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On July 02 2011 08:49 MrDudeMan wrote:Show nested quote +On July 02 2011 07:56 ToxNub wrote:Thank you for your dishonest representation and simplification of a complex political shift as "qq election". You're not doing your side credit. For the above poster and those interested in the reason I make these statements... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realigning_election#CanadaCanada has been changing over the past two decades. We have a majority conservative government even though the majority of canadians voted against harper (gg fptp). We backed out of Kyoto, we are involved in too many conflicts we don't support (sound familiar USA?). Our science minister won't even come out and say he believes in evolution. Along with this shift has come several things: more corporate welfare, reductions in funding from everything from battered women's shelters, to immigration programs, to a complete disregard for the environment. Fun fact! Now Canada, per capita, pollutes more than the United States. Alberta, my province, in particular, (also conservative) has basically sold off our assets to foreign companies for pennies on the dollar. And the culture, where do I begin... it's a land of rig pigs with too much cash, nothing to spend it on but cocaine and big trucks and liquor, a place where racism and homophobia thrive. The friendly stereotypes that americans have given canadians rarely apply anymore. I'm not even blaming the conservatives... What hurts me the most is that my fellow canadians actually support this shit. And no, I'm not leaving, because I love this country and I'm doing my best to prevent it from going to shit. Just so we're clear, Alberta is like the most racist province in Canada, if you moved west to BC or east to Toronto/Quebec you would see people in general are far more accepting. However I have to agree about the country going downhill, especially in the sense of business corruption. The lack of competition that is enforced by a law to protect "Canadian Identity" has turned the business in Canada into basically a monopoly of sorts. I hope eventually the government might intervene and finally decide to do its job. However I plan to learn swedish very soon. Besides all that, Happy Birthday Canada!
I would say Alberta is about equal with us in Saskatchewan (At least the cities. Saskatoon where I live for sure.) in terms of racism and homophobia, and to be frank, most people here disgust me. The same dumb rich people with big trucks and huge amounts of liquor and drugs are found here, as our economy is strong. Small towns are much different and there are types of people who I see from them (I deal with a lot of small town folks at work), the friendly farmers (I love these guys. They fit the friendly Canadian stereotype and are the most understanding and humble people you will meet.) and grumpy, racist old people (The backbone of the Conservative/Saskatchewan Party here. If ridings were broken into smaller groups with the cities would be primarily NDP/Liberal while rural areas would be purely Conservative, but since they are combined, the huge number of old people who vote Conservative overrule the youth and younger adult voters of the cities, hence why every riding in our province is Conservative except one in Regina that is the stronghold of Liberal Ralph Goodale).
Regardless, happy Canada Day everyone. I may not like some of the people here, but it is a great place to live.
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Just came back from the fireworks in Quebec city, it was a pretty cool show albeit short 
Would've preferred it without all the people saying "Oooooh/Ahhhhhhh" but its understandable with all the children around.
Go Canada!
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I'm So Proud to be a canadian!! =D Thanks you USA ppl for even knowing this! xD <3 And My fav Canadian's Chris Loranger. Nuffsaid...
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Didn't do anything all day :| just drove my bike around and seen the last of the fireworks just as they were ended.. I feel like I wasted this special day,
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Happy Canada Day!
I'm half Canadian :D Haven't been there for ages though 
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i slept in till 1am, otherwise business on a no-work day as usual.
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I hope too many people don't go apeshit drunk and wreak havoc outside, be safe.
Happy Canada Day!
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On July 02 2011 00:24 Roe wrote:
Canada became a kingdom in its own right on that date, but the British Parliament kept limited rights of political control over the new country that were shed by stages over the years until the last vestiges were surrendered in 1982 when the Constitution Act patriated the Canadian constitution.
Wait, wait, kingdom? Dominion maybe. Although I think John A MacDonald considered calling Canada a kingdom because it would piss of the Americans in the south...
In any event, Happy birthday Canada! (Yay time-and-a-half wages!)
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Happy Canada Day!!! <3
Also favorite Canadian would probably be Jim Carrey.
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On July 02 2011 08:49 MrDudeMan wrote:
]Just so we're clear, Alberta is like the most racist province in Canada, if you moved west to BC or east to Toronto/Quebec you would see people in general are far more accepting. However I have to agree about the country going downhill, especially in the sense of business corruption. The lack of competition that is enforced by a law to protect "Canadian Identity" has turned the business in Canada into basically a monopoly of sorts. I hope eventually the government might intervene and finally decide to do its job. However I plan to learn swedish very soon.
Besides all that, Happy Birthday Canada!
Yet Calgary elected Canada's only Muslim mayor. Racism is most apparent in small towns, regardless of that town being in B.C, Alberta, Ontario or anywhere else in the country. Don't act like a douche.
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Happy Canada day guyyyys!!!!!
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On July 02 2011 13:50 Myrkskog wrote:Show nested quote +On July 02 2011 08:49 MrDudeMan wrote:
]Just so we're clear, Alberta is like the most racist province in Canada, if you moved west to BC or east to Toronto/Quebec you would see people in general are far more accepting. However I have to agree about the country going downhill, especially in the sense of business corruption. The lack of competition that is enforced by a law to protect "Canadian Identity" has turned the business in Canada into basically a monopoly of sorts. I hope eventually the government might intervene and finally decide to do its job. However I plan to learn swedish very soon.
Besides all that, Happy Birthday Canada!
Yet Calgary elected Canada's only Muslim mayor. Racism is most apparent in small towns, regardless of that town being in B.C, Alberta, Ontario or anywhere else in the country. Don't act like a douche.
Yeah. Just generalizing all of Alberta as racists isnt cool . Chills here. He's cool.
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Canada is a beautiful country
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On July 02 2011 14:00 infinitely wrote:Show nested quote +On July 02 2011 13:50 Myrkskog wrote:On July 02 2011 08:49 MrDudeMan wrote:
]Just so we're clear, Alberta is like the most racist province in Canada, if you moved west to BC or east to Toronto/Quebec you would see people in general are far more accepting. However I have to agree about the country going downhill, especially in the sense of business corruption. The lack of competition that is enforced by a law to protect "Canadian Identity" has turned the business in Canada into basically a monopoly of sorts. I hope eventually the government might intervene and finally decide to do its job. However I plan to learn swedish very soon.
Besides all that, Happy Birthday Canada!
Yet Calgary elected Canada's only Muslim mayor. Racism is most apparent in small towns, regardless of that town being in B.C, Alberta, Ontario or anywhere else in the country. Don't act like a douche. Yeah. Just generalizing all of Alberta as racists isnt cool . Chills here. He's cool.
I live outside Edmonton, and I'm probably the most culturally liberal person I know.
But then again, that probably isn't saying too much... :p
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IGN said this is fourth of july, but for canadians
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I crossed the border tonight to go watch transformers 3 (only place around with a big enough theater to have it in 3d) and had forgotten that today was... well, today. Just as I'm through customs, I hear an explosion behind me and I flip SHIT, thinking the border patrol is shooting at me or something ridiculous.
It was fireworks. Border patrol officers had quite a laugh though after they figured out what I stopped so suddenly for.
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There was some fun celebrations in whitehorse Yukon today plus FREE CAKE! It was delicious
Happy Canada Day!
eh!
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Hell yeah Canada day just got home drunk as shit, going to play some FFA and then pass out.
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I've lived in Canada all my life, but I have never seen milk in bags...:S
I love this beautiful country :D
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