Comments on: Canada’s biggest problem? America

By: David O.

David O. — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:51:56 +0000

Despite all the U.S's issues, lord, please bring me a green card for christmas.

By: David O.

David O. — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:47:53 +0000

hud…I used to live in the U.S. but had to come back to Canada….you are SO RIGHT. I wish i had never experienced america, because it has been very depressing living back in canada ever since (as bad as that may sound)…..CANADIANS DO NOT GET IT (UNLESS THEY ARE BRAINWASHED INDIVIDUALS OF A CERTAIN BRAND OF SOCIALISM; WHICH MOST ARE)
………CANADUH…..i tell ya

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:43:30 +0000

Mark-This Canadian fully agrees with you. I hate living here. I moved back to canada from michigan, but certainly wish i could have stayed. I'll bet that almost any canadian that reads this post, will think i'm pretending to be canadian (american in disguise-Canadians don't believe it's even possible for any fellow canadian to have problems with beloved canada–dissent is not popular here) and that i am an american. Well they are sort of right. I consider myself an American, but sadly i was born on the wrong side of the line. Sad really….more commonalities than east and west berlin, yet we are more divided than ever. Canadian leftists, i tell ya.

By: Lin

Lin — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:33:43 +0000

I have to say THIS CANADIAN (PENTICTON B.C.) AGREES WITH YOU. We really are in reality, up here, a bunch of spoiled, socialist, intellectually "sounding" nitwits. Most canadians couldn't see the forest for the trees, despite having a forest full of dead trees due to the pine beetle.

By: Truth

Truth — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:27:57 +0000

I love it when many a Canadian becomes irate about Americans, as Canadians are simply adolescents who don't realize that what they are seeing or want to believe about Americans is what they actually are. It's called a mirror Canadian children.

By: Meloche

Meloche — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:22:35 +0000

Discent is the greatest form of patriotism Sir Moron. You cannot find truth without questioning the establishment. Get off your idiotic, elitist perch and grow some nuts. A departure of you and your ilk would be a kind gesture to freedom, and therefore a net loss to CANADUH.

By: Chris H

Chris H — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:18:26 +0000

Amen. This is one canuck who sees through the leftist BS up here! It is torture living up here in many respects, and i for one wish the U.S would just put and end to this whiny, piss ant, boring, wimpy, socialist, frozen, excuse for a country and annex it!!!

By: Linquist

Linquist — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:14:21 +0000

Despite the current state of the U.S., i would gladly trade my canadian citizenship for U.S. citizenship.
News flash for you bud, (oh wait our "news" networks never report it), Canada is in worse financial shape
than the U.S.

By: omer

omer — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:09:57 +0000

As Margret Thatcher once said to paraphrase " The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of money"…

Go to Sweden Sir Francis…and leave freedom loving north americans alone.

By: salbass

salbass — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:07:39 +0000

If you call the troubled, yet last bastion of hope for freedom a proven moron, then Canada is its retarded little brother.
Sorry but true. WHERE CAN I GET A GREEN CARD?

By: Omer

Omer — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:04:26 +0000

Exactly, Canadians are a bunch of smug, spoiled, little brats, who so desperately want to show big brother who is boss.
Good luck with that one Canada. WHERE CAN I GET A GREEN CARD?

By: botox Atlanta

botox Atlanta — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:54:33 +0000

It's always much better to learn to be more independent so that if anything goes wrong, you won't be affected.

By: Ian

Ian — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:43:40 +0000

THe only thing we hate is how you top when you come to the US it is at 15%

By: kevin tennant

kevin tennant — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:30:35 +0000

True story ! Levy, Candy,Flaherty, O'Hara, the McKenzies , awesome.
Complete shows of hilarity, not islands of humor surrounded by mediocre filer, like SNL.
Kind of sad how they all live in U.S. now, though, huh?
Must be our LOWER standard of living ! Btw, hear about the Canadian patriot with map of Canada tattooed on his ass ?
Everytime he sits down, Quebec separates !
And here in Colorado, we shoot at litterers with our LEGAL guns !

