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Post by nikeajax on Jul 1, 2020 10:03:13 GMT -8
Contrary to popular belief, most Americans still love, love, love Canada, so happy Canada Day to our friends above the 49th-parallel  Speaking of which, here's a wonderful film of the same title: Tomcat Mark, you'd like this one a whole lot if you haven't seen it yet! Jaybird |
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Post by crabbyjim on Jul 1, 2020 20:26:30 GMT -8
I remember the good old days when we could travel to Canada and they were embarrassed by the antics of Rob Ford.
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Post by DavidRitchieWilson on Jul 1, 2020 21:43:12 GMT -8
Happy Canada Day! I have such wonderful memories of visiting Montreal, Sault Saint Marie, Toronto, Vancouver and Victoria in the old millennium. I once gave a presentation at a conference at the University of Victoria on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
I also loved watching the TV series "Due South" when it was on:
And finally, a rendering of national anthem "O Canada" at an ice-hockey game:
DRW
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Post by nikeajax on Jul 2, 2020 10:08:18 GMT -8
I think if the French royalty had taken things a little more seriously and gave Louis-Joseph de Montcalm: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis-Joseph_de_Montcalmwhat he needed, French and Spanish would be the dominant languages in North America and English would not: he seems to have been an amazing tactician. Anyway, July 4th is coming up in just two days: oh how I despise fireworks  JB |
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Speaking of which, here's a wonderful film of the same title:
