Calling all Canadians...how would you fix our military?

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Andrew1999
I've seen some serious predictions that Anglo-Canada will join the U.S. soon. The trigger will be Quebec finally declaring independence, then the Maritimes join the U.S., and then the rest of Canada comes along. This whole process is supposed to be complete by 2010, so you people in Quebec City better get going if you want to stay on schedule.

Hah....

In 8 years I'll be laughing even harder at this statement.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Frogger
Hah....

In 8 years I'll be laughing even harder at this statement.

I certainly don't think all anglo provinces will join the US, but there are a couple that are heading that way.

[KrazyHorse]

Sure Asher. Your ego might be enormous, but we don't count you as a province all by yourself quite yet.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Frogger
Sure Asher. Your ego might be enormous, but we don't count you as a province all by yourself quite yet.

Denial Denial Denial
Typical easterners downplaying Western alienation and discontent
[/western whining]

[KrazyHorse]

Sigh. We've had 300 years of discontent and alienation in my province. Get used to it: no matter what it looks like, nobody's ever going to leave...

[Asher]

Originally posted by Frogger
Sigh. We've had 300 years of discontent and alienation in my province. Get used to it: no matter what it looks like, nobody's ever going to leave...

If Quebec bordered on a nation it very much agrees with politically, don't you think a helluva lot more people would have voted to join that country rather than stay in Canada? You should also factor out all of the government aid Quebec gets. And the fact that most PMs are from Quebec.

They're different situations, because Quebec is chicken**** and doesn't know what it wants doesn't mean Alberta will be in 20-30 years.

[Boris Godunov]

We don't want any Canadian provinces.

We have a nice, even number of 50 states. Why ruin that?

[KrazyHorse]

Snore. Alberta's been discontent for 80 years and it hasn't gone anywhere either...

The reason you're getting all the attention nowadays is that Quebec's calmed down so the media needs somebody to focus on.

Canada's like a never-ending reverse episode of Big Brother...everybody wants to leave but they can't...

[Asher]

Discontent is on the rise in Alberta, unless you want to assert it's falling?

The 80 years comment is curious, Alberta wasn't very financially well off for the past 80 years, it's only recently.

[KrazyHorse]

Economic situation has nothing to do with being a bunch of whiners.

You are and so are we. Get used to it...

[notyoueither]

We interrupt this hockey game in the making to say:

Originally posted by RedFred
Step 1 to a more effective military: vote out the Liberals.

That was the most useful bit vis-a-vis the thread topic.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Frogger
Economic situation has nothing to do with being a bunch of whiners.

I'd be willing to bet most of the people who voted to stay part of Canada during the last poll in Quebec did so because they knew they'd be financially better off as part of Canada than alone.

[Boris Godunov]

Question: Why does Canada need a more effective military?

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
In the event Canada wanted to join the US, we would be the one picking and choosing the provinces we let in.

No Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and PEI? No oil for you!

We may be red necks, but we are loyal red necks.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Question: Why does Canada need a more effective military?

To quell the angry civilians, since most of Canada doesn't want to fix the problems but just tell everyone to deal with it.