Welcome to Canadia!
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On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 16:40:19 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
Welcome to Canadia!
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I liked that one comment. "So Canada is basically California. got it.
Welcome to Canadia!
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BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
Welcome to Canadia!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK2D18YuFQI/
I could never sneak into Canada. I'd be deported immediately. Poutine is >inedible and I couldn't hide my disgust.
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
On 7/11/25 12:33 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
Welcome to Canadia!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK2D18YuFQI/
I could never sneak into Canada. I'd be deported immediately. Poutine is >>> inedible and I couldn't hide my disgust.
Also, your favorite hockey team is the Panthers!! ;p
I know the NHL was expanded more than three decades ago but I still
cannot wrap my mind around hockey being played in a part of the world
without winter.
On 7/11/25 12:33 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
Welcome to Canadia!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK2D18YuFQI/
I could never sneak into Canada. I'd be deported immediately. Poutine is >>inedible and I couldn't hide my disgust.
Also, your favorite hockey team is the Panthers!! ;p
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
Welcome to Canadia!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK2D18YuFQI/
I could never sneak into Canada. I'd be deported immediately. Poutine is inedible and I couldn't hide my disgust.
And if I tried using "bagged" milk I'd spill it all
over the table, floor, and the lap of my seat mate...
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
Welcome to Canadia!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK2D18YuFQI/
I could never sneak into Canada. I'd be deported immediately. Poutine is inedible and I couldn't hide my disgust.
In <104rou9$1ln28$3@dont-email.me> "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> writes:
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
Welcome to Canadia!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK2D18YuFQI/
I could never sneak into Canada. I'd be deported immediately. Poutine is
inedible and I couldn't hide my disgust.
And if I tried using "bagged" milk I'd spill it all
over the table, floor, and the lap of my seat mate...
danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> wrote:
And if I tried using "bagged" milk I'd spill it all
over the table, floor, and the lap of my seat mate...
Yeah, I don't get that. I remember changing out the bagged milk in the
milk machine in the cafeteria I worked in but that had a special tube
and lever. But to just use a 1 gallon bag of milk in a home kitchen
without specially-designed equipment? Yes, I'd expect to create a major
spill too.
On 7/11/25 12:47 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
On 7/11/25 12:33 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
Welcome to Canadia!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK2D18YuFQI/
I could never sneak into Canada. I'd be deported immediately.
Poutine is
inedible and I couldn't hide my disgust.
Also, your favorite hockey team is the Panthers!! ;p
I know the NHL was expanded more than three decades ago but I still
cannot wrap my mind around hockey being played in a part of the world
without winter.
There should be no hockey south of the *49th parallel*!! O:)
On 2025-07-11 3:33 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
Welcome to Canadia!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK2D18YuFQI/
I could never sneak into Canada. I'd be deported immediately. Poutine is
inedible and I couldn't hide my disgust.
I'm really terrible about trying unfamiliar food but a year or two back,
I tried poutine and I would happily have it again any time. It's just
french fries with gravy and some soft cheese curds for extra flavour.
Very tasty!
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
Welcome to Canadia!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK2D18YuFQI/
I could never sneak into Canada. I'd be deported immediately. Poutine is inedible and I couldn't hide my disgust.
On 2025-07-11 4:02 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
On 7/11/25 12:47 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
On 7/11/25 12:33 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
Welcome to Canadia!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK2D18YuFQI/
I could never sneak into Canada. I'd be deported immediately.
Poutine is
inedible and I couldn't hide my disgust.
Also, your favorite hockey team is the Panthers!! ;p
I know the NHL was expanded more than three decades ago but I still
cannot wrap my mind around hockey being played in a part of the world
without winter.
There should be no hockey south of the *49th parallel*!! O:)
Some major Canadian teams like Toronto and Montreal are south of the
49th parallel so that would raise some issues among sports fans....
On 7/11/25 1:35 PM, Rhino wrote:
On 2025-07-11 4:02 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
On 7/11/25 12:47 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
On 7/11/25 12:33 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
Welcome to Canadia!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK2D18YuFQI/
I could never sneak into Canada. I'd be deported immediately.
Poutine is
inedible and I couldn't hide my disgust.