By: brianfile23

brianfile23 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:13:18 +0000

Just for the record this "barbarian American cowboy" will take any given episode of SCTV over a dozen of either MADTV or Saturday Night Live…..
I visited Canada last August and loved every minute of it. Starbucks could learn a thing or two from Tim Hortons. First thing I saw when I came home was someone driving by and tossing a plastic bottle out the window; that's when I realized I was back in America…

http://file23magazine.wordpress.com/2009/09/05/fi…

By: all of 'er

all of 'er — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:39:55 +0000

I for one don't care if the US doesn't buy our stuff. They don't keep their agreements. We have lots of things they want, like water and petroleum. We should train our military in non violent resistance techniques like the Danes did in the second world war, and play a polite but firm role with the Americans on the trade front. We have a lot of resources here, and a very productive labor force. We don't need to be pushed around by anybody..

By: kevin tennant

kevin tennant — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:32:56 +0000

I don't know if your reply target is a Republican, Democrat, Con, Lib, or NDP'r, but he's correct about the mild socialism in Canada , and that Canada hasn't pulled it's NATO weight since late 40's.
Not all conservatives ( small c ) are Republicans, they often merely choose the lesser of two evils.Rednecks come in many flavors or stripes.As a native-born Canadian ( see other posts ) I AM qualified after 26 years in Canuckistan to comment on your healthcare issues, economic opportunities or lack thereof,and Government muzzling of free speech.
Btw, why do you even care what Americans think of your just-above Third World status pissant little country ? As long as we protect you and buy your products, how are you affected ? Many Canucks with gumption and brains have moved for economic success and warmer climes.

By: candy

candy — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:52:50 +0000

Arn't you the poster boy for the typical Repube redneck, who doesn't know his derriere from a hole in the ground. You've got everything rolled up into one neat and tidy paragraph, from the accusation we're socialist to the arrogant assumption you're a "superior country under whose protection we sleep at night".
Tell your fright wing leaders to quit lying about our healthcare. That's all I have to say.

By: rock on

rock on — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:29:54 +0000

canada rocks

By: kevin tennant

kevin tennant — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:22:01 +0000

You dwell on alleged misbehaviour going back a century , while I was born Toronto 1960, full time " barbarian" since '86.
Did U.S. gov't often act over-zealously to defend perceived national interests ? Of course. They also liberated or helped liberate half the world from Nazism or communism , while funding W.H.O.'s near total eradication of many pestilent diseases. American foreign aid, combined with U.S. private charitable giving, in ANY ONE year dwarfs the total balance by remainder of world, throughout history. ( Check it out ).
Also , look up Gordon Sinclair's famous commentary from late '70's re: U.S. vs. world.

By: kevin tennant

kevin tennant — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:12:07 +0000

Yes George, we barbarians are so hated worldwide for our charity, generosity and fair mindedness. You might ask citizens of Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, etc, for their opinions regarding Margaret Thatcher, Pope John Paul II, and Ronald Reagan. ( three DESERVING Nobel Peace Prize candidates )
Or could we mention Marshall Plan, or Nato, or U.N., or any other significant American achievements ?
Of course, anyone who's favorably credited by the likes of Noam Chomsky and Oliver Stone MUST be objective and truthful–what, Michael Moore and Ralph Nader were too busy ?

By: kevin tennant

kevin tennant — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:03:06 +0000

How wisely spoken. Free beer IS free beer.
Availability of TRUE Cohiba cigars ?

I believe the relevant stereotype in MY heritage or background is Scottish parsimoniousness,balanced with Irish conviviality. Such is the genetic stew from which many native Canadians emerged.

By: George

George — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:23:29 +0000

I don't see much commonality between Canada and US. Canada never invaded other countries, killing and displacing millions of innocent people. Canada was never involved in invasions … bombings … overthrowing governments …
occupations … suppressing movements for social change … assassinating political leaders … perverting elections … manipulating labor unions … manufacturing "news" … economic and political sanctions … death squads …
torture … biological warfare … depleted uranium …drug trafficking … etc.
http://killinghope.org/
Canada is not a barbarian Empire like the US and never will be.

