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[@TheDemouchetsREACT]

Family, Soooo many of you wanted our reaction to Operation Yellow Ribbon. We reacted to it shortly after this video, but after many attempts and appeals, we cannot upload the video due to KZbin 's guidelines. We cannot react to ANYTHING referncing the attacks.

[@Piranah420]

Do a reaction to "Come From Away" a Broadway show that explains everything and has had a hugely positive reaction in Canada and the USA.

[@123fluffyg]

Watch Gander's Ripple Effect video

[@sherrywest4493]

That is bazaar. I have seen a lot of videos on KZbin believe another American reacted to it.

[@mikemorgan2211]

Thus video mentioned 9 11 and you have it up. What's up with that you tube? Let them do the yellow ribbon video

[@christinefougere]

That's weird because Mert from Scotland had no trouble referencing the attacks, he has Operation Yellow Ribbon on is channel plus several other Americans have it on theirs. Anyway cheers for your videos all the same, love you two.

[@Nicole-xd1uj]

One of my favorite 'good neighbor' stories is when the mic went out during the US anthem at a hockey game in Toronto and the Canadian audience finished the anthem.

[@stevietalk1]

Yes 🎶❣️ remember that

[@rodforrester1280]

I saw that video and I was immediately full of pride. I hope that shows how much we appreciate our American friends. Now let's see if American's can sing our anthem, lol. Peace, prosperity, and long life to all Americans. We will always have your back. Thank you all for being there when we needed you. Thank you Tom Brokaw.

[@haleycourtepatte1675]

That happened in Edmonton Alberta too.

[@shoknifeman2mikado135]

On the other hand, I was at a Blue Jay's game in Toronto (Back when the Jays were still at the CNE grounds and were always fighting the Detroit Tigers for the AL East) and there was a large area of Detroit fans in the stands.... they BOOED the Canadian anthem, in our OWN stadium!!!

[@pjperdue1293]

That's happened more than once!

[@shirleytamburano6256]

Yes, Operation Yellow Ribbon - you have to see that. There's a play called Come From Away and documentaries into the making of that - a must see. Also, I think we're closer to 38M now, that documentary is a few years old. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheDemouchetsREACT]

We'd love to see it!

[@timcarder2170]

@@TheDemouchetsREACT here ya go. *Operation Yellow Ribbon* Documentaries about one part of Canadas response to those travelers in need during 9/11 (In *Gander, Newfoundland* ). And the Tony award winning play about it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bni7nqOih9eqnaM kzbin.info/www/bejne/goWxdYWsitaJh6M kzbin.info/www/bejne/oInFqaKvabKam9U

[@lorishepperd5517]

Yes, one of the videos is called: Full Documentary: Gander's Ripple Effect: How a Small Town's Kindness Opened on Broadway. That is from CBC/Radio-Canada is a Canadian public broadcasting service. There is also a small clip called: The tiny town that became a beacon of hope on 9/11(Kindness of Strangers) from 60 Minutes Australia. When my kids were in school, they were taught about Gander and Appleton in their Canadian Geography/History and Economics classes. It's worth the watch.

[@lorishepperd5517]

I forgot to mention, both of those videos are on KZbin.

[@janetb1310]

Canadian population 38.929,902 Californias population. 39, 185,605 The population of the USA 332,403,650

[@loritalbot3063]

I know Canadians were hurt after 9\11 when President Bush thanked, individually, all the countries who aided America but never mentioned Canada . When asked about it he literally said ''well that goes without saying..." Americans have stepped and helped us as well In 1917 a ship fully loaded with munitions collided in Halifax harbour and exploded leveling most of the city to people of Boston organized a train of emergency aid. saving a lot of lives, In appreciation Canada sends an enormous Christmas tree to them. A tradition that is more than 100 years now.

[@RBB52]

It is not Canada that sends the Christmas tree...it is Nova Scotia that sends the Christmas Tree. Canada was woefully absent after the disaster. It was the Americans who came to Halifax's rescue.

[@gryph01]

We are used to being ignored. Not picking on Texas, but Bush barely acknowledged anyone outside of the U.S. But he did issue a medal to Canadian troops (JTF2) for their contribution in Afganistan.

[@barbarae-b507]

My brother is a Salvation Army officer with his wife in Canada . He went to New York for 3 weeks at a time at least 3 times to help with counselling and aid to the people working after 9/11. He had to get permission to be away from his job each time. He brought back a lot of film and photos from his experiences. The firefighters actually took him down into the underground of the Twin Towers before it was cleared up.

[@b1gr3d53]

thank you for the recognition (from british columbia here)

[@regulator9268]

Thank you from us down here :) !

