RMR: Canada Explained

Everything you wanted to know about Canada but were afraid to ask.

[@KatyaArifinisnotreal]

This is grade 5 social studies in a nutshell.

[@hanaz6977]

Yesssss😂👍🏻👍🏻

[@cej3940]

Oh hell yeah haha

[@ransom182]

And yet most Canadians have no clue

[@Cheiriko]

Interesting that my Grade 12 history teacher is the one that showed it

[@TrickiVicBB71]

Literally should be shown to any Non-Canadians if they ask how our country XD

[@Transitfan93]

“She has a representative who is in charge of Canada” *Shows picture of Stephen Harper* “No not him next slide please” lol

[@harrywhite7034]

If you read one Canadian book this year let it be Talking to Canadians by Rick Mercer. I grew up watching Rick from time to time and never really realized how special he is. But now I have a newfound love for the guy. He is a true Canadian role model.

[@valeriek8537]

Just finished his book last week and it was fantastic.

[@lpinbrez]

Just bought it… doing research for my trip to Canada next month

[@CFmurse]

Newfound love. Well done, Sir.

[@PamZatt]

Rick is brilliant! Loved this video. If only he could be our PM. Love his wit & intelligence.

[@CaptArgo24]

Anyone here after Oct 21 2019

[@brianthedog6320]

Me 😂

[@theGhoulman]

Haaa! You're a brave Argonaut Captain. :)

[@TSARMOTAF]

@@brianthedog6320 Me 2 heh

[@odalanizi]

Me eh, the nostalgia makes me less depressed

[@mariamcnulty8198]

me

[@OmtaThien]

This video being legal to show on TV already means Canada is an amazing country with freedom. and humor. I am Thai and our laws regarding censorship of the monarchy is outrageous, I hope one day similar things like this can be seen on Thai TV and nobody responsible have to disappear afterwards.

[@pianolounge]

Mr Mercer for Prime Minister!

[@emily-gh9ox]

i was more engaged than any class I have ever taken. I have learned more about politics than I have in my entire adult life, and also have laughed during the whole thing! A video not forgotten, Rick Mercer you are a Canadian gem and I cherish you greatly!!!!!

[@tiptopluongo]

Hello students currently sitting in Social Studies class watching this and thinking "YES!!! A VIDEO!!!"

[@mcnicsmith]

"Luckily, I was born here so I've never had to do it." Literally laughed out loud at that one.

[@olmohauner7082]

But expected

[@bonaccordmusic]

Rick, once again, simply brilliant.

[@sendmejunkify]

"Oh wait, no. It couldn't be this dude." Was funny enough over a year ago. Who would have thought (in retrospect) it could get funnier?

[@focusedeye]

sendmejunkify "Oh wait, no. It couldn't be this dude." Was funny enough over a year ago. Who would have thought (in retrospect) it could get funnier? Here we are in May 2020 and that dude (Jason Kenny I think) is now the Premier of Alberta.

[@llee_gg]

@@focusedeyeif you think the "couldn't be that dude" dude is Jason Kenney, you're wrong. It's John Baird. I'd recognize his yelling face anywhere lol

[@mysteryachiever]

Thank you for this! I love how, at 3:45 he says “The advantage of our system is, if our Prime Minister decides to do something in completely insane, we have a system to remove him immediately“… And then they show a photo of George W Bush. How quaint that looks from the perspective of current times.

[@cde.zhaletscou9421]

Despite Rick being rather real in the segment, that’s the one part where he’s out of his mind. If the governor general even lose a toe out of line there is typically a political crisis. Australia’s 1975 Constitutional Crisis being exhibit A and the King-Bing affair being exhibit B

[@paddocklockersby8089]

0:36 "We're on hold with Rogers..." OH MY GOD 😂

[@shadowpod13]

I love this. He explains it clearly, but in a nice humorous way that if, say you got something wrong, it's fine .Because it's funney and you can laugh. Great way of explaining how our government works. Also, I shall be *down voting* every comment that refers to "remove the Queen" or some sort of similar thing.

