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Thread #141955   Message #3272896
Posted By: GUEST,999
12-Dec-11 - 09:39 PM
Thread Name: BS: Obama 2 sign bill 2 Disappear Americans?
Subject: RE: BS: Obama 2 sign bill 2 Disappear Americans?
Effing right, and Shakespeare's got nothin' to do with it, save he used fairly-early modern English to point out that NAFTA was NOT supported by the Canadian people. Just the Conservative government of the time. (It's possible to have a majority of the popular vote in Canada and still not have your vote be instrumental in helping to form the new government.)

The American government of the time (1994) was quite happy. The Canadian people mostly weren't, and basically still aren't. As a Canadian, I no longer see the USA as Canada's friend. Rather, I think we are tame enough that we'll listen to "nice doggie" until the USA is hungry enough, then we too will be eaten.

Canadian banks were not bailed out. Under Paul Martin in the way-back, here was the guy who kept us out of the present mess speaking today:

http://www.reuters.com/video/2011/11/18/attacking-the-deficit-canadian-vs-us-sty?videoId=225363005