[@duanerutherford9033]

I ran into a guy from Texas once in Ontario. He was going on and on about how big Texas was. (you know, everything is bigger in Texas, including their ego) He absolutely would not believe that Texas and California would both almost fit inside Ontario, but it's true. And Quebec is 60% bigger!

[@ben-san9677]

It's always funny to me when Texans brag about the size of their state. It's not even the biggest state in the US (Alaska is about 2.5x larger).

[@marklittle8805]

You can drive from Texarkana to El Paso in 13 hours. It takes 24 hours from Ontario Border with Quebec to the Manitoba Border. That fact messes their head up

[@RicardoRoams]

You should have told there are 6 times zones in Canada. 5 main zones and the Newfoundland zone. Maybe that would have impressed him.

[@Albertarocks]

LOL. Alberta is as big as Texas. Having said that, Albertans have a deep bond with Texans and love them. We love Montanans as well, since that is the only state that borders Alberta, and we have known each other forever! Fvck borders.

[@johnross5889]

Texas is such a cute little place

[@troublenesss]

I highly recommend the book, “The Day The World Came To Town.” It’s all about the planes that landed in Gander, Newfoundland and the residents who helped take care of the stranded. The play, Come From Away was based on that. You’ll need tissues. 💖

[@penneyrowe9053]

O yea, don't forget the tissues.

[@NatureFamJam]

Yes, watch this! Muskie’s me cry every time ❤

[@TheDylls]

I didn't know that there was a book! I mean, I should have, but I just didn't think of it! Thank you!

[@dennisrphymurphy7929]

@@TheDylls I didn't either, thank you.

[@terrancebrown87]

So many Canadians look every month to see if ANYONE reacted to this video. Thank you so much for watching this. Means a lot to us ❤

[@xGoodOldSmurfehx]

Canada is often overlooked in history its not something new In the end its kind of a pleasant thing knowing that everything goes back to peace and quiet after the fact but sometimes its frustrating that proper recognition is often forgotten

[@glennmartin6492]

Shhhh! We don't want the attention until our plans are complete!

[@heywaitaminute1984]

It's not such a bad thing to be overlooked, this makes others underestimate us, which is one reason why we are so sneaky in battle. Besides, you know we'd just end up with a massive blush on our faces if someone praises us and then go "ahhh shucks", all the while secretly and quietly, we're jumping up and down, pumping our fists in the air...lol.

[@adamsinclair836]

Interesting fact: Canada had already been fighting in WW2 for 27 months prior to the US joining. Also, Canada was the first Country to officially declare war against Japan after Pearl Harbor was bombed, even before the US did. They don't put THAT in their war movies lol. 🍁

[@heywaitaminute1984]

@@adamsinclair836 They don't that have information about Canada and sometimes steal what WE did. Good thing we're such a nice, polite, quiet Country, unless we go to war then we're not. We know what we do, no need to tell everyone else, that's what the U.S. is for..lol.

[@rps1689]

@@adamsinclair836 It’s too bad it took the US two years after the war started to officially declare a state of war between the US and Germany after Germany declared war on the US. And that the American Generals and Admirals, in the European Theatre, didn’t start running the show primarily until after Dec 1943 (about a year after Pearl) when Eisenhower was appointed Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force. (More than two thirds of the duration of WWII did not have US Admirals and Generals running the show in the European Theatre). 
 The US began helping Britain with supplies and equipment before they got involved in the war. I remember my grandfather telling me how he was involved working for CNR telecommunications; coordinating shipments/aid from the US via Canada bound for Great Britain during the war in 1939 and 1940. At that time the Canadian Navy did Convoy escort work.

[@theresalayton9286]

I absolutely love hearing stories like this, us Canadians do love our American cousins ♥️♥️♥️🇨🇦

[@shelleytorok1406]

Gander Newfoundland a small community of less than 11.000 took in almost 7000 people. Fed and housed them for nearly 3 days. GO, Canada🇨🇦 People opened their homes and donated food and other necessities. Proof that not all angels wear wings❤️❤️❤️

[@marklittle8805]

5 or 6 days actually. And the Newfs would do it again if they had to. Newfoundlanders are a breed apart

[@praetorxian]

@@marklittle8805 they are.

[@johnross5889]

Absolutely..nor heroes wear capes

[@glitterrepublicglitterrepu7909]

Thanks for this video. I'm a proud Canadian and when I see something like this, it's makes me even more proud. The population statistics is updated, California does have a larger population than the entire Country of Canada. That's correct. It does get very cold during the winter months and more so in the territories. That's The Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. We just learn to live with it and many like myself love it. We love winter sports such as hockey and skiing. We love Canada and we're proud to be Canadians.