[@Michaelonyoutub]

sounds like it should fall under the oath of fealty, I agree, will do the same

[@Coldstreamer17]

Being someone who loves politics, this is actually a very good funny representation how a parliamentary system works..

[@TheBroccoliFox]

As an American who will be immigrating to Canada in the near future, this was rather helpful. Thank you lol.

[@alannathurgood2814]

I really enjoyed how hard he whacked the screen when Harper's face came up

[@brettstrut753]

As a proud Canadian I say, God save the Queen of Canada!

[@mendellavner5177]

Thanks Rick! You’ve brightened my day once again!!

[@PackedWolf]

I laughed my ass off. CANADA ALL THE WAY

[@bradjohnson5323]

The Queen of England is not the Queen of Canada, the Queen of Canada is the Queen of Canada.

[@dasalekhya]

+Brad Johnson THAT is correct. In fact, "constitutionally" the Brits can depose the monarch & become a full Republic .. ... even then, QE II would still remain the *Queen of Canada* (_she probably would have to move here or Australia_... LOL!)

[@Viennery]

+Brad Johnson The Queen of the Commonwealth quite frankly.

[@bradjohnson5323]

Viennery No, the Commonwealth is a separate concept. Republics can be in the commonwealth. ***** Explained well, Elizabeth II is the Queen of Canada and the Queen of England, but the Queen of England is not Canada's queen, make sense? Think about it this way, I could be the CEO two companies, Canada Corp and England Corp. Being simultaneously the CEO of two companies does not mean England Corp owns Canada Corp any more than Canada Corp owns England Corp. Even though the CEO of both companies is the same physical person.

[@xazlx]

If my dad is the Police Chief and the Fire chief, and someone asks me who is the Fire chief, and I reply the Police Chief, is that wrong? As the Queen of England and the Queen of Canada are by tradition and likely by law currently one and the same person, isn’t the current Queen of England whether or not England becomes a full republic sometime in the future also the Queen of Canada? If so wouldn’t either designation as well as the Queen of whatever else she may be queen of, be a valid designation? Once England becomes a full republic that designation would no longer hold true as when my dad retires as the Police chief.

[@TheYukonnahanni]

YES, SHE HOLDS THE TITLE ,,, BUT IT IS A CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY , ONLY !!! Canada is a Sovereign Nation .. Makes her own decisions etc. As all Commonwealth Nations do ...Canada ,only pays homage constitutionaly , lip service to the Crown ,, but Canada , also belongs , to the British Commonwealth of Nations .. Which includes many Nations World -wide .. Its a strong Commonwealth .. And in a 150 years the Bonds between these Nations has never been broken .... Canada has many Bonds with other Nations across the World that do not belong to the Commonwealth .. Holland , Belgium , who the Canadians Liberated , at great losses & to this very day those Countries Honour Canada & the thousands of Canadians that gave their lives for them & remain & lie buried in their grounds .. So let's not get too carried away here :))) Canada has Served the World well .. And never asked a thing back !!! Basically in the 60's & 70's we were for years , Peace Keepers , UNTIL we threw our lot in with the U.SA. We have always been there for them , in their Crisis's etc. ..UNTIL changes were made , but ,,one sometimes has to give their head a shake at what our neighbours are doing .. We Will & WILL Continue to remain Loyal as Friends , but , oh !! One does not want to get shafted , as it is unfortunatley being Economically done to us ... Fair Trade ??? Well , Fair Trade or the Word "Fair" , means , Every One Should get a piece of the Sausage , not JUST The Who One Cry & Whimper , OR BULLY !! if they don't get 85 % of it .. Give & Take , SHOULD BE THE NAME OF THE GAME !! A real Deal-maker or Negotiator should know how to make it work !! So all walk away satisfied !!

[@lvnalvnacanada9844]

God save our Queen!

