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[msj]

That's because AW is right....and the Canadian PM is not elected. The position is not even defined in the Constitution Act.

Stopstaaron, you can also ignore BC_2004 just like AW.

They are like two peas in a pod - essentially trolling Canadian forums (insert BC's statement "this forum is hosted on a US server" here ...) in a most pathetic way.

Always focusing on the smallest, most reductionist, pedantic and anal retentive version of everything.

No detail is too small to bring up even when in practice we know that PM's in Canada are only elected by voters in that person's riding while, in practice, a PM does not become a PM unless the party gets enough seats to form a minority or majority government.

Best to move on from these types.

If we all ignored their stale "arguments," aka non sequiturs, the forum would be a better place.

[-TSS-]

Indeed, I can't fathom why non-Canadians would spend any time on a Canadian forum. Hahahaa, look who's talking now.

[bush_cheney2004]

Stopstaaron, you can also ignore BC_2004 just like AW.

Or not....who died and left you Queen?

They are like two peas in a pod - essentially trolling Canadian forums (insert BC's statement "this forum is hosted on a US server" here ...) in a most pathetic way.

Why yes...we are both Americans, but not the same. And that is good.

No detail is too small to bring up even when in practice we know that PM's in Canada are only elected by voters in that person's riding while, in practice, a PM does not become a PM unless the party gets enough seats to form a minority or majority government.

You know what they say...what's good for the Canadian goose, yada yada yada.

If we all ignored their stale "arguments," aka non sequiturs, the forum would be a better place.

Nobody is forcing you to read anyone's posts (except your own). People who only wish to read or hear like minded ideas stay dumb.

[stopstaaron]

What AW means is that our head of state can not be a Catholic because our head of state is the Queen (for now - soon enough to be some King Charles or whoever).

You will be forgiven for making the assumption that our head of state is effectively our Prime Minister since he is the one who is democratically elected and effectively rules the country until another democratically elected Prime Minister wins power.

Oh no. In Canada our head of state is an Anglican monarch.

Save yourself the trouble of trying to debate AW on this one.

She's a waste of time.....

MSJ, I never said our head of state was the PM, I'm not an idiot, I'm just saying U.S will not have an atheist president in the next 30 years



if that was directed to AW forgive me, I was a bit confused

Edited by stopstaaron, 24 March 2012 - 11:08 AM.

[bush_cheney2004]

Indeed, I can't fathom why non-Canadians would spend any time on a Canadian forum. Hahahaa, look who's talking now.

Indeed...here's the deal: There are a few members here who think this is their own little private smugfest where they can pop off about "US Politics" (wink wink) without any criticism or biting observations about the paradise that is Canada or Canadian policies. The funny part is that if we were to remove all the US content from this "Canadian website", all that would be left is the largely boring void that drives them to "American style" culture and content to begin with.

If they can't take the heat...

[stopstaaron]

drives them to "American style" culture and content to begin with.

Canadians have contributed PLENTY to "North American" culture, not American. You can't claim your culture is 100 % American. So has Mexico contributed PLENTY. So yeah, it's not just "American" culture.

Edited by stopstaaron, 24 March 2012 - 11:12 AM.

[bush_cheney2004]

No detail is too small to bring up even when in practice we know that PM's in Canada are only elected by voters in that person's riding while, in practice, a PM does not become a PM unless the party gets enough seats to form a minority or majority government.

You still can't get this right....Canadian PM's are not required to be elected in any capacity, at any level, not even dog catcher, as is the case for at least 10 prime ministers. How's that for a smart ass American that needs to be put on ignore ?

Edited by bush_cheney2004, 24 March 2012 - 11:21 AM.

[bush_cheney2004]

Canadians have contributed PLENTY to "North American" culture, not American. You can't claim your culture is 100 % American. So has Mexico contributed PLENTY. So yeah, it's not just "American" culture.

We don't have to....Canada is so paranoid about "American culture" it has laws that pretend to protect your country from the media Hun that is the United States. If that wasn't funny enough, Canada compounds this neurosis by fighting domestically about Francophones and Anglophones. You can't make this stuff up.

Edited by bush_cheney2004, 24 March 2012 - 11:21 AM.

[stopstaaron]

We don't have to....Canada is so paranoid about "American culture" it has laws that pretend to protect your country from the media Hun that is the United States. If that wasn't funny enough, Canada compounds this neurosis by fighting domestically about Francophones and Anglophones. You can't make this stuff up.

as long as you have kooks like Rush Limbaugh spewing their drivel, Glenn Back, Hannity, you can't laugh at anybody
god how embarrassed I am for you

[bush_cheney2004]

as long as you have kooks like Rush Limbaugh spewing their drivel, Glenn Back, Hannity, you can't laugh at anybody
god how embarrassed I am for you

We can laugh hard at Canada precisely because of their "drivel", and the fact many Canadians listen and watch such media in the absence of anything better in opposing discourse. Canada even has laws that ban "false news". Now that's funny!

[bleeding heart]

Canadians have contributed PLENTY to "North American" culture, not American. You can't claim your culture is 100 % American. So has Mexico contributed PLENTY. So yeah, it's not just "American" culture.

Sure. But American culture remains the bigger influence.

In a way it's a chicken and egg argument, maybe, since what we problematically term "American culture" is a hodge-podge of influences, as befits the very nature of the Republic. Culturally, it ingests influences from everywhere, then makes it their own. (And its got its own, unique-from-the-genesis cultural aspects as well, which are also tossed into the mix.)

It's a vibrant culture...and I'm not sure why this should reflect negatively on Canada.

Hell, who doesn't like American culture? I bet the hijackers were having a wonderful time, soaking in the pop vibrancy even as they readied for the murder-suicides. (Saturday Night live once did a skit about this, I remember.)

[stopstaaron]

(Saturday Night live once did a skit about this, I remember.)

in its hay day Saturday night live was full of Canadians ... just saying

Edited by stopstaaron, 24 March 2012 - 11:32 AM.

[kimmy]

I saw an interesting article last week about a study that claims that the close alliance between the Republicans and the Christian right doesn't strengthen Republicans so much as it weakens the church.

Perhaps religious leaders should pay some attention to those who think that there's too much religion in politics.


-k

[bush_cheney2004]

in its hay day Saturday night live was full of Canadians ... just saying

Right...they couldn't find work or make anywhere near as much money in Canada.

[stopstaaron]

Right...they couldn't find work or make anywhere near as much money in Canada.

of course not, but that doesn't take anything away, the funniest Americans are/were Canadians

Edited by stopstaaron, 24 March 2012 - 11:38 AM.