[@dianeshelton9592]

Just like the Scandinavians who have a saying , there is no such thing as bad weather , just bad clothes.

[@eg568]

@@dianeshelton9592 Russians have same saying)

[@pjperdue1293]

Proud *and relieved* to be Canadians. 🙂

[@tadadoterson6147]

Hockey is a good substitute for the wars we had.

[@crystalrassifineart]

This is nice. Some people say “I wish we had more recognition”. I don’t. We don’t do things for recognition because that’s selfish. We do things because we care. Many of us or our ancestors were brought to Canada out of persecution circumstances and we enjoy giving back.

[@Christianna73]

So true

[@sjmsoulwork]

Canada currently has 37.7million. California has 41 million. Yep. You heard it right.🇨🇦

[@robertmatechuk2660]

As a Canadian... I thank you

[@allison4516]

To learn more about yellow ribbon and the planes landing in Canada that day, check out “you are here. A come from away story” which is a documentary that focuses on the events taking place in Gander Newfoundland on 9/11.

[@pretty_kitty]

We have warm weather all year round here. There are also parts that get snow. WE adapt and overcome.

[@jeffdaniels4497]

Great video..Canada and the U.S. will always stand together..🇨🇦 🇺🇲 👍

[@zander8018]

We were not with you in Iraq... We don't follow lock steps with America and America can sometimes be a bully

[@TheZayGS]

This was an awesome video. Thank you! To answer your question, yes TONS of Americans & Canadians cross the border every single day for work. Beyond that, families live on either side of the border and often cross back & forth to spend time together. At the end of the day we’re brothers & sisters of 2 great nations ❤️

[@landonbarretto4933]

I'm American and escaped to Canada 30 years ago and am a citizen. Canada is a vastly superior country in every respect. We aren't at war with each other, people are pleasant, not so stressed out, no one gets in to someone else's business and the political system is more effective (Parliamentary). Taxes pay for national health care and maternity/paternity leave, among other things. In short, a civilized country as opposed to the states which is more like living in the Medeival era.

[@rwilsonweir5697]

Shhh Landon, let's not let the cat out of the bag. 😉

[@bbm1077]

quiet, please.

[@pjperdue1293]

We're glad you're here!

[@erikwsince1981]

That’s a pretty accurate summary. Well said sir!

[@trevorwalsh9443]

I don’t know if you been living under a rock but Canada is pretty undivided nowadays.

[@firstlast4516]

You guys are the kind of neighbours everyone appreciates, thanks for the video ;)

[@toryjames5084]

Yes. I live in Windsor Ontario, less then a mile from Detroit Michigan across that bridge ( Ambassador Bridge) their are many Canadians and Americans who work, on either side of the border. Especially in health care. And manufacturing. The families are so intermingled that the cities celebrate two thanksgivings. Canada’s in October and America’s in November.

[@RicardoRoams]

Happy Thanksgiving, Canada! It's today!

[@dominiquel8766]

Hi cute video, love your reactions, I love watching Americans reacting to anything Canada 😂 you're always left surprised. if you want to learn about how Canada helped during 9/11 with the planes look for stories about Gander, that's were most of the planes crossing the Atlantic landed, since they tried to avoid big cities as much as possible, they're are a few KZbin videos on it, also you search for House Hippos, we Canadians love our house hippos 🤭🤭, you can also look at Heritage Minutes.

[@stephaniepotter5999]

We don't need recognition, the right thing to do was land those planes and feed those people. Simple as that. So proud of our country for doing that and proud to be a Canadian. That is just our culture.

[@rps1689]

Even with all its faults, I like Canada for its vast open spaces and its egalitarian approach to governance. Especially governance that is based on the suppression of far right politics, which has wide public and political support even among most conservatives plus they don't get easily distracted by t1t for tat distraction politics and the ongoing capitalism versus socialism false dichotomy like we see in the US. I always found it attractive that equality and inclusiveness are usually in the forefront of political and legal importance for most Canadians. Also that politics is much quieter than that of the US, has more advanced civil liberties, and a place where Christianity is less polarized and more nuanced not to mention more irreligious than that of the US, which I find very appealing especially as I get older.

[@lorrainerichey5876]

On 9-11, 38 flights with 7000 + passengers landed in Gander Newfoundland, a town of 10,000. That small town fed and housed them all for almost a week.

[@catladygoddess]

It looks like that piece was made during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. I live in Vancouver and that was a great time. That was interesting to watch. Thanks from 🇨🇦

[@whittyone7794]

I taught my daughter to skate outside at -35 temps, she was 18 months old at the time! 😂 you get used to it, no lie!

