Canada... can somebody explain it to me?

**Ryan82** · 02-01-2009, 09:34 PM

Originally Posted by xman

If you like that you should try Creemore Springs Lager.
Or Upper Canada Rebellion Lager. Sleeman own Upper Canada now anyhow.

+1 on the Creemore Xman!! In fact I'm drinking one right now (not joking). As for Upper Canada, to my knowledge it is completely defunct. I couldn't even find it when I was in Ontario/Toronto a few years back.

Originally Posted by Cobo

Now now, don't rip on Canada too much you Yanks, we'll need to burn down your damn Whitehouse again. :P

As for Canada's two official languages, that's basically a crock. As someone else said, it was a measure to appease part of our population. French is spoken broadly in Quebec, though there are still some predominantly English areas (especially in Montreal) and in some areas of NB. Elsewise, nobody pays it much mind. We're required to take French as a subject in Elementary school, but unless you plan to work for the Government it's more or less a waste of time if you live more than an hour west of Ottawa.

It was really a measure taken in an attempt to silence French seperatists, which was later followed by Quebec language laws dictating how much English they were allowed to display on sings in Quebec.

But seriously, if you're interested in Canada you should track down a book about our history, despite what a lot of pro-Americanization youth will tell you, it's actually pretty rich. We had a rebellion that took place in a bar! We fought back an American invasion. We built our nation on selling bizarre beaver fur top hats to the Brits.

Hell, and if you want to start making fun of the Canadian military, you might want to read up on some of it's exploits in WW1 and WW2. Check to see how many armies stood up to the gas attacks, who was used as the shock troops.
Sorry about my ranting, but yeah, in the youth in this area there has been a pretty big upsurge in pro-Americanization. It's not uncommon to hear things like "Canada has no culture" or "We have no history." Neither is true.

Oh, and as for Maple syrup, for that you need to get pure Lanark County maple syrup. Maple Syrup capitol of Ontario.

Well said, well put, especially from a member hailing from the home of Sleemans

**Kanahmal** · 02-03-2009, 05:01 AM

So I have a question for the Canadians on the forum, what's crime like in Canada? Any problems with gangs? Is that just an inner city problem? I ask because I'm planning on becoming a permanent resident, and on the one hand I hear Michael Moore praising Canada for its lack of gun crime(for the record I don't trust Michael Moore for good information) and on the other hand I hear about a rise in violent crimes in Canada. While I doubt I'd be moving out of the frying pan and into the fire on this situation I'd still like to know what to expect.

**xman** · 02-03-2009, 09:01 AM