Also, your favorite hockey team is the Panthers!! ;p
I know the NHL was expanded more than three decades ago but I still
cannot wrap my mind around hockey being played in a part of the world
without winter.
There should be no hockey south of the *49th parallel*!! O:)
Some major Canadian teams like Toronto and Montreal are south of the
49th parallel so that would raise some issues among sports fans....
South of the 49th parallel?!! - Not real Canadians!!! :D
Not quite. Our currency is worth a lot less than the US dollar so the comparison between the Seattle minimum wage and the Ontario one is even
more in favour of the US than the video shows.
But politically, Canada IS a lot like California: too damn many "progressives" willing to vote for the Liberal Party despite their
massive incompetence and malicious indifference to fiscal sense. The
Liberals just keep spending money, despite deficits ballooning beyond anything this country has ever seen.
I know the NHL was expanded more than three decades ago but I still
cannot wrap my mind around hockey being played in a part of the world
without winter.
There should be no hockey south of the *49th parallel*!! O:)
But politically, Canada IS a lot like California: too damn many >"progressives" willing to vote for the Liberal Party despite their
massive incompetence and malicious indifference to fiscal sense. The
Liberals just keep spending money, despite deficits ballooning beyond >anything this country has ever seen.
I hope you don't think Canadians are particularly happy about this turn
of events. Remember, Canadians have no say - and have NEVER had any
direct say - over immigration policy. The federal government sets that
policy and only major issues can cause them to modify it and even then,
any modifications are temporary. For instance, it became abundantly
clear to everyone that we admitted too many people in recent years, >particularly students on visas who often didn't actually go to school
and instead worked full time. This caused housing to be extremely short
and overwhelmed our health care system so the Liberals TEMPORARILY
reduced numbers for a couple of years. Meanwhile, they have expressed >eagerness to take in refugees from Gaza, as if we don't have enough >disruption of things by students and professional protesters at
pro-Hamas demonstrations. I remember a cabinet minister insisting that
the need to bring in Gazans was so severe that we needed to abandon
vetting because that might delay rescuing these people!
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
Welcome to Canadia!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK2D18YuFQI/
I could never sneak into Canada. I'd be deported immediately. Poutine is >inedible and I couldn't hide my disgust.
danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> wrote:
And if I tried using "bagged" milk I'd spill it all
over the table, floor, and the lap of my seat mate...
Yeah, I don't get that. I remember changing out the bagged milk in the
milk machine in the cafeteria I worked in but that had a special tube
and lever. But to just use a 1 gallon bag of milk in a home kitchen
without specially-designed equipment? Yes, I'd expect to create a major
spill too.
South of the 49th parallel?!! - Not real Canadians!!! :D
There should be no hockey south of the *49th parallel*!! O:)Some major Canadian teams like Toronto and Montreal are south of the
49th parallel so that would raise some issues among sports fans....
There are special pitchers for bagged milk so as long as you stick with
them, you'll be fine. The other option is that you can cut a small
opening into the corner of the bag and then pour the milk out into a
regular pitcher. Either way, easy peasy.
We also have milk in the traditional cartons. (We used to have it in
jugs too but I haven't seen those in years; I think they got
discontinued because they were found to be unsanitary even after they'd
been carefully washed upon return to the milk supplier.)
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
Welcome to Canadia!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK2D18YuFQI/
I could never sneak into Canada. I'd be deported immediately. Poutine is >inedible and I couldn't hide my disgust.
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 19:33:29 -0000 (UTC), Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com>: >>BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
Welcome to Canadia!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK2D18YuFQI/
I could never sneak into Canada. I'd be deported immediately. Poutine is >>inedible and I couldn't hide my disgust.
Since when do Americans have trouble entering Canada?
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 19:33:29 -0000 (UTC), Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com>: >>BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
Welcome to Canadia!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK2D18YuFQI/
I could never sneak into Canada. I'd be deported immediately. Poutine is >>inedible and I couldn't hide my disgust.
You know you can get poutine in the USA. You can even put it together >yourself. >https://www.thetakeout.com/how-to-order-culvers-poutine-fries-gravy-cheese-curds-1849486708/
On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:15:32 -0400, Rhino
<no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
But politically, Canada IS a lot like California: too damn many
"progressives" willing to vote for the Liberal Party despite their
massive incompetence and malicious indifference to fiscal sense. The
Liberals just keep spending money, despite deficits ballooning beyond
anything this country has ever seen.
