Posted on 04/16/2005 3:23:16 PM PDT by quidnunc
As and adjunct to my column last Monday, wherein I take voters to task for the quality of our government, I’d like to talk about Canadian values. Over the years I often hear politicians talking about what Canadians want. Alexa McDonough was famous for starting her rants with "The people of Canada want/do not want…" and then telling us what she did/did not want. Another famous expert on Canadian values is the current Prime Minister, Paul Martin, who during last year’s election campaign positioned himself and the Liberal Party as being synonymous with true Canadianism. Conversely his references to the Conservatives’ "hidden agenda" were clearly indicative that they were the exact opposite.
I recall numerous voters talking about how Stephen Harper and the Conservatives "scared the hell" out of them because of their leaders’ religious beliefs. Interesting concept. People who hold essentially moral beliefs "scare the hell" out of us, while those who nihilistically believe in nothing but hanging onto power are representative of Canadian values.
The columnist Mark Steyn recently made an interesting point. Writing in The Western Standard, Steyn postulates that had the Quebec separatists of the 1960s opted not to reject Catholicism, Quebec’s dominant religion, then quite possibly la belle Province would be la belle country today. The reason it isn’t is that rejecting religion and its attendant moral teachings has resulted in Quebec having the highest number of abortions and the lowest birthrate of any jurisdiction in North America. So when the time to hold the referendum came around, there weren’t enough young Quebecers to carry the day for the separatists.
Steyn’s point is that had Quebecers not discarded the moral teachings of the church, there would have been fewer abortions and more births, meaning that there would have been a lot more young Quebecers who might have voted "oui".
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LOL
It seems to me that Canadians do not "own" their government, probably because of a long history of rule by Britain. Whereas Americans say "we" when we refer to our government, Canadians all say "they".
I've been to Antigonish. Potatoes and fish are more exciting.
You forgot Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Ian and Sylvia
You forgot Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Ian and Sylvia
Canada is also an incubator for the irrational brand of socialism as practiced by stupid immature baby boomers. As you might have guessed I have no use for the stupid maple syrup saps up north.
"You forgot Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Ian and Sylvia"
And you forgot Rush and Anne Murray...
However, I'm in love with the Ennis Sisters (all 3 of them).
"Moreover, Canada is the terrorist spigot that allowed many of the 9/11 terrorists into the US "
Sorry, they came from the US. You let them in.
I once asked my very anti-American neighbour what exactly Canada stood for.
This was after a rather heated discussion about the war, and my flying Old Glory and saying "God bless America and God bless President Bush". I thought she would pass out.
She said Canada stood for "tolerance". I knew there was no point carrying it any further.
If you want to know what most Canadians think on any given Tuesday, just watch the CBC on Monday. They are brainwashed. They soak up the bilge from the media like sponges.
Just carry on. Don't worry for one minute what we think
Thanks, FRiend, for the FULL POSTING! :-)
Ummm ... no they're not. : )
A link would be helpful.
They're "tolerant" of what they and their ilk believe.
"Canada is the terrorist spigot that allowed many of the 9/11 terrorists into the US"
BZZZZZZZT - wrong. None of them came in from Canada. None of them received documentation in or from Canada. We let them in. We gave them drivers licenses and let them take piloting lessons. Us. No one else...
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