They love us, they really love us

[Canuckistani]

Canada Cool

Often ignored and taken for granted, Canada is on a roll. From the U.S. point of view, the tail is wagging the dog in North America, and that's not so bad. The economic activity helps both countries.

The key to Canada's success has been avoiding some of the worst mistakes made by its neighbor to the south.

Americans failed to regulate their banks. Canada's banks are stable.

Americans overinflated their real estate market. Canada's housing market never went pop.

Americans can't get their elected officials to straighten out health care and entitlement IOUs. Canada's got it better covered, having kept its debt and spending at more sustainable levels than the U.S.

http://articles.chic...l-sands-poutine

Of course this is from the limited world view of the US. The Conference board of Canada only gave us a B overall in quality of life, vs Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, Finland Austria got A's. We got D's for working age poverty, right along with US and Japan, which got D's overall as well. http://www.conferenceboard.ca/hcp/details/society.aspx So as usual, we're doing better than the US, but that's a mean feat. We could do a lot better, get an A next time like the good kids.

Edited February 5, 2013 by Canuckistani

[Moonlight Graham]

The US has 50 states. That's a lot. So if we invaded just one of them, a small one like say Vermont (Canadians love to ski!) do you think the US would really notice such an invasion from their friendly northern neighbours, or that one measly state were missing. A US flag with 49 stars on it would be virtually unnoticebale too.

I have a plan of attack: covertly infiltrate the state government, make a law implementing he metric system and banning the old imperial system. By implementing the metric system at a very rapid pace this would cause mass confusion amongst the populace, making military invasion/domination, and civil pacification easy. Free poutine & a visit by the ever-charismatic Queen would pacify the outlying insurgents.

[Guest American Woman]

The US has 50 states. That's a lot. So if we invaded just one of them, a small one like say Vermont (Canadians love to ski!) do you think the US would really notice such an invasion from their friendly northern neighbours, or that one measly state were missing.

Canada already has plenty of skiing - you might want to invade a warm state, coastal state.

[GostHacked]

Canada already has plenty of skiing - you might want to invade a warm state, coastal state.

That subversion plan has already been happening for decades. STRT or Snowbirds Tactical Retirement Team.

[Guest Manny]

Maybe those folks on the Conference Board can pack up and move to one of their favourite leftist utopias, right now.

[Guest American Woman]

That subversion plan has already been happening for decades. STRT or Snowbirds Tactical Retirement Team.

And of course you're teaming up with the Brits ........ Canadian and British Snowbirds Retire Permanently to the USA

It's the War of 1812 all over again.

Edited February 6, 2013 by American Woman

[Shady]

Americans failed to regulate their banks. Canada's banks are stable.

Americans overinflated their real estate market. Canada's housing market never went pop.

Not more of this nonsense again. The banking industry is one of the most heavily regulated industries in America. It's not that they weren't regulated, it's that government policy was directly related in the housing bubble, and the lowering of mortgage standards. In Canada, we've raised mortgage standards. I'm surprised Democrats didn't accuse us of hating the poor because of it. That's what they accused banks in America when they wouldn't lend to people that wouldn't qualify pre-standard reduction.

[Shakeyhands]

It's the War of 1812 all over again.

This time it's about Early Bird specials and 8:30pm bedtimes...

[jacee]

OR ... If we each throw in a loonie ...

http://www.privateislandsonline.com/regions/caribbean/islands?Currency=true&development=non-developed&direction=DESC&forsale_end=8&forsale_start=1&page=1&search-currency=CAD&set=true&sort=size&type=private%20island

[Sleipnir]

Canada already has plenty of skiing - you might want to invade a warm state, coastal state.

Washington

[Guest American Woman]

This time it's about Early Bird specials and 8:30pm bedtimes...

That's worth fighting for ....

[GostHacked]

And of course you're teaming up with the Brits ........ Canadian and British Snowbirds Retire Permanently to the USA

It's the War of 1812 all over again.

Now you know why Obamacare is in place. Subversion there as well, draining your funds, and subversion through Piers Moron Morgan who hates guns, but was caught at a gun range in Texas firing off the 50 cal. ... and enjoying it.

The US just might have another 1812 on the horizon.

[guyser]

The US just might have another 1812 on the horizon.

