of Touch, The Canadian Stretford End, to name but a few would all be worthwhile of attention. Neate Sagar’s wonderful Out of Left Field, Andrew’s Sporting Madness or Eyebleaf’s Sports in the City are three good general blogs. Drunk Jays Fans, Pension Plan Puppets, From the Rink...etc., etc., etc. would all be awesome choices as well. There are lots of great Canadian sports blogs that write about Canadians, for Canadians and that do so in such a way that they still attract non-Canadians to their sites. Let’s celebrate those blogs.

You can nominate a blog here. It takes about 30 seconds. The top nominees will move on to a second round of voting to determine the winner. There is no cash incentive for winning. I’d appreciate it if you could take a few seconds to nominate a blog of your choice (and, yes, non-Canadians can nominate blogs as well).