I hope you don't think Canadians are particularly happy about this turn
of events. Remember, Canadians have no say - and have NEVER had any
direct say - over immigration policy. The federal government sets that
policy and only major issues can cause them to modify it and even then,
any modifications are temporary. For instance, it became abundantly
clear to everyone that we admitted too many people in recent years,
particularly students on visas who often didn't actually go to school
and instead worked full time. This caused housing to be extremely short
and overwhelmed our health care system so the Liberals TEMPORARILY
reduced numbers for a couple of years. Meanwhile, they have expressed
eagerness to take in refugees from Gaza, as if we don't have enough
disruption of things by students and professional protesters at
pro-Hamas demonstrations. I remember a cabinet minister insisting that
the need to bring in Gazans was so severe that we needed to abandon
vetting because that might delay rescuing these people!
While I agree with you, I feel extremely strongly that Donald Trump personally interfered in April's Canadian election in a way that's
beyond the pale. By his intervention he turned an election from a 25
point Conservative party lead into a 2 point win (at least in popular
vote - by district count it was much more of a win) for the Liberals -
the party of Justin Trudeau who if anything was even crazier than Joe
Biden in his last days.
Part of the problem is that the Canadian federal government has given
Quebec the right to vet their own immigrants - BUT once they're
admitted to Canada they have the right to leave Quebec and move to any province they choose - meaning Quebec gets to keep their fees and
these peoples' new homes get the cost without federal financial help.
And Justin Trudeau more than doubled the immigration rate from when he
took office. Basically Canada's population has increased 15-20% since
Trudeau took office in November 2015. Roughly 35% came from China, 25%
from India - but that does not count 'refugees' many of whom come from
places where one can reasonably question whether they actually had to
flee. That ALSO doesn't include foreigners on student visas, a fair
number of which turned out NOT to be attending school when the
Canadian government did an audit.
Needless to say that's been having a social impact.
But no question, had Trump said nothing Mark Carney would not have won April's election.
And directly interfering in an ally's electoral process is about the
most heinous offence one can do - other than declaring war or imposing ruinous tariffs..... so while last November I felt Trump was far
better than Harris mostly because I felt the Gaza war was primarily
caused by Biden's weakness on foreign policy now I'm wondering...
On Jul 15, 2025 at 1:11:33 AM PDT, "The Horny Goat" <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:
On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:15:32 -0400, Rhino
<no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
But politically, Canada IS a lot like California: too damn many
"progressives" willing to vote for the Liberal Party despite their
massive incompetence and malicious indifference to fiscal sense. The
Liberals just keep spending money, despite deficits ballooning beyond
anything this country has ever seen.
I hope you don't think Canadians are particularly happy about this turn
of events. Remember, Canadians have no say - and have NEVER had any
direct say - over immigration policy. The federal government sets that
policy and only major issues can cause them to modify it and even then,
any modifications are temporary. For instance, it became abundantly
clear to everyone that we admitted too many people in recent years,
particularly students on visas who often didn't actually go to school
and instead worked full time. This caused housing to be extremely short
and overwhelmed our health care system so the Liberals TEMPORARILY
reduced numbers for a couple of years. Meanwhile, they have expressed
eagerness to take in refugees from Gaza, as if we don't have enough
disruption of things by students and professional protesters at
pro-Hamas demonstrations. I remember a cabinet minister insisting that
the need to bring in Gazans was so severe that we needed to abandon
vetting because that might delay rescuing these people!
While I agree with you, I feel extremely strongly that Donald Trump
personally interfered in April's Canadian election in a way that's
beyond the pale. By his intervention he turned an election from a 25
point Conservative party lead into a 2 point win (at least in popular
vote - by district count it was much more of a win) for the Liberals -
the party of Justin Trudeau who if anything was even crazier than Joe
Biden in his last days.
Part of the problem is that the Canadian federal government has given
Quebec the right to vet their own immigrants - BUT once they're
admitted to Canada they have the right to leave Quebec and move to any
province they choose - meaning Quebec gets to keep their fees and
these peoples' new homes get the cost without federal financial help.
