Are you implying that Australia is not a real country either?
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Posted on 06/30/2009 7:43:55 PM PDT by Loyalist
How about butter tarts , poutine or Old Port cigars? Beavertails?
Dominion Day is great . For all Americans , may your Fourth of July be the same.
If Canada is a real country, why is the Queen Of England on their currency?
Beats having a bunch of dead guys.
Good response.
I didn’t see this thread, so I’m in late. Had to search for it!
Anyhow, Happy Canada Day to my FRiends in the North!
Happy Canada Day fanfan.
BTW, how did you talk Mr. fanfan into leting you post that pic of yourself?
LOL, Springman!
Many thanks.
I miss some things about Canada. Obama is making me miss them more...
I can’t believe what he’s getting away with.
*sigh*
Are you implying that Australia is not a real country either?
If Australia is a real country, why is the Queen Of England on their currency?
Well now you've just gone and insulted two of America's allies in Afghanistan. It's a good thing you're not President of the United States.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/CA.html A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across an unfortified border. Canada faces the political challenges of meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care and education services, as well as responding to separatist concerns in predominantly francophone Quebec. Canada also aims to develop its diverse energy resources while maintaining its commitment to the environment.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/AS.html Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name of Great Britain. Six colonies were created in the late 18th and 19th centuries; they federated and became the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The new country took advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British effort in World Wars I and II. In recent decades, Australia has transformed itself into an internationally competitive, advanced market economy. It boasted one of the OECD's fastest growing economies during the 1990s, a performance due in large part to economic reforms adopted in the 1980s. Long-term concerns include climate-change issues such as the depletion of the ozone layer and more frequent droughts, and management and conservation of coastal areas, especially the Great Barrier Reef.
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