[@JInks232]

"Americans are benevolently ignorant about Canada, whereas Canadians are malevolently informed about the United States" Merrill Denison, Canadian Playwright

[@john-tj2hg]

Thank you for this insight! It's the year 2023. Except for the change in monarchy nothing has changed. Canadian citizens are not pleased with the current government as to rules banning firearms and knives. But, as usual, our voices are not heard.

[@seanwebb605]

No that's not what Canadians are thinking about.

[@sheilanaduriak1269]

Well if that is true about being able to remove the sitting PM for 'doing something completely insane', then why is Justin Trudeau STILL able to enjoy the role and its many perks, as PM? What say you?

[@seanwebb605]

If you understood anything in the video it is because the Liberal government maintains the confidence of the house of commons and Justin Trudeau remains the leader of the party.

[@MattNeufy]

What this was TEN years ago?! Also hey obligatory who’s here in the 19?

[@TheBroccoliFox]

4/19/19

[@Funnybriton]

25/10/20...lol

[@DARTH-R3VAN]

26/10/2020

[@MTheChequeGuy]

“No, not him… next slide PLEASE!”

[@DasShredDoctor]

Keep in mind that each province has a different education system. When I was in junior high and high school, we learned everything on this video and more.

[@lizannefoster5489]

We need a 2022 version of this!

[@joshyboy1983]

After the 2015 election, watching this made me chuckle a bit.

[@kazikian]

@MenwithHill As required by law, a translation shall be posted for you shortly ;)

[@mattcat234]

I'll take Stephen Harper back any day over Trudope

[@ryanhuntrajput474]

That's a bad choice as well moving forward hopefully we can get even better candidates .

[@Northkid78]

"My dog wears a raincoat" Effin Hilarious. Rick you are amazing!

[@imgamerful]

No I'm a Canadian and I think Canada is in the top 10 best countries in the world, but that person thought Canada was the best. And it's NOT simply because we aren't perfect.

[@MourninGlori]

Thank you for your rendition of our political system; you make it sound so ridiculous, which it is. Has anyone ever sat back and looked into the amount of money it takes to keep this morinic Democracy system ticking; I,ll bet you it's in the billions of dollars. No wonder we have such a deficit. If we were to take in all of our elections, the cost of MP's, MLA's, Civic leaders, government services, excluding law enforcement and other essential services, but embracing foreign councels - our country would be pretty well off. Proroguing government has been used too often and is not subject to holding our politicians to account, but if they were not being paid for the same period it would be a hard lesson for them to learn and tey would use it more wisely and wouldn't be as flippant about it.

[@agilemind6241]

"Has anyone ever sat back and looked into the amount of money it takes to keep this morinic Democracy system ticking; I,ll bet you it's in the billions of dollars." FYI "democracies" get better bang-per-buck than any other gov't system. Dictatorships generally have even higher taxes and the people get treated like shit for the privilege.

[@mirandapala871]

3:50 - I bet the US especially wishes that they had this ability right now...

[@DaL33T5]

Send help pls

[@LifeofMarie267]

This is why I love Canada...you make fun of your country. America would gripe. #IWishIWasCanadian

[@TheBroccoliFox]

Do what I'm doing and immigrate. lol

[@BrendanTheGent]

The door is open. We wont miss you.

[@SpanishFly120]

In 2021, it's crazy how much here still holds up as being relevant.

[@robobrain10000]

I come back to this video every few years for a refresher.

[@joshuajanelleorcherton9000]

she came to our school and it was awesome. so friggen life changing..those moments standing in silence as she said hello to our school...just...magical

[@00Hydro00]

Get rid of the queen!

[@MrUltimateAnimations]

The queen doesn't actually have any parliamentary powers. It's just a tradition.

[@Gyrono]

Also it's nice to have an emergency lever if a PM starts acting like a dictator.

[@gabeeng7855]

So hey, how bout we get the Queen out of our political system. Even though she has no power, but still. I dont like that immigrnats have to pledge an oath to the monarchy.