And Justin Trudeau more than doubled the immigration rate from when he
took office. Basically Canada's population has increased 15-20% since
Trudeau took office in November 2015. Roughly 35% came from China, 25%
from India - but that does not count 'refugees' many of whom come from
places where one can reasonably question whether they actually had to
flee. That ALSO doesn't include foreigners on student visas, a fair
number of which turned out NOT to be attending school when the
Canadian government did an audit.
Needless to say that's been having a social impact.
But no question, had Trump said nothing Mark Carney would not have won
April's election.
And directly interfering in an ally's electoral process is about the
most heinous offence one can do - other than declaring war or imposing
ruinous tariffs..... so while last November I felt Trump was far
better than Harris mostly because I felt the Gaza war was primarily
caused by Biden's weakness on foreign policy now I'm wondering...
Nothing to wonder about. Had Harris won, we'd have already had another 2 >million *more* illegals in the country than when Biden left office and Iran >would still be lobbing missiles and making nuclear bombs instead of sorting >through the rubble and agreeing to concessions at a negotiating table.
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
On Jul 15, 2025 at 1:11:33 AM PDT, "The Horny Goat" <lcraver@home.ca> wrote: >>
On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:15:32 -0400, Rhino
<no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
But politically, Canada IS a lot like California: too damn many
"progressives" willing to vote for the Liberal Party despite their
massive incompetence and malicious indifference to fiscal sense. The
Liberals just keep spending money, despite deficits ballooning beyond
anything this country has ever seen.
I hope you don't think Canadians are particularly happy about this turn >>>> of events. Remember, Canadians have no say - and have NEVER had any
direct say - over immigration policy. The federal government sets that >>>> policy and only major issues can cause them to modify it and even then, >>>> any modifications are temporary. For instance, it became abundantly
clear to everyone that we admitted too many people in recent years,
particularly students on visas who often didn't actually go to school
and instead worked full time. This caused housing to be extremely short >>>> and overwhelmed our health care system so the Liberals TEMPORARILY
reduced numbers for a couple of years. Meanwhile, they have expressed
eagerness to take in refugees from Gaza, as if we don't have enough
disruption of things by students and professional protesters at
pro-Hamas demonstrations. I remember a cabinet minister insisting that >>>> the need to bring in Gazans was so severe that we needed to abandon
vetting because that might delay rescuing these people!
While I agree with you, I feel extremely strongly that Donald Trump
personally interfered in April's Canadian election in a way that's
beyond the pale. By his intervention he turned an election from a 25
point Conservative party lead into a 2 point win (at least in popular
vote - by district count it was much more of a win) for the Liberals -
the party of Justin Trudeau who if anything was even crazier than Joe
Biden in his last days.
Part of the problem is that the Canadian federal government has given
Quebec the right to vet their own immigrants - BUT once they're
admitted to Canada they have the right to leave Quebec and move to any
province they choose - meaning Quebec gets to keep their fees and
these peoples' new homes get the cost without federal financial help.
And Justin Trudeau more than doubled the immigration rate from when he
took office. Basically Canada's population has increased 15-20% since
Trudeau took office in November 2015. Roughly 35% came from China, 25%
from India - but that does not count 'refugees' many of whom come from
places where one can reasonably question whether they actually had to
flee. That ALSO doesn't include foreigners on student visas, a fair
number of which turned out NOT to be attending school when the
Canadian government did an audit.
Needless to say that's been having a social impact.
But no question, had Trump said nothing Mark Carney would not have won
April's election.
And directly interfering in an ally's electoral process is about the
most heinous offence one can do - other than declaring war or imposing
ruinous tariffs..... so while last November I felt Trump was far
better than Harris mostly because I felt the Gaza war was primarily
caused by Biden's weakness on foreign policy now I'm wondering...
Nothing to wonder about. Had Harris won, we'd have already had another 2 >>million *more* illegals in the country than when Biden left office and Iran >>would still be lobbing missiles and making nuclear bombs instead of sorting >>through the rubble and agreeing to concessions at a negotiating table.
If Trump hadn't won in 2016, he wouldn't have been in office to pull out
of Obama's nuclear deal in the first place.
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