[@theravyshow2570]

Many people...especially those of us Canadians heard about the airspace thing. Nice couple! good luck on your channel.

[@Mike-yi2gi]

This is a bit old. Canada has almost 39 million people in 2022. Yes California's population is larger than Canada's but remember states like Vermont have less than 1 million in population. Also what they don't mention in this video is that people like me live in an area of Canada where we rarely speak English in our daily lives as our first language is French.

[@lightlantern]

Hi in Toronto, Ontario we go from +35-40oc in the summer to maybe -35oc in the winter! ARGO The film was based on the Iran situation. Come From Away the musical was based on 911 a small town’s perspective. People who cross the border to work hold Nexus cards that need renewing from time to time. A lot of things are filmed here so I’m guessing amongst other businesses that those in the industry probably have Nexus cards. Lastly unrelated to the video we have single payer health care it ain’t perfect but I survived cancer & paid $0 . Any questions just ask!! ✌🏼 & ❤️ 🇨🇦

[@bskec2177]

I detest the movie Argo. It grossly misrepresents what happened there, making the Canadian ambassador look inept and foolish while making the CIA involvement the key, when reality was the opposite.

[@lightlantern]

@@bskec2177 True but it gives people the gist then they can dive deeper into the actual facts!

[@TheDemouchetsREACT]

❤🙏🏾 The summer weather doesn't sound too bad. We hope to see the musical one day! Bless you for being a survivor!

[@lightlantern]

@@TheDemouchetsREACT I hope you do see it one day & thank you ❤️

[@BetterYet]

Yes. Ken Taylor was asked about Argo and he politely called it fiction. Totally false story line.

[@scottgates2042]

I love your channel… and just subscribed. I am a dual citizen with Canada and the USA and currently living in Ohio. Fun Facts that were not clearly explained 1) Yes, Canadian and Americans like myself do cross the border for work, play such as visiting family. 2) Most Canadian Cities are within 200 miles of the USA border this is due to trade and weather. 3) Canada has spectacular summers for example Vancouver is similar to Seattle weather Calgary is similar to Denver and Toronto and Montreal is similar to Chicago or Nyc weather

[@clayton6899]

Great video guys got my sub Not only did we land your planes at our air ports, we also took you guys into our homes and feed you and made you comfortable during those hard times. We love you guys 💯 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 VS EVERYONE

[@weeyummybmp7693]

Canada has 35 million people (i am Canadian) and California has 37 million people - where i live there are 10,000 people in our small city which is approximately 400 miles north of Toronto (our provincial capital) and yes it does get cold up here in the winter. but summers are usually nice and warm.

[@ssmele]

Thank you for your recognition of what we did to help our American cousins during 9/11. Gander Nova Scotia particularly knocked themselves out. So much so, many of those Americans come back each year to spend time with their “host” families!

[@truthseekercanada]

I live in Vancouver, BC (Canada) and it really doesnt get colder than -5 here. Its exactly like Seattle.

[@chrisdrab4509]

In Vancouver, the temperature rarely drops below freezing. We can, and do get cold snaps but they are typically short and are not nearly as cold as the east coast. Vancouver is more known for rain in the winter, not snow. Very similar climate as Seattle which is only a two hour drive.

[@christianbrasso8257]

THE 6 SMUGGLED US DIPLOMATS TO THE CANADIAN EMBASSY BECAME THE MOVIE ARGO, WHICH WON THE ACADAMY AWARD. BTW IT'S ONLY COLD IN THE WINTER BETWEEN NOV-MAR. WE HAVE VERY WARM SUMMERS-IN THE 90'S F. THERE IS A HIT BROADWAY PLAY CALLED COME FROM AWAY, WHICH IS ABOUT THE NEWFOUNDLAND TOWN OF GANDER HELPING THE PLANE PASSENGERS DURING 9/11.

[@MavenCree]

Population-wise, we're small. But most people don't understand just how physically massive we are. I'm in Ontario, which is technically central Canada. (on the east side). I can fly to anywhere in the continental USA faster than I can fly to Vancouver on the west coast. Parts of Newfoundland (our Eastern most province) are physically closer to England, than they are to our own West coast. You can drive 8 hours in Ontario, and you will still be in Ontario. Hell, if you're going from the lowest point of Ontario to the furthest driving point... it's 24 hours. That's still not even as long as it would take to reach the very North of the province... but that driving would get... complicated...

[@konciliogasco3324]

LOL yeah as the roads tend to end and the bush dense a lot of northern ontario is only accessible by plane it is amazing!!!