[@jalil16]

be thanks full of immigrants ,they work pay tax and welfare pay you every month

[@agilemind6241]

Do you have any idea what a huge pain in the ass that would be? I would much rather our elected representatives spend their time governing the country well, than carefully rewriting hundred year old documents to remove all references to the Queen and wasting a several million dollars holding a referendum.

[@GuruJudge21]

Gabe wasn't insulting immigrants, Jay. He was saying that he took issue that new Canadian citizens had to swear an oath to the Queen. What else is the government doing? Going on vacation and lying? It wouldn't be that hard to change and we're going to have to do it all again anyway when Elizabeth dies and her son takes the crown and we have to change all the "Queen" and "Her Majesty" to "King" and "His Majesty".

[@agilemind6241]

No because people weren't that stupid when they wrote the constitution etc.. all the reference to the monarch use both genders already. And yes it would be that hard to change because it requires changing the constitution which requires unanimous consent of the provinces some of which have laws requiring referendums for their approval of significant changes to the constitution - and that is before you get into the whole "Quebec never approved the current constitution" debacle and have to deal with all those extra negotiations (see Meech Lake Accord and Charlottetown Accords to see how well that has gone in the past). There is still an on going court case challenging Harper's change to the rules of succession of the Monarchy to treat male and female heirs equally - and that is a change that has broad approval among Canadians. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-court-appeal-royal-succession-law-1.4541398

[@GuruJudge21]

It does not. It says 'Queen' throughout the whole thing. I even believed you at first, but I looked it up on the Government's site and then I looked up the physical document. It says Queen throughout the whole thing from 1867 to 1982. Maybe I'm ignorant, and every document I've seen is filling in a blank where it says [Insert Gender Appropriate Monarchial Title] or it says 'Queen'. So, unless Canada wants to be officially ruled by Charle's wife, we're going to have to change it. Yes, there would be a political debacle. The Canadian Government is seemingly incapable of doing anything simply. What I am saying is it that it wouldn't be actually difficult to do, just annoying to get started. Or maybe it would be harder, considering the BNA Act is apparently still in Britain. Obviously, the rights of succession should be cognatic, it'd only be sexist not to. That's something that really doesn't matter since the direct heirs are all men. I support that change and I want the monarchy abolished.

[@universebear4891]

Canada was never part of the USA. During the civil war the British loyalists fled northwards, to Canada (mostly Upper Canada) while the French held lower Canada. Canada was only ever part of the English and French Empires, and the French lost Lower Canada so it all became British. The USA did try to take over but lost the war of 1812 against The British (with minor aid from Canadian Militias, much more aid came from Indians but for their good work we stuck them in 3rd world reserves. Go Canada!)

[@sakurakasumi4664]

Rick always was, and forever shall be my Canadian Hero. ♥♥♥ Thank you

[@faithisnotonfire]

@araya1 Its not always cold . . . I'm pretty sure you get winter too. . . and it depends where you live/visit. I live in Vancouver, and it basically rains all winter. . . we usually never even get snow.

[@amkb4649]

I wish this was how I was taught about government in school

[@mdu02]

> There is no test for her being of sound mind You were damn right Rick

[@EternalSilence4ever]

@SnobRoll Defended Afghanistan with you guys, joined a coalition with America into Iraq. Trained security forces in various countries. Provided troops when other countries backed down, and lost them without making a loud peep about America's search for the non-existent WMD. And much much more. A little appreciation would be kind of nice.

[@dothedeed]

Basketball was Dr James Naismith in Canada, although he eventually moved to the USA and naturally brought the game with him.

[@TMJones1971]

Love you Rick :) Come see us at the World Pond Hockey Championships this winter ok? Plaster Rock, New Brunswick ... you'll probably have to Google Map the place and don't blink on your way by or you'll miss us ... but we have a great time every year ! Well worth the time and effort to get here ... take care, Theresa

[@marlainirving]

I forgot the Governor General can go behind Door #2 and ask another party if they have the confidence of the House.

[@wesleyfilms]

This 6 minute KZbin video taught me more about our Canadian government than school. I'm not sure how to feel about that....

