YOUNG IN PARTS [Mark Steyn]

Steynonline ^ | 7/5/2004 | Mark Steyn

[Forgiven_Sinner]

A rather rough article on Canada. Canadian FReepers: is Steyn too hard on his motherland?

[July 4th]

Yikes. I think you need Canadian genes to get all of the jokes in this one.

[Happygal]

ha! Hefner probably liked Canada because the national animal is the Beaver! *L*

[freedumb2003]

Anyone know anything about the Red Ensign?

I admittedly know little about Canada.

[Desdemona]

My ancestors left Canada over 100 years ago. Some were decendants of the original 30 families in Acadia. I think they made the right move.

[aculeus]

My eternal Canadian question: Why, if they hate the USA, do they all (okay, most of them) huddle so close to our border?

[nothingnew]

q-flu-free Steyn bump

FMCDH(BITS)

[general_re]

[goldstategop]

The flags of Ontario and Manitoba retain the Canadian Red Ensign with the provincial coat of arms in the fly.

[freedumb2003]

Thanks.

I see whay Steyn meant -- looks like it has a bit of history there.


Tough for kids to draw, though.

[Calvin Locke]

Why, if they hate the USA, do they all (okay, most of them) huddle so close to our border?

Because it's cold farther North. And they have extremely expensive gun control, and lots of Polar Bears.

[babaloo999]

They're just getting positioned.

I like Canadians anyway

[tjwmason]

Anyone know anything about the Red Ensign?

The Red Ensign is one of the three ensigns using the Union Flag, the others being the white and the blue. It has the Union Flag in the first quarter, and the rest of the flag is red (same practice with the blue ensign, the white has a red horizontal cross on white (S. George Cross) with the Union Flag in the first quarter)). The Red Ensign is the flag which non-military British boats/ships fly. It was also the basis of the Canadian flag pre-1965. The various British territories used the blue and red ensigns as the basis of their flags when part of the Empire, and several kept them on after independence (cf. the present flags of Australia and New Zealand). The last Canadian version can be seen (with some background) at http://flagspot.net/flags/ca-1957.html. The Red Ensign is defaced with the Royal Arms of Canada.

It was changed to the present Maple Leaf in 1965. Thus, in terms of the argument being presented by Mr. Steyn, loosing the historical significance of the ties of Canada to Britain, her Commonwealth, and to the Crown.

[freedumb2003]

Interesting.

Thanks

(Man, Steyn sounds a little upset in this one!)

[aculeus]

Because it's cold farther North.

Much too simple. Why aren't all Americans living in Florida ... or Texas.

They're up to something, I tell ya.

[aculeus]

They're just getting positioned.

What? When?

Don't keep us guessing!

[GladesGuru]

As a biologist, I suggest that someone needs to PhotoShop some fangs on that photo of the tiger/rabbit. Just what the whacko fringe would rally 'round - a sabre toothed bunny!

It would be the perfect center piece of every Liberal Easter Egg hunt. A rabbit that could endanger them - they'll love it, I tell you.

[babaloo999]

Surely you're aware of this

[Max Combined]

You are terrible for saying such a thing!

[general_re]

It's an insidious plot, one that starts with them pouring across the border en masse, foisting hard maple candies, funny round bacon, and some gloppy cheese-and-gravy concoction they call "poutine" on good God-fearing Americans, jamming up all our vending machines with their bizarre steel coinage, and forcing the children into re-education camps designed to make them forget how to pronounce the letter "O" and punctuate every sentence with "eh?"

Can't trust 'em. We're guarding the wrong border, you bet...