[@CanadianBardbuddy]

I'm a BCer and have never been farther east than Manitoba. I've been to Europe but not through my own country as it was more expensive. 😀

[@carmium]

Let's point out that we divided our country into 10 provinces + 3 territories, and not 50. That's why Texas would rattle around in BC. The point to keep in mind is that the States have far more livable land than we do, if you consider the average person. Look at your own Alaska; it hasn't reached 3/4 million yet because it's full of ice and snow every winter and much of summer! It's no different in Canada. Only a minority of people enjoy that life. My city's Metro area alone is 2 1/2 million, but then, we live close to the border. Go north and east and we have one city bigger than 100,000 people - and it's in the sunniest part of the province. Everything, as they say, is relative.

[@denisegreene8441]

Well as we are warming up our north is thawing. In 100 years California will be another Sahara desert and Canada's north as well as Greenland will be turning into marshlands and forests. Canada has a large percentage of the world's fresh water ( as well as Australia surprisingly.. theirs is hard to get to as well ) so the world WILL be coming after us within the next 50 or so yrs.

[@louisejohnson6057]

There was a Tony award winning Broadway play called "Come From Away" that was about the people caught up in the situation in Gander and other communities after 911.

[@Kathleen-u7s4b]

Thank you for taking the time to learn about our great country!

[@brendaryder8745]

There was a smash Broadway hit called "Come From Away" that is all about the Canadians looking after all the Americans in the days following the 911 disaster.

[@jomojojo6603]

There is a small documentary (or news article) about a small town in Newfoundland that helped out on 9/11 and the following days. It's very interesting and heartwarming.

[@Mattattak]

I know two other Canadians who work as nurses in Detroit. They live in Windsor, Ontario and cross the bridge many time per week.

[@totallyleftfield]

Cheers from Montreal Quebec Canada =)

[@tanikaleroy1706]

I have dual citizenship so I used to work in bellingham, Washington while living in Canada. Also not all of Canada is that cold lol I would never live here if that was the case.

[@TheDemouchetsREACT]

Well, that makes sense lol

[@RicardoRoams]

@@TheDemouchetsREACT , Vancouver and Victoria are the only 2 large cities in Canada that do not regularly freeze over. They are located in the Province of British Columbia. It's a little confusing because the city of Vancouver is the largest city in the Province and located on the mainland. Victoria, is actually the Provincial capital and is located on Vancouver Island.

[@LorrieLogan]

Love you two. Canada is special. ❤

[@tss9886]

Thousands of Canadian medical professionals work in the US and live in Canada, I learned that during Covid when it became an issue crossing the boarder. Especially because laws in Canada about vaccines and masks were stricter then in some places in the US, many Canadians didn't want to put their families at risk because of lacks US rules.

[@johnf1619]

Home from Away is the musical based on Operation Yellow Ribbon, in Gander Newfoundland

[@416TreasureHunters]

There's a town, Gander Newfoundland, the small town took in the bulk of the transatlantic flights, there's great videos about it!

[@introvertedextrovert1023]

When people are in trouble, I can tell you that me, as a Canadian, and everyone I know, are instantly researching what we can do to help. We will walk for our fellow men and women when we feel something is wrong and unfair. We know how lucky we are to live in a beautiful country, that is, granted, not perfect but better than a lot of others. We have space, we have help when we need it from our government (well most of the time...), we have free healthcare ( some will argue it is NOT free, because we pay taxes for it, but I will gladly pay for a child to be saved without their family having to lose everything from medical bills), and so much more! We have the setting to help others and that is why our reputation of being nice and peaceful is known everywhere in the world. I won't pretend im super patriotic, but I will say I am fortunate to be Canadian.

[@daphneporter856]

Got to remember about the cold, we've been here a long time and know how to stay warm. You will love his video on operation yellow ribbon, it's longer but would love to see the reaction. I'm sure many will suggest. And if you're into ww2 history juno beach is a good thing to look up, or "The one eyed scout who liberated a town by himself".

[@TheDemouchetsREACT]

Adding it now!

[@RS-cj5fv]

Also, -80 was a record in the far North. Most Canadians live many hundreds of kilometres south. That being said our winters are very cold but everything is heated, including public transit, many bus shelters and all buildings. We experience the cold in short spurts in our day to day lives, except of course the hardy ones who love winter sports!!! And, we have Tim Horton's coffee.... A staple for our cold mornings😊.

[@chrisdrab4509]

Unless you live on the west coast where it drops below freezing only a few days each year.

