Yes, Irving owns a bit more than 40% of the private enterprise in the Province of New Brunswick, along with most of the government (just a joke... ha ha ha... ahhhh...) Don't forget McCains, one of the first and foremost in frozen food products in the world, or, they were.

Apples... yup. We got a peck-full down here in the good old Merrytimes. And, we have been known to grow a few spuds, too. And, we live next to the Atlantic Ocean.

I can spit on Sobeys, The Real Atlantic Superstore (Loblaws?), Costco, Walmart, Atlantic Coop, Crapping Tire, Princess Auto, Sears, Zellers, and many others, from where I am typing this. Fruit and veggies from all over the Americas, Europe, Asia. Seafood galore from Europe, Taiwan, China. Tools and machinery, same deal. But the most amazing thing to me is at Walmart. Even though we are ass deep in spuds and chickens, Walmart sells a 1.25kg tub of "Potato Salad with Egg" for $3.47 by the truckload (and it's the best tasting of the lot around here)... from Beaverton, Oregon... now, that is one long spit!!!

Gurney said a mouthful re the Japanese vehicles. I would like to buy Canuck/American. But, I sat in a Jeep and I can't put my arms down. My left elbow hits the door. I sat in an FJ Cruiser. Comfy. I could go on about the Jeep, about the air conditioning being a removable top, and no towing capacity, and none available with automatic transmission (I am a grown man... WHY would I want a standard tranny?), etc, but I'll just say this. If the Yanks can't even make a woods vehicle with a cover over the gas cap to keep mud and crap off it (oh, you can get one on the fancy, yuppy, limited edition homobile for big $$$... it's CHROME, BTW), then I may be FORCED to buy the Toyota. Until the Chinese make a better one... seems the Yanks just don't care.

And, yes, I know about Daimler Chrysler.