Thread: Canada... can somebody explain it to me?

Originally Posted by Milton Man

Also, a little know fact that the head of state is not in fact the Queen of England, but the Queen of Canada...they just happen to be the same person.

We use the British Westminster parliamentary system here with jurisdictional divide between federal powers and provincial. There are 10 provinces in Canada, and 3 territories.

Mark

Ps. Oh, Rick, I think you forgot Newfoundland in there somewhere....

Newfoundland would be horrified if I grouped them into the Maritimes, they are part of the Atlantics! .... I don't believe that there is much French spoken in NFLD is there? Anyone know for sure?

Couldn't have said it any better myself, rsrick.

It should be said that the French spoken in Canada is not the same as French spoken in France. It's position as an official language is a politically motivated way of appeasing a portion of our population. Our government is, as stated before, a constitutional monarchy, and is virtually identical to the British parlimentary system on which it is based. Canada has a division of views about the retention of the Queen has a head of state (as said before, just a figurehead), but we have never had a referendum over this as Australia has.
There is more to Canada than beer and hockey, and although there is some merit to these stereotypes, it is the lusious landscapes and the diversity of our (friendly) people that define us, and much more. I would strongly recommend to any SRP member to come here for a visit; you will not regret it. BTW - there is more to Canada than Toronto!

PS - To my fellow Canucks, no offence meant by any of my comments above, just adding another perspective.

Originally Posted by Ryan82

There is more to Canada than beer and hockey

Yeah, maple syrup and lobster!

There is so much lobster in Canada they even have it at McDonald's!

Originally Posted by Cornelius

Yeah, maple syrup and lobster!

I prefer my maple syrup from Vermont or upstate New York thank you!

That's funny, I've got some excellent maple syrup from Vermont myself!

Now if you give me a good source for lobster we'll be able to do without Canada altogether!