[@marieclaudeb.2366]

Look up Gander, the towns response to 911… it’s a very sweet documentary

[@SBel65]

The 911 reaction by Canada (specifically Newfoundland) was made into a Broadway play named Come from Away.

[@SchnuffiJames]

Thanks for the video.

[@melgreier1630]

Operation Yellow Ribbon was a double - edged sword for Canada ... on the one hand, Canadians ‘do’ for no other reason but because it was the right and honourable thing to do for people who could be our neighbours, our relatives, our friends.... on the other hand, American news outlets will rarely, if ever, promote another country, no matter what that country may have done for the USA... lucky for Canada, we’re most comfortable staying in the background, happy with the respect our country has earned across the globe, and content with our invisibility within the USA. 😉

[@RyanCragg73]

As to "living in the US but working in Canada", my Grade 11 gym teacher was an American that commuted in to Surrey from Blaine every day. I also had an American coworker that commuted across the border from Point Roberts every day.

[@heatheryoung36]

Just came across your channel. You two are so adorable! Thank you and bless you from British Columbia, Canada.

[@elizabethlefebvre1694]

Come and visit Canada. Love to show you around Montreal.

[@RicardoRoams]

Montreal has one of the finest subway system I've ever experienced.

[@EdmontonRealEstate01]

Most of us live within 100 miles of the Canadian/United States boarder. Where I live (Edmonton, Alberta) it gets cold, but it’s not for that long of a time. The coldest I’ve experienced in Edmonton is around minus forty degrees Celsius and that’s rare. While working much further north in Wabiskaw, Alberta, I experienced minus 52 degrees Celsius. At the camp I was working at, they had to leave the cars running all the time because if you turned them off, they would get so cold after a few hours you wouldn’t be able to start them in that temperature.

[@klondikechris]

I live in the Yukon Territory which is a bit bigger than California, but has only 40,000, 28,000 of them living in the one city (Whitehorse). The land here is 99% virgin wilderness! While dated, the video is pretty accurate for sure. Something of interest: there are more US states (27) NORTH of the southernmost part of Canada! :)

[@heywaitaminute1984]

There is a beautiful song called "The Highway of Heroes" by The Trews. Also, Remembrance Day, I can't remember the name of the artist, but the song is "A Pittance in Time". The first name of the artist I think is Terry. These events are important to us, please give them a listen.

[@steveeverett1736]

possibly Terri Clark?

[@heywaitaminute1984]

@@steveeverett1736 YES! Thank you. I love that song, it's moving and it speaks to me, same with The Highway of Heroes. Touches the heart it does.

[@Hotdog_Water]

@@heywaitaminute1984 it’s Terry Kelly not Clark. Cheers.

[@heywaitaminute1984]

@@Hotdog_Water Yes thank you, I've been corrected. My memory isn't what it was and I often confuse things. I still love that song and it still brings me to tears.

[@theartofthepour388]

I was a nurse in Windsor Ontario and worked in Detroit Michigan

[@jenncrossfield5202]

This was made during the 2010 Olympic’s in Vancouver, BC.

[@MrXstacey]

Tom did a piece on Gander Newfoundland who on 9/11 got as many “plane people” as there were residents in that town. All the plane people were welcomed with humbling generosity.

[@cdn_jocko]

Yes, there are definitely Americans travelling to Canada for work, and Canadians travelling to the US for work.

[@liveandwrite]

To your question about travel for work (or virtual travel in my case,) I'm a Canadian who works for an American newspaper and my wife, an American, works as a prof at a Canadian university, So, yes, it does occur.

[@raydunn2582]

About 60 years ago, as a teenager, I was stopped by two guys in a car with New York licence plates. They asked me where they could go skiing (their skis were on roof racks.) I was unable to answer them since it was 90 degrees F in the middle of July. I figure most Americans now know a bit more about their neighbours to the north.

[@pretty_kitty]

My father-in-law worked in Detroit but lived in Windsor. So yes both happens. As an electrician, we always except our southern brothers from all over America to come work on our pipeline.

[@racheljackson6973]

This was fantastic, from Canada, have family in the states. Really enjoyed your narration!! Canada and the US both have fantastic landscapes, history and people!!!!😎

[@rakitoon]

Canadians were living moment by moment through 9/11 just like Americans. When you shut your airspace down we had to say whether we'd take these hundreds of planes you were too scared to let land because they might have terrorists taking them over. You think we weren't scared, too. Hell yes we were! I recall reports a plane headed for Vancouver BC had been hijacked. What a day.