I dont think the outcome will be a tie this time.

[GostHacked]

I dont think the outcome will be a tie this time.

This time the 'redcoats' are going to win. Tyrannical governments love gun control.

[jacee]

And of course you're teaming up with the Brits ........ Canadian and British Snowbirds Retire Permanently to the USA

It's the War of 1812 all over again.

This seems odd to me. Canadians don't generally leave the country for more than 5 months because we lose our health care.

I guess some are wealthy enough not to worry about that.

But ... The war of 1812 was about kicking the Brits out of the U.S., right? not inviting them to stay permanently!

[Black Dog]

Not more of this nonsense again. The banking industry is one of the most heavily regulated industries in America. It's not that they weren't regulated, it's that government policy was directly related in the housing bubble, and the lowering of mortgage standards. In Canada, we've raised mortgage standards. I'm surprised Democrats didn't accuse us of hating the poor because of it. That's what they accused banks in America when they wouldn't lend to people that wouldn't qualify pre-standard reduction.

I love that no matter how many times you get your ass schooled on this, you just pop up with the same tired lies in other threads. Wacko-mole.

[kimmy]

I love that no matter how many times you get your ass schooled on this, you just pop up with the same tired lies in other threads. Wacko-mole.

Good grief. I called him out on this in the other thread, and instead of responding there, he jumps to a different thread and posts the same crap here. Monumental Intellectual cowardice.

-k

[shortlived]

The US has 50 states. That's a lot. So if we invaded just one of them, a small one like say Vermont (Canadians love to ski!) do you think the US would really notice such an invasion from their friendly northern neighbours, or that one measly state were missing. A US flag with 49 stars on it would be virtually unnoticebale too.

I have a plan of attack: covertly infiltrate the state government, make a law implementing he metric system and banning the old imperial system. By implementing the metric system at a very rapid pace this would cause mass confusion amongst the populace, making military invasion/domination, and civil pacification easy. Free poutine & a visit by the ever-charismatic Queen would pacify the outlying insurgents.

You should learn first Metric has been the official measurement in the US since before it was the official system in Canada, even before Canada...

" 1866, Congress authorized the use of the metric system^[3] and supplied each state with a set of standard metric weights and measures. In 1875, the United States solidified its commitment to the development of the internationally recognized metric system by becoming one of the original seventeen signatory nations to the Metre Convention or the Treaty of the Metre."

Edited February 10, 2013 by shortlived

[Guest American Woman]

I just read a book by a Brit, published in 2012, and when he speaks of temps, he speaks in F (without even clarifying that it's "F"), and when he speaks of distance, he speaks of miles.

[guyser]

I just read a book by a Brit, published in 2012, and when he speaks of temps, he speaks in F (without even clarifying that it's "F"), and when he speaks of distance, he speaks of miles.

Britain isnt metric. It stopped with Napoleon.

[Guest American Woman]

Britain isnt metric. It stopped with Napoleon.

I think it's supposed to be. The U.S. certainly gets enough flack for not being on the metric system, and to hear tell, we're just about the only nation on the face of the earth that hasn't gone metric. If Britain isn't metric either, it's about time they get some flack for it.

[kimmy]

Britain is metric. He's pulling your leg.

-k

[The_Squid]

No, Britain uses the imperial measurement system. Although, it is even more muddled than Canada.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2145072/We-fully-metric-imperial-makes-Britain-look-like-stuck-past-Lords-told.html

He said the muddle would give visitors to the London Olympics the impression the country was a nation living in the imperial past.

In a House of Lords debate he said: Weights and measures are in a mess. This muddle does matter. It increases cost, confuses shoppers, leads to serious misunderstandings, causes accidents, confuses our children's education and, quite bluntly, puts us all to shame.

Some people are extremely vexed about the whole thing!

Edited February 11, 2013 by The_Squid

[guyser]

Britain is metric. He's pulling your leg.

-k

I am ?

[Guest American Woman]

Britain is metric. He's pulling your leg.

Actually, it's a mix. It hasn't gone fully metric. It uses the Imperial system, too. In 2007 the EU gave up on forcing the UK to go metric. Seems a lot of Brits don't like change.

Edited February 11, 2013 by American Woman