[@alanbrooke144]

He tries to take the piss out of the crown, then immediately tells us why it's the best system of government at 3:57!

[@TheNublar]

@MrFataja Around 15 of the players on Boston are Canadian and so is the entire coaching staff and GM ... and basketball was James Naismith of what was Canada West at the time ...

[@00sparkleandshiiine]

I like that I atleast remembered what the GG is. Thank you civics teacher, 8 years ago

[@freejazzfree]

@ShayisWY a.g.bell invented the first 'practical' telephone and insulin - "It was isolated in 1921-22 at the University of Toronto. The scientists involved in the research were Dr. Fredrick Banting, Charles Best (a medical student at the time of the discovery), Professor J. J. R. Macleod and Dr. James Collip. On June 3, 1934, Dr Frederick Banting the co-inventor of insulin was knighted for his medical discovery."

[@PlopRS]

Canada's birth year can be 1867, 1931 or 1982 depending on what you consider "independence"

[@canmoore]

I for one am happy to retain ties with Britain. It is apart of our history, and our British heritage is what separates us from Americans and should never be severed. As for WW2. Canada's pumped out ammunition, food, and vehicles for the British war effort. Our navy kept the Atlantic shipping lanes open, allowing for both Canadian and US aid to Britian (although the US was not involved in the war untill 1941, they did send aid to England prior to '41).

[@lenvine]

@hop1pop The man who is considered the inventor of the telephone is s Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell, who came to Canada with his family and did his early work in Brantford, Ontario, before moving to the U.S. where he took out the patent on the telephone.

[@Lumilan]

Wow I now know everything I wanted to know about our neighbor up north, but was too afraid to ask!

[@PlopRS]

Yes, in 1867 the British North America act was passed joining the United Province of Canada with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, creating the Dominion of Canada.

[@ducttape82]

No question, however keep in mind, Canada was British at that point... the regiments who did the fighting were Canadian Regiments. Part of the reason the war of 1812 ended was after the Napoleonic wars came to a close, the regular british army units became available and the US didn't want to have to face them. The British didn't want to endure the cost of sending them overseas, so they signed a peace treaty putting the borders back to where they were pre-war.

[@mhalstonify]

@ItsBuckful these things are distinctly outlined in the Constitution Act 1867, getting rid of them would be next to impossible, as any Constitutional amendments have to go through a rigorous process of ratification.

[@woohooboy]

And what Rick Mercer is describing about how the Governor General having the ability to dissolve Parliament and replace the Prime Minster is exactly what happened in Australia back in 1975 when our Governor General at the time (the late John Kerr), dismissed the Labour Party who was in power and sacked the Prime Minister (Gough Whitlam) making it one of the most controversal decisions ever handed down in Australian government history. A fact that politican historians still debate to this day

[@savoida]

@ShayisWY Hello. I would simply like to note that the crime rates in Canada and the U.S. are not that different. However there are some differences: Canada has a higher rate of property crime, such as break ins and car theft and arson, than the U.S., around 30% higher, however the U.S. has four times more homicides per capita than canada, and has more robberies than canada ( I believe it was 11% more robberies). These statistics are from Stats Canada, if you are interested in looking into it.

[@DressageK]

That's most likely either an issue with your provincial government (who has the freedom to dictate curriculum) or else an issue within your specific school/teacher... I've lived in two different provinces (BC and Alberta) and have gone to a public high school in one and both a public and private high school in the other and sure, there are differences in intensity, but you definitely do get the opportunity to learn. You get out of it what you put in into it...

[@TheYukonnahanni]

Bravo !! AT LEAST WE ARE NOT AFRAID TO SAY IT AS IT IS !!! MAKE FUN OF OURSELVES & OUR GOVNT. WITHOUT FEAR !!! AND OUR PRIME MINISTER CAN BE FIRED !!! HONESTY IS THE RULE !!

[@TheSuperman1221]

Everything I ever needed to know in grade ten civics was told in 6 minutes!