[@larryhill2200]

Yes Americans and Canadians work in their neighbouring countries. They still have to cross borders just like everyone else. I just would not want to do their tax returns every year! LOL

[@DaveGIS123]

After hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Canada sent military ships with aid, SAR parties, and military engineers to the US Gulf coast to assist local governments who were overwhelmed. American media ignored it, focussing instead on US military aid to Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi, but off camera it was Canadians who did much of the tough work. Google it.

[@TheDemouchetsREACT]

I'm from New Orleans. The rescue efforts and aftermath was extremely mishandled. The media focus was greatly on being called refugees in our own country.

[@DaveGIS123]

@@TheDemouchetsREACT I believe you. I read there were at least 1800 deaths and over a million people made homeless by Katrina. A lot of the disaster response was useless. Police and soldiers were redirected from search & rescue to guarding against looters. I remember seeing shots of troops "patrolling" New Orleans with rifles to "protect" the city from it's own citizens, when what was needed was an organized evacuation and rescue plan. The people needed food, potable water, and a safe place to sleep while waiting to be taken out of the flood zone. Instead, they got stuck in the Superdome for days and days. Meanwhile Canadian relief ships arrived with emergency supplies, and teams of Canadian troops were put under US control and sent to clear drainage ditches and culverts in Gulf coast backwaters, which nobody saw on TV. Canadian Navy dive teams were working for months after Katrina, something most Americans don't know. US officials appreciated the extra well-trained and organized manpower, even if publicly admitting they needed to use the services of a foreigner military would have made them look bad. (More help could have arrived from Canada by road, but it was refused, ostensibly to avoid traffic congestion. The sight of Canadian amphibious vehicles driving in convoy through America on American roads to rescue New Orleanians and shuttle them to high ground for evacuation would have been a bad look.) "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job." (G.H.W. Bush). Yep...

[@gerryhatrick6678]

If you grow up with the cold, you are climatized to it.

[@Peatingtune]

You don't seem to ever "unclimatize," either. I've spent over a decade in a place which rarely gets below -5 in the winter, but I still haven't started to find the winters cold. I go outside in shorts and a t-shirt when it's 10 degrees out and the locals look at me like I'm insane. Meanwhile I'm thinking, "Ahh, how nice!"

[@proscoviaotim6040]

The point is that, Canada is actually bigger than America and less dense.. meaning the American population is dense and overly populated !

[@Imman1s]

Well, if you are still interested in learning more about Operation Yellow Ribbon, this is a decent starting point: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oInFqaKvabKam9U

[@daphneporter856]

This video brings a few tears every time I watch it :p

[@orangechev79]

There's lots of Canadian's that travelling down to Detroit and work at the ford factory. Also lots of Canadian's move down to the west side of the USA and fly back and forth working in Canada's oil industry

[@christopher480]

lol ok we dont "share" our stars......lol they leave on their own cuz we all know hollywood fame is big freaking $

[@donnaogorman4935]

Greetings from Canada. You are welcome to visit anytime. We are a hearty people...winter is okay. The change of seasons is great. Remember...we always have your back. Take care. Stay well.

[@RicardoRoams]

I've visited Canada many times throughout my life. Never had a bad experience.

[@concernedcitizen3476]

if you want to know more about 911 and the planes . check out the documentary 'Come from Away"

[@deborahyoung9713]

Another story... this time the U.S. helped us and how we continue to thank you every Christmas. Look up the Halifax Explostion which happened during World War !. The U. S. helped us...especially the people from Boston. Every year, people in the Atlantic Provinces compete to have the best Christmas tree which is transported to Boston where it is shown in the Town Square. That is another very heartfelt story. I could tell you hundreds of stories. BTW, there are many people who live near the border who work in the other country. During the pandemic it was tricky because nurses travelled to the other country to work. There had to be negotiations. There are homes where one part of the house is in the U.S. and the rest is in Canada. I don't know how that works but it is true.

[@darryllitchfield7937]

Canadians have always had close ties with the U.S. even before we were offically Canadians.(1867) Well north of 40,000 Canucks signed up to fight in the American Civil War with 7,000 paying with their lives. All from a total population of slightly more than 3 million folks.

[@anntulett8406]

there is a play called come from away plays on broadway about gander and 911

[@IslandGirl755]

The air space shut down here in Canada too, so all planes landed here. Come from Away is a documentary of 9/11.

[@gsmith7309]

That is the one problem we are close but a lot of Americans don't have a clue about us, news organizations only cover when bad stuff happens in Canada not the good stuff that we do a lot of.:-) :-) it's good to learn some Canadian history it's not all pretty but we're pretty decent Folk once you get to know us. :-) :-)

[@maryloulauren8108]

I live on Vancouver Island, a 1 1/2 hour ferry ride from Vancouver, British Columbia on west coast of Canada. The reports of Canada being so cold does not apply here on the southern coast of this province. The eastern states of the USA get much more snow and lower temperatures than we ever do. We experience many winters without any snow, and if it does snow, it’s sparse and gone within a few days. Given that we’re an evergreen province, we do get more rain, but it’s worth it to have the colour green ( not grey) in our environment all year long. Our neighbours, southern Washington state and Oregon have much of the same weather.

