A testament to the friendly relations our 2 countries have always enjoyed.
The majority of Canadians live within a few hours by car from the US border: less than an evening's trip if by tank.
There's a reason for that. Ever been farther north? It's bloody cold up there.
For years, Canadians have been flooding our currency exchange with their own currency which looks very similar to ours but is worth considerably less.
It wasn't at one time in the eighties. I didn't know you had Blue five dollar bills and Red fifty dollar bills with Kingfishers (a bird) and Mounties on them? Astonishing.
Canadians battled with the US from the get-go during the French & Indian Wars, starting in 1755. In summer of 1997, Canadian fishermen blockaded US vessels for three days in protest for US fishermen catching "Canadian" salmon in US waters. The Canadians have a maritime boundary dispute with us as well.
Um, Canadians in 1755 were mostly French and some English, they really weren't Canadians as we are today. At any rate, that's ancient history. It was Americans who were the aggressors at the northern bordor during the Revolution and the war of 1812, so really, what'd you expect our reaction to be?
Ontario, in a shocking smack in the face of morality, recently declared it legal for women to walk around topless.
Morality is in the eye of the beholder, I suppose.
Canada has no discernible cuisine or culinary specialty of its own.
Oh really?
Canada has attempted to undermine the one US sport that they do not currently have a team, football, with their backwards "Canadian Football League".
Who cares?
Canada has long had a history as a drug importation funnel to the United States.
...and the US has long had a history as an automatic weapons/drug/criminal importation funnel to Canada. I have news for you, the border goes two ways.
England peaceably split with Canada, and Canada still views the English monarchy as their head of state. The US has had several noted disputes with England and the English monarchy.
God save the Queen. Oh yeah, and as I recall, Britain is currently your most staunch, of your dwindling cache of allies. So this statement is somewhat the contradiction, isn't it?
Canada's unemployment rate was nearly twice that of the US's in 1996. The number of illegally employed Canadians in this country is unknown.
And our unemployment rate is currently lower than yours. We created over 500,000 jobs in Canada in 2002.
Nearly 1/6th of Canada's GDP is the result of exporting to the US. Only 2% of the US GDP is the result of exports to Canada.
We are still your biggest trading partner. Obviously, we have stuff you want, so why wouldn't we take advantage of that? You seem to like our Hydro, our lumber, our uranium, our military parts, and soon, I'm sure you'll be liking all our fresh water too, seeing as you lot are running out.
During the Vietnam era, thousands of draft-dodgers escaped up to Canada, where they remain.
....and thousands more CANADIANS voluteered, faught, and died serving in the US army in Vietnam, precisely the reason there is an all Canadian portion of the Vietnam memorial in Washington.
The drinking age in Canada is 18, inspiring our teens to pour across the border, get loaded up, then crash into schoolbusses soon after crossing back.
You should teach your children to drink more responsibly then, where are your morals? Also, the drinking age is 18 only in Quebec.
The magnetic north lives in Canada. Imagine if they decided to move it.
That would be cool.
There is something of an ethnic conflict in Canada between the French and English speakers. Similar conflicts worldwide erupt in horrible bloodshed.
Thankfully not here, unlike say, Cincinatti a couple years back, and Los Angeles after the Rodney King beatings.
Hundreds of Canadian students pelted Ex-president Bush's vehicle with snowballs on Nov 19. 1997 on a trip to accept an honorary degree from the University of Toronto.
That's actually quite funny, I didn't know that.
Additionally, during the presentation of the degree, 30 faculty members left in protest.
As is their right.
Canadians, when presented with the above evidence, usually scoff and declare Americans to be "paranoid", or "bigoted".
Naw, we actually still like you.