[@JimmyG228]

International laws (where my opinion is based) regarding this matter is a little gray/confusing. What is clear though; when military vessels are attacked out of port, the attack it considered indirect. Any attack on civilian vessels own and/or operated by the said country (ie Canada) is considered a direct attack only if it happens in the said country's waters. If a military vessel is attack tied up in port & is attacked, the attack is considered direct, ie the attack of Pearl Harbor.

[@NoGoodHandlesLeft]

@incarnedine D&D reference? If you mean the ceremonial mace it represents the Queen's authority. All power comes from the monarch but is entrusted to parliament. It is a symbol of that trust. It is brought in at the start of a session of parliment and taken out at the end of the day. Oh and disrespecting the mace can get you kicked out of parliament until you apologize.

[@JimmyG228]

@LiamUe You just indirectly supported my argument. England is still a country with it's own Parliament. The parliament is the Queen's parliament in the same way all parliaments in the realm are the Queens. So by that logic she is still the Queen of England, not in title, but in legal & practical terms. I'm Canadian, in Canada, a totally different country from the UK, the Queen is officially, practically, & legally, "The Queen of Canada". I'm 100% she rules over England too.

[@wonderfullysillystar]

"prororgued" is latin for "technical difficulties, please stand by" best line ever.

[@simplic1000]

The Queen of CANADA, Rick.

[@HelenWynter]

@HelenWynter may not always get my taxes back... I may even owe more money to the government. But taxes are necessary. Also, a lot of people are fortunate enough to have health benefits that help cover the cost of the dentist, eye exams, etc. I know that my benefits will help cover my LES. Not all, but a decent amount.

[@Jethromcsheepherder]

I wish I could give several hundred thumbs up to that come back.

[@Sweetyfashonista]

@DigoGcontaeanChlair we don't sing God Save the queen...where did you find this? Though we don't have a single national identity (we are a diverse), in times of crisis we stand together.Diversity allows us to tolerate and understand each other thus allowing us to have an open mind and not a narrow one. So what if SOME of our areas are cold? We have tons of natural resources and many natives up live there and have been for thousands of years! if you don't like the cold, then live in the south!

[@sarahmiller5632]

Brilliant even14 years on.

[@dothedeed]

@MrFataja Umm the last time the USA played Canada in hockey was the winter Olympics Vancouver 2010. Canada gold, USA Silver Finland Bronze, and thats the order of medals for both the men and women's teams. All time gold medal standing at the Olympics sees Canada 1st, USSR/ Russia 2nd, USA 3rd. John Hopps invented the world's 1st pacemaker in 1950 @ University of Toronto. But I digress, there is no need to put our country down when great contributions have clearly been made.

[@HelenWynter]

@andrewm153351 Foreigners may tour America more, but they MOVE to Canada more. Sure, America is a cool place to visit... The best part is knowing you get to leave after doing a few fun things. Living in Canada is amazing!

[@cf80to01]

@1988scottcarey The people of French Canadien descent in Louisana are called "Cajuns" for a reason. They were deported from the Maritimes where they were, and still are, called "Acadiens". Over time "Acadien" became "Cajun".

[@01NiCk01]

I see no problem whatsoever of having a constitutional monarchy, or paying a rather paltry sum of money to maintain certain heritages that allowed Canada to distinguish itself from the United States and grow into the amazing nation it is today.

[@girardouellette1497]

I am born and raised Canadian, 15th generation on my mother side, I said my oath of allegiance to the Queen when I joined the Canadian Armed Forces.

[@iiiiitsmagreta1240]

Came here after hearing of the show's end.

[@Shadowydreamer]

Scary! We learned all this in elementry school and then again in high school. (8 - 12 in our part of the world) .. But then, we also road dinosaurs to school.

[@georgedavidson372]

"if our Prime Minister does something completely insane than we have a mechanism to remove him almost immediately, and some countries, they don't enjoy that luxury" That hits a whole lot harder in 2020 and 2021, when he who shall remain nameless tried to overthrow the US Government...