[@TheDemouchetsREACT]

This sounds nice. I would love to be in a city where it rains often again.

[@ssokolow]

My grandfather lived in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada and commuted across the border every day to work as a chemist for Hooker Chemical. Elsewhere, there are places like The Northwest Angle or Point Roberts where, because of a quirk of politics, the only land route from bits of the U.S. to the rest of the U.S. is through Canada. I'm not sure about the Northwest Angle but, in Point Roberts, starting with Fourth Grade, American kids have to take a school bus trip through Canada every day.

[@sagefool5786]

I, along with many Canadians across the country were scrambling to find beds for people, not only from US but from all over the world who were stranded here for weeks.

[@TheAmtwhite]

We live near Toronto and immediately called the airport to offer stranded travellers a place to stay, toothbrushes and toothpaste or anything else they need on 9/11. The airport said arrangements had already been made.

[@warrenpeterson6065]

I grew up minutes from the Peace Arch and the village of Blaine, Washington State on the US side of the border and the Semiahmoo Indian Reserve on the Canadian side.

[@5667hall]

I live in a Canadian border town and people from both countries work across borders here.

[@bexanne99]

There is a really good documentary about operation yellow ribbon ( landing the planes) on here.

[@patricialynn5852]

The man walking by the glacier is in my backyard, Stewart, British Columbia ❤ another American loving Canada😊

[@brytonmunro5270]

The videos always say most of Canada is cold without context. Most of the provinces that DO get cold, are very warm during the summer, and relatively warm during the spring and fall. For perspective; -15 in Saskatchewan was T-shirt weather for me when I lived there. Not to mention Winter brings A LOT of fun.

[@TheDemouchetsREACT]

🤯 T-shirt weather??? We'd be freezing.

[@ryanlaurie6030]

You're not kidding here in Ontario we get from 40ºC in summer to -20⁰C with a windchill making it feel like -40ºC in winter.

[@brytonmunro5270]

@@TheDemouchetsREACT our bodies are very intelligent and get accustomed to it after a period of time. Especially after it being -40. It thinks -15 is warm. Our sunlight during winter is also very hot though. Even on a cold day it makes a big difference.

[@kathythompson1174]

Hi from Canada , You young people are just awesome I'm so glad that you are interested in the relationship between our 2 countries. You will find that the Canadian people have always had a strong regard for our American friends. We of course have our differences but we have more in common then not. and would never pick up arms against you even if our governments wanted it . And the reason you don't find any of our info on our helping hands is because we don't toot our own horns so if someone does not mention it nether would we. lol with love from Canada

[@denisegreene8441]

Hate to break that bubble but yes... if it came to war Canada would pick up arms. If you are not prepared to fight for your country then don't expect to be protected. Canada has been invaded by the US and Canada has attacked the US.

[@barbarae-b507]

There’s a musical about the number of planes and people that landed in a small city of Gander NFLD. It has played all over the world. The title is Home and Away. There’s a video on KZbin that you would find very informative and interesting about it. The people still get together for reunions.

[@lizzardbits554]

it was come from away, and 'you are here' is an actual documentary

[@NovaScotiaNewfie]

Gander is a town

[@TSARMOTAF]

Yes Americans and Canadians cross the border EVERY DAY for WORK. There are a lot of first responders like nurses who commute every single day from Canada to work in USA and vice versa.

[@rondanoble8189]

Yes quite a few Canadians work in the U.S. Every day.

[@kerfymon]

my place gets down to -54 sometimes ..lol Check out a place called point Roberts on the west coast in British Columbia.. Interesting how the border works there .. :)

[@gng11]

I was one of those people who helped a group of stranded Americans whose flight was diverted at the airport in Vancouver on 9/11 as a young high schooler. Came straight from school to help find and escort them to their hotel rooms, I'll never forget the horror on their faces as they began to learn what happened, and later the comfort of knowing of being cared for as they finally left.

[@lpeterson2336]

Regarding people crossing for work. I would venture to say that the folk most likely to do that are actors and other film and TV workers. We have a very active film and TV industry and many many US shows are made in Vancouver and Toronto.

[@johnjarvis7248]

Research GANDER, NEWFOUNDLAND AND 9/11