By: Sir_Francis

Sir_Francis — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:20:36 +0000

Good faith invitations are never rescinded…

That's good, because I would hate to lose a shot at some free beer. I'm just Canadian that way…

By: kevin tennant

kevin tennant — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:17:35 +0000

Admire competence. Intelligence in my personal hierarchy of values or attributes ? That determination probably best left to others, preferably ones who know me well.
Good faith invitations are never rescinded , only can be rejected.
Just as with Canada & U.S., I believe our commonalities and mutual respect far outweigh differences of opinion or quibbles over systems. Something about shared Northern European heritage, or like minded economic and political backgrounds.
Yet a little spontaneous humor might be encouraged ?

By: kevin tennant

kevin tennant — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:09:41 +0000

Mea culpa. Gratuitous putdowns of francophones not in keeping with my professed desire for civility.
I do wonder, though, how many Canadians have wondered if many civil service employees possess any qualifications beyond their ability to speak French ? In N.B. in the '80's it appeared superficially that intelligent francophones worked in private sector, others got government jobs. May just have been affirmative action backlash, or jealousy directed towards a " protected class" .
I do recall Jean Chretien trying to have it both ways, using unfamiliarity with English as a crutch, while accusing critics of racism toward french speakers.

By: Sir_Francis

Sir_Francis — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:16:59 +0000

First, we get: No need to get mean…Reasonable people can disagree without belittling each other, or ad hominem attacks. , after I respond to a crank who called me a "walking yap".

Then, we get: I thought it was only politicians, civil service mandarins and incompetent but bilingual frogs who lived there…. Priceless.

All I did was offer Rob some advice that seems totally consistent with his attitude. That's hardly ad hominem; but "incompetent bi-lingual frogs"? Man–that takes me back to Grade Four.

By the way, knowing more than one language is conventionally considered a sign of competence or at least of intelligence; whether either of those qualities plays a role in your hierarchy of values is, of course, unknown to me.

So I guess the pub invitation is rescinded…

By: cdn txpyer

cdn txpyer — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:05:37 +0000

I had a quadruple bypass in Canada. Had to wait three weeks, cause they decided it should be done right away. Didn't seem like a long wait to me.

By: kevin tennant

kevin tennant — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:41:49 +0000

Ottawa ? Wtf ?
I thought it was only politicians, civil service mandarins and incompetent but bilingual frogs who lived there, plus my old college buddy Geoff Graser.. Down here, productive achievers avoid the capital.
And how long before Maple Leafs win another Cup ? 1967 too long ago !

By: kevin tennant

kevin tennant — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:37:10 +0000

Sir Francis, no need to get mean. Rob's as entitled to his point of view as any. And I do concur that on balance, waiting lists and rationing of care hurt more than insurance coverage snafus.
And what's so bad about Kentucky ? The east is demographically similiar to Newfoundland, while the west is akin to any of non-metro Canada.Plus I believe Canada so desperate for literate citizens of European heritage they are retroactively bestowing citizenship on emigres. Reasonable people can disagree without belittling each other, or ad hominem attacks. After 26 years spent in Ontario and New Brunswick, I felt Canucks were polite and fair-minded, except maybe Habs fans, LOL. Perhaps a result of Moosehead, Bra'D'Or , Molson Canadian,or Labatt's Blue ? ( Fyi, great-grandad sold Moosehead Brewery to Oland family in 1920 or so )

1967 seems so, je ne sais quoi, LONG AGO ? Bring back Sittler, Keon, McDonald, Ullman,Glennie, Domi, Clark & Vaive if needed.

By: Sir_Francis

Sir_Francis — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:59:17 +0000

Wow. What a stream of barking gibberish.

Hey, Rob. The only item of logical support your rant added to Kevin's argument is the impression that, indeed, Canada's best and brightest have all moved to America with only the dull left behind. I trust you're proud.

By the way, I do hope you get your wish. The sooner you leave, the better for all concerned. Frankly, I regret that you need to arrange your departure on your own–a project for which you seem to lack the ambition. I would love to see you forcibly stripped of your citizenship and deported to a U.S. state of your choice. I suspect Kentucky would suit you perfectly.

Have a swell day!

