Canadian Election — Page 4

nope that statistic from the fbi crime index of 2001 and from the previously linked canadian state website. but the fbi is surely lying to back me up. after all, they know i'm a republican.

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Oh and the American government is also extremely well known for being honest. It's not corrupted in the least.

there we go, if you don't like a number just claim it's a lie. since there's no way to prove to your exacting standards that it's not, how can you ever be wrong? that's the liberal way of doing things!

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considering that i live in nyc, yeah, i do. i bet the folks in downtown montreal lock their doors at night too. but just as someone who lives in kansas would not lock their doors or (and i saw this) fear to leave their keys in the ignition, i'm sure you can find places in canada that are that peaceful too.

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Judy, Republicans love fear--that's how they pass laws and "elect" Presidents!

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jrb, love the quotes on "elect"!!
Didn't the Canadians feel smug when that whole mess happened. We kept gloating that we can hold elections in a day!

>> Blue knows that, Papa. He's (if you're a she I'm so sorry) no dummy. And he doesn't have to pretend he's smart either.

Yes, judy_in_disguise is right, I DID know that (I love being defended ). My point was that the so-called "British" army was an army made up of citizens who would be Canadians - it's not like the real British troops sailed over the ocean to defend the colonies. I consider these Royalist troops Canadians because they made their lives on North American soil. Just like US history books appropriate the pilgrims as American. Same deal.

That said, I'd like to point out that it's difficult to use these historical and statistical "facts," only because there is always a much wider and often-overlooked story surrounding the historical information. For example, quoting crime rates ignores questions like "what kinds of crimes?", where, the frequency, the reasons behind them, etc. On the flipside, although I'm proud of the role Canada played in the Underground Railroad movement, I won't deny that Canada also has a few human-rights smudges on its history books, too. Every nation has them, and we could go on for days throwing these things in each other's faces.

What I will say (and something that Michael Moore pointed out in Bowling For Columbine), is that US culture has a deeply-ingrained fear in its social psyche, something that Canada doesn't have AS MUCH. Certainly it's evident when you turn on the TV and watch the format of news programs -- fear of terrorism, snipers, killer-insects, disease, and the general downfall of society. Canadians are much less driven by fear. As well, the US suffers from extreme xenophobia and is less-integrated with the world community.

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"Elect"...teehee...

My sister lives in Toronto and does not lock her doors. Again, I live in RHODE ISLAND...Crime rate in my town: ZERO...I do not live on the highway or on a busy street...EVERYONEin my neighborhood locks their doors. Americans are DEFINATELY more afraid.

And who can blame them? How would you feel if someone said "There's going to be a terrorist attack, we don't know when, we don't know what, we don't know where, but just to be safe you'd all better stock up on food and Saran-wrap your houses"????

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haha jrb, i'm pretty sure that's more of a personal thing

that's the liberal way of doing things!
Just like to point out Papa, I'm conservative

like I said Papa, like I said.
You're giving Americans AND mambo a bad name.
And I LIKE Americans...and mambo....and Americans who mambo.

Brush your teeth darling

yeah we do that here in Canada too.
Also, in the city I live in, smoking has been banned in all public places.
Toronto, Ottawa and surrounding cities and towns have just implemented this legislation as well.
The smokers are upset but get used to smoking outside. The non-smokers (especially singers like me!) couldn't be happier.
Yet another reason why it's great (and healthy) to be Canadian.