Canada's war is already over

National Post | September 24, 2001 | Mark Steyn

[Ryle]

Haven't found this posted yet - another classic from Steyn.

[Dudoight]

It must be a genetic flaw in some of the souls of French extraction.

[BlueLancer]

Is someone running a Steyn ping-list out there? If there is, please put my name on it. I would hate to miss one of these articles.

[Dan De Quille]

Political correctness may also have been killed in the WTC collapse.

Let's hope so.

Bump

[Ryle]

Is someone running a Steyn ping-list out there? If there is, please put my name on it. I would hate to miss one of these articles.

If there isn't a Steyn ping-list already there should be! He's consistently right on the mark.

[Clemenza]

Another great one from Steyn.

Take time to remember the heroics of the Canadian armed forces at D-Day and throughout WWII. Our neighbors to the north are NOT congenital cowards.

[TopDog2]

Take time to remember the heroics of the Canadian armed forces at D-Day and throughout WWII. Our neighbors to the north are NOT congenital cowards.

And that was how long ago? The Canadian of old is no more. All they wish to do is the rely on everyone else to take care of them. The US defends them and they banned guns so that they don't have to worry about defending their families. Let the police do it. Healthcare? Someone elses responsibility of course. The Canadians have the government they deserve.

Instead of whining about how they were ignored in President Bush's stirring speech, perhaps they ought to strap on a set.

[Clemenza]

Sad, but true. I have always said that we should offer an open invitation to Alberta to join the Union, particularly if the Dems and RINOs ever succeed in getting the Puerto Rico into the union.

[Ryle]

I have always said that we should offer an open invitation to Alberta to join the Union

LOL We live in Alberta and our teenager asked this morning whether that could ever happen!

[Mahone]

Bravo Ryle! And Bravo Styne!

[Lorenb420]

And that was how long ago? The Canadian of old is no more. All they wish to do is the rely on everyone else to take care of them. The US defends them and they banned guns so that they don't have to worry about defending their families. Let the police do it. Healthcare? Someone elses responsibility of course. The Canadians have the government they deserve.

I had the misfortune of being born in communist Canada. The level of ignorance here in Toronto is astounding at times, it's just like you describe. I'm not sure if it's just because a lot of people are liberal or just because of the large number of recent immigrants from communist/facist/3rd world countries who have no concept of what 'rights' are. It's probably a mixture of both. It doesn't help that socialism is explicitly written into the Candian consitution either.

I'd prefer to leave and move to the US, but that will probably take the rest of my natural life to get legal entry. Is that even possible anymore?

In the mean time, the Canadian government and it's useful idiots come up with new ways to steal more of my money and deprive me of my rights. Making it even harder to get out of here. It's a sick game, and time I fear is running out.

To me, it's just a matter of time before Canada becomes another Mexico or some other communist ghetto. I have faith though, that one day I will be free, at the very least, my final resting place will not be on communist soil.

[ken5050]

One of my favorite WW II films is "The Devil's Brigade".....loosely based on the first US/Canadian Joint special forces commando....

[lawgirl]

But, if you did enlist, they'd have no uniforms to give you, no weapons except for Papa Jean's spare set of clubs from Royal Montreal, and no means of getting you to the battlefield except a commandeered school bus.

ROFLMAOOOOOO the canadians know their best defense is to be right next door to us---they know if they get attacked the good ol' USA will be right there to defend them.

[longleaf]

What you need to do is cross the border from our south, claim you have lost the pigmentation in your skin like Michael Jackson and that really you are Mexican.

Then, just hunker down and wait for the amnesty or "regularization" or whatever. It's still coming after all this blows over (pardon the pun).

[Inyokern]

Canadian Air Force

Canadian Navy

Don't mess with Canada!

[TEXASPROUD]

The first time I got off the plane in Calgary during the stampede, I thought I was at home. God Bless Alberta!

[Lorenb420]

What you need to do is cross the border from our south, claim you have lost the pigmentation in your skin like Michael Jackson and that really you are Mexican.

ROTL! If things get desperate, I might try that :)

[Clemenza]

One of my favorite WW II films is "The Devil's Brigade".....loosely based on the first US/Canadian Joint special forces commando....

I hear you. One of Cliff Robertson's finest performances.

[Amadeo]

From the Telegraph: Mark Steyn is the Telegraph's columnist-at-large in the United States. An American, his native knowledge of the political process and his wry observation of its workings make for essential reading.

His archive there is at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=006112000820236&rtmo=VrDkww8K&atmo=VrDkww8K&pg=/et/missions/uselections2000/usaarchive.html

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