[@NoGoodHandlesLeft]

@kambadandyj Actually, he need only be leader of the party with the most seats in the house. He could be a senator, a private citizen or something else(except dead, I don't think they will let him continue if he's dead-unless he rly rly wanted to ;P). Usually if a party wins but the leader loses another member will step down so the leader can run in a by-election but its not a requirement. I think Chretien had to do this once.

[@darknessblack12]

@ShayisWY The external debt for the US is 14 trillion dollars, far from below average. Canada, in comparison, has half a trillion in external debt. Individual debt (which doesn't even take individual assets into account) and province debt aren't nearly as relevant to the relative stability of a country as national debt.

[@lukasburkholder1070]

They actually have a required grade 10 course in Ontario called civics, which teaches the students about exactly this.

[@zacharyleonard9413]

1:17 technically the head of state wasn't the queen of England, it was the queen of Canada. The Canadian monarchy is legally distinct from the British monarchy. Both titles are held by the same person but the entity that is the queen of the united kingdom is not the same entity that is the queen of Canada

[@smartkitty991]

@doublescotchonice No problem. Thankyou for understanding my perspective on America. I really find this county's history to be interesting, conflicting, and admirable all together like all countries. Even though some Americans are biased and rude, and our country is having alot of economic problems because we have politicians who don't seem to know what exactly to do. I really wanted you to realize that there are some people out there trying to make things better. So thankyou for understanding.

[@skyscraper03]

I think in order to finally convince Quebec to fully support Canada as a member and friend, we should end the British monarchy in Canada. I want them to speak English, I don't want to humiliate them, and most of all I don't understand why we should have a queen as our head who lives in our country one or two weeks in a year... God bless Ontario, god bless Quebec, god bless the Canadian!

[@dreguan]

"a system that seemed to be broken was actually hard at work" -thats an interesting thought its too bad emergency measures had to be implemented in the first place but its reassuring to know theyre there I was in afghanistan when this whole thing happened so it wasnt central to my daly life but my family did tell me about the shitstorm that was going on in Ottawa

[@ElCurto999]

It's so Quaint seeing Canadians having civil discussions over the internet. Anywhere else and everyone is bathing in blood.

[@cornandbeefs]

@ShayisWY Checking the National Debt Clocks for both countries: Canada debt = 560 billion. USA debt = 14 trillion. Even if you take an average over each state (50) vs province (10 if you stick to the definition) you're still wrong. Even the share per citizen is about $30,000 lower for Canadians. ($46k USA vs $16.35k Canada)

[@GianfrancoFronzi]

I am Canadian , born in Italy , so I've traveled and seen governments and ways of life all over . The reason Canada isn't questioning it's fragmented and bizarre way of government is because the country is too rich to complain . If the balance of wealth ran out , Canadians would then destroy their system , knowing that it has to be corrupt .Canada is the second largest country on earth with less population than manhattan , do the math , with resources alone every Canadian should be rich .

[@JimmyG228]

I don't know of any case of German U-Boats attacking our ports directly. They did for sure attack ships leaving port, but very rarely. All well known German attacks on Canada were in an indirect manor only, they never bombed, shelled, invaded, raided or threatened to do so. FYI just cuz I don't know of any direct attacks on Canada by Germany, I'm not saying they didn't happen, I'm just saying I doubt they did.

[@akadylan]

were on hold with rogers! ahahahaha thats spot on! hahah

[@colonellesbean]

Don't forget! America also asked Canada to pass on a message to the UK requesting for them to surrender to Germany because they didn't want to go to war.

[@dothedeed]

P.S. the stanley cup final isnt Canada vs Usa. Both teams have americans and canadians playing of them. The Boston Bruins (winners) have 21 canadians on their roster only 7 americans. Vancouver Canucks have 23 canadians 6 americans. So the game was basically canada vs canada.

[@darknessblack12]

@hop1pop Canada trades three quarters of its exports and half of its imports with the United States. To say that we are not dependent on the US economically would be hugely inaccurate.