Jesse Brown from Canadaland had long lamented Canada’s inability to define itself except in contrast to Americans. He’s right that we ought to have more positive identity markers but I think it has inadvertently resulted in a very robust independence sentiment. Ie because so much of our identity is defined as differences relative to America the idea of being American is offensive to the core of our identity.

Mate I’d be buying a car that ISN’T American, because international manufacturers would be diverting supply away from America. I have and use a bicycle, but it’s difficult to bicycle to the ski hill with my family’s skis.

As a Canadian shopping for a car should I expect price drops due to diverted supply?

My buddy warned me about the mint the pervious owners planted, and I pulled it right away. It was right by our basement entrance so I frequently peer in and inspect for mint shoots. I think there must be a buried barrier or something (like landscaping cloth) preventing it from spreading outside the bed it was in. I found a small sprig 4 years after pulling everything I could find.

Could you suggest alternate wording that succinctly conveys what the commenter obviously meant?

Part of loving your country is wanting it to be better.

Isn’t it a lot more like a capitalist treadmill? Work hard to make number go up! It is in fact beatable in the sense that the number can’t actually go up forever, eventually the system crashes.

It actually isn’t a movie, it’s a Broadway musical that was filmed and released without a cinematic release. If you knew anything about cinema or the English language you’d know that, but you’re too obsessed with making me look like an asshole to think about it rationally.

Yeah we should totally ban drug smuggling!

Obviously Canada wouldn’t be allowed statehood.

I think the real question is what are Americans willing to sacrifice in terms of civil rights to subdue Canadian insurrectionary impulses.

America could conquer/economically annex Canada’s territory, but to conquer Canadians is a separate question. I think it would take a 10+ year suspension of civil rights in America to achieve.

They look awesome. I want the steel one and I don’t want to wait until December (at the earliest). Will having the less expensive one potentially in July scratch the itch enough? Maybe I should order both? Decisions decisions…

I don’t know anything about crochet but that couldn’t have been easy

I did 6 months for each of my kids and it was great.

The other thought I had was NORAD but my quick googling points to 1958 for that, and 59 for the arrow.

another one issue that I considered was the King-Byng affair, but that was in the 20s

Killing time are you being intentionally obtuse just to kill time?

Terrorism is politically/religiously motivated violence.

…By non-uniformed personnel, against non-state actors, for the purpose of using visceral public fear to achieve political goals.

Uniformed vs state is war

Non-uniformed vs state is insurrection

Uniformed vs non-state is war crime (unless against insurrection/ terrorism I suppose, in which case its just war/ counter terrorism).

How is real estate wealth not consequential?Real estate wealth is real wealth, it’s why it’s literally in the name.

Personal income tax is not a wealth tax, and there are myriad ways to avoid it without evading it.

I’m happy to hear it.

Aren’t all corporations in the states being forced to eliminate these initiatives or face ridiculous law suits?

Yes