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:18:14 +0000

Sir Francis…(Boy, that's a snotty sounding name) you are a GD liar when you say the 12 month waiting list for surgery doesn't exist here! I can show you 3 people I have personally known( in the last 19 yrs) who died while waiting for Heart Bypass Surgery! I can also show you a personal friend right now…who has been waiting over two years for Hip Surgery. He is now in a wheelchair a good part of the time because of the pain. Oh, the 38 million (that changes depending which socialist is talking) Americans that do not have Medical Coverage? A good number of them are well to do and don't feel they need to purchase insurance….the Majority are Illegal Immigrants…AND!….since when is it our business how the US handles it's affairs? Somebody here said Canadians are fair weather friends….I sure as hell hope not! Would I move to the US if given a chance? You bet! I have been all over the US and I think it is great! No place is perfect of course, but it sure is nice to get away from the smothering Socialism we have in Canada! Not to mention walking yaps like you!

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:55:32 +0000

Mark, I'm a Canadian, and I couldn't agree with you more! I too am sick and tired of my smug fellow Canadians who just trash the US because they think it's cool. I have been all over the US, and I have many American friends which is why I get real hostile when I hear some moron running you and your country down. Trust me,l thank my lucky stars often because I live next to the US!

By: s_c_f

s_c_f — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:41:39 +0000

Anti-americanism has become reflexive for many Canadians (not myself, but I see too much of it). It has become widespread as a way to ingratiate oneself with fellow Canadians, unfortunately. And it is the educators in Canada that lead the charge, which is the primary reason for it.

By: s_c_f

s_c_f — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:38:47 +0000

Many Canadians agree.

By: s_c_f

s_c_f — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:36:27 +0000

There are too many nutjobs like you.

By: s_c_f

s_c_f — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:35:22 +0000

You are very good at proving Hud's point with your antagonism.

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:27:52 +0000

Sir_Francis…The hallucination you are refering to involved former Prime Minister Jean Cretien, and at least one of his MP'S. Surely you are not dumb enough to claim this never happened?

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:23:04 +0000

You are so right! I have gotten into some real dust ups with people slamming the Americans. It was nothing short of disgusting to see members of the Gene Creitin Regime publically insulting them. No wonder they look at us like we are idiots to be held at arms length! My smug fellow Canadians do not impress me, and as a matter of fact I am not what you would call a "Proud Canadian"!

By: Screw U

Screw U — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:40:05 +0000

No Gordeaux. This Americans thinks YOU'RE the JACKASS!

By: delford t louis

delford t louis — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:58:33 +0000

if there was ever an international incident that sparked a third world war threat (sounds scary?) who would canada run to? the uk? china? india? poland? france? south america? mexico? un? afghanistan? antartica?

By: Ganpat Ram

Ganpat Ram — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:03:08 +0000

All small countries (and Canada is small in terms of population) tend to be anti the big country next door.

That said, I know Canada well, and DO NOT think Canadians are serious in their anti-Americanism. It is just harmless sounding off. In reality, Canadians know they depend on the US economically. But they also know vheirs is a more decent society.

By: George

George — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:08:55 +0000

I am an engineer and there is no one, but no one who will persuade me that the two towers in New York fell the way they did because they were struck by the planes. It was clearly a controlled demolition job. The third tower is even more evident controlled demolition case. There is no one who can convince me that the hole in the Pentagon was done by a Boeing 757-200, as claimed by the authorities. It is clearly a cruise missile that did it. Only the brainwashed Americans can believe that 19 Arabs who were not even registered on the passenger lists, with some plastic knives and very limited flight experience, could fly the planes into the towers and the Pentagon the way that happened. It was clearly an inside job perpetrated, in my view, with the connivance of Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld.

By: John

John — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:23:29 +0000

Really? In fact our economy is in good shape unlike yours. How do you like all that oil and hydro electricity you buy from us and are so dependent on? It attitudes like your that has gotten the US in such trouble around the world.

By: JOHN MERKOWSKY

JOHN MERKOWSKY — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:07:36 +0000

Agreed. We sit in our complacent little world and bitch about the Americans , all of the time. We are not in the same position they are. There security issues are different, and we should do as much as we can to ease any secutity concerns they may have. We are there neighbours and they are ours. Quit worrying about our so called sovereignty. There won't be any if the US falls apart.