@Curtmungus your honor of being more famous than me is quite deserved. I salute you.
More progressive, or more screwed up?
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Hockey > America
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@Anonymous:
Did you realize, for example, that our reliable little tag-along brother never joined the Coalition of the Willing? Canada wasn’t
willing, as it turns out, to join the fun in Iraq.Their government is free to make its own decisions. We’ve seen from the past which way PM Cretien usually leans, so no surprise there.
@Anonymous:And yet … nationally, overall crime in Canada has been declining since 1991. Violent crimes fell 13 percent in 2002. Of course, there are still crimes committed with guns – brought in from the United States, which has become the major illegal weapons supplier for all of North America…
Great! Violent crime decreases so they make private gun ownership illegal. Where’s the connection?
Canadian law made law abiding gun owners criminals and legal gun trade illegal. The US could make Canada a rogue state by making the import of lumber illegal!
@Anonymous:Canada signed the Kyoto global warming treaty…
No affect there. When they follow the rules they agreed to and other nations don’t let’s see how long they keep it up. They were way ahead because of the bonuses they had due to “live timber” if I recall my Kyoto Accord.
@Anonymous:They aren’t afraid of foreigners. They aren’t afraid of homosexuality. Most of all, they’re not afraid of each other.
I’m aware of those around me. not afraid of them. I previously lived in an apartment building of 24 apartments, 11of which were occupied by individual gays or gay couples(1984-1995.) Of the 19 gays I knew well(not that well!) all but 3 are dead from AIDS.
Let’s check back in ten(10) years and see what’s up.
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Hockey > America
Explain, please. Does that mean hockey is greater than america? Does it mean canada is hockey? Or does it have some deeper, more sinister meaning?
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@Grigoriy:
Hockey > America
Explain, please. Does that mean hockey is greater than america? Does it mean canada is hockey? Or does it have some deeper, more sinister meaning?
:o I…I think he’s saying…“ctm, you may have complete control of the forums.”
I graciously accept :)
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@El:
Great! Violent crime decreases so they make private gun ownership illegal. Where’s the connection?
Canadian law made law abiding gun owners criminals and legal gun trade illegal. The US could make Canada a rogue state by making the import of lumber illegal!From how i read it, it was the other way 'round. They first made strict gun control laws, and then the number of violent crimes decreased.
For the “make gun owners illegal”… well, they have the choice: they can give up their guns or try to get within the more strict rules. (BTW, that’s more of a choice than the people working at sweat shops usually have, but that’s OT and please, don’t go further into that here). From what i know, there is quite a large number of legal hunters, so they still will have guns, although it won’t be hand guns, but hunting rifles.
I mean, who really needs semi-automatic rifles for hunting ducks, that’s like using your PC as a pocket calculator only, or like driving a tank in some kind of stock car race. -
too bad id kill myself before living there.
We would kill you rather than have you live here. We have to keep our country free of redneck, family loving, hillbillies.
In the province I live in, the drinking age is 18.
Thats terrible. Besides being against alcohol, i heard somewhere (it was a while ago) that the 21 year old drinking age is based on research showing how drinking when you are younger is detrimental to your health (above and beyond the normal detrimental effects of alcohol)
Yes, I’m sure that’s why they made the drinking age 21…its health related. Dumb.
Surly no American under the age 21 drinks alcohol.Then they are stupid.
I agree with you here.
The ultimate symbol of how boring Canada is….
Have you ever been to Canada? I been to the US a few times ( to seperate holidays in Denver) and there is no difference that I can see, except saying “EH”.
Janus is unable to come up with more than one insult for them.
Maybe Janus isn’t that witty
I’m aware of those around me. not afraid of them. I previously lived in an apartment building of 24 apartments, 11of which were occupied by individual gays or gay couples(1984-1995.) Of the 19 gays I knew well(not that well!) all but 3 are dead from AIDS. Let’s check back in ten(10) years and see what’s up.
So, what are you saying here? The vast majority of gay Canadians will be dead from aids in 10 years?
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just an fwi - i posted this (didn’t sign in tho’ for some reason).
please note that i don’t necessarily disagree or agree with all that the author was saying, however i did find it interesting that an American wrote this.
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@Mr:
Have you ever been to Canada? I been to the US a few times ( to seperate holidays in Denver) and there is no difference that I can see, except saying “EH”.
No, but I have been accused of being a Canuck multiple times (I live in Wisconsin) and my state has also been accused of being little different from Canada, which it probably is. :roll:
Note: I vehemently deny being Canadian, not because of any special hatred towards Canada, but because it just p***es me off for some reason. (And because I’m not)
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@F_alk:
From how i read it, it was the other way 'round. They first made strict gun control laws, and then the number of violent crimes decreased.
Negative. The crime rate began to fall in 1991, but the gun laws were instigated in the mid to late 1990’s.
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I dunno… Canada really isn’t that different from the US except for the higher taxes (though they do have nicer looking cities) and they don’t celebrate their independence day. But still, I like Canada just because I live in Los Angeles. A change of scenery is nice once in awhile.
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We would kill you rather than have you live here. We have to keep our country free of redneck, family loving, hillbillies.
If you knew me, youd know that I am far from a redneck hillbilly (and the family loving, thats just sick dude, dont mix me in with that)
Yes, I’m sure that’s why they made the drinking age 21…its health related. Dumb.
Surly no American under the age 21 drinks alcohol.Sarcasm noted, and appreciated. I have no idea why they made the drinking age 21, nor do i care, i dont drink, and i dont have any desire to. i was merely passing along info i recieved which could have had an influence on the drinking age. And im sure no one in canada drinks under 18.
Have you ever been to Canada? I been to the US a few times ( to seperate holidays in Denver) and there is no difference that I can see, except saying “EH”.
yes. i have, a few times. and its a nice place to visit, but i could never live there. and i dont disagree with you being very similar, the US is not a particularly interesting place, could be even more boring than canada, but i live here, so im used to it. ive been to a number of countries, and canada happens to be the most boring one ive visited, thus, why i call it boring (although i now realize that i think that comment was to someone else)
Maybe Janus isn’t that witty
I resent that, im very witty. So there! :wink:
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@El:
Negative. The crime rate began to fall in 1991, but the gun laws were instigated in the mid to late 1990’s.
The author says the laws were implemented in the 70’s …
Could one of the canadians please enlighten us?
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We’ve had tight gun control laws for years.
Recently a gun-registration system has been implemented amidst a maelstorm of controversy due to its cost and perceived efficacy.
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