Canadian warships to sail to Louisiana

[Canadian Socialist]

Last Updated Fri, 02 Sep 2005 18:20:41 EDT
CBC News

Three Canadian warships, a coast guard vessel and three Sea King helicoptors will be sent to Louisiana on Tuesday with relief supplies for the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Defence Minister Bill Graham made the announcement from Moscow, Russia.

The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Sir William Alexander will sail along with the Canadian Navy vessels, HMCS Athabaskan, HMCS Ville De Quebec and HMCS Toronto.

Naval crews were busy loading gear on to the ships in Halifax Friday as 1,000 personnel prepared to head to waters off New Orleans.
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more...
http://tinyurl.com/9o6ro

Finally!
edited to add: No, we're not invading. Just helping. If that's okay. Have to ask first (don't want to be impolite, eh)

[rosesaylavee]

1. Thank you!

What a great neighbor. Thanks for your help!

[JPZenger]

126. Thanks Neighbors.

If we need a coup, could you guys help out?

[Maple]

2. and some stuff we can fly in

[Pathwalker]

3. THANK YOU, CANADA!

We can use the help, and you are soooo nice!
Thanks!

[Canadian Socialist]

4. I'm also wondering if DART

has been deployed yet? Does anyone know? They have those water purifiers, etc.

[Brundle_Fly]

116. last I heard the

department of homelaned security had them blocked at the border..

[MercutioATC]

5. You DO realize that's a faster response time that our own ships made...

Why is it that Canada can respond faster than our own Navy?

[Canadian Socialist]

7. Cause our Navy isn't involved in any wars?

And is still on this side of the Atlantic?:shrug:

[MercutioATC]

10. Yes, but the two ships we ARE sending are right on the eastern seaboard.

I mean, they're already HERE.

I understand that it takes a while to get them stocked with relief supplies, but 5 DAYS???

You guys were ready to go a couple of days ago...the idiot-in-chief just wouldn't give you permission.

BTW, my thanks to your country for helping us regardless of what asses our administration have been,

[CHIMO]

19. Still Waiting

With DART.

Canadian Forces on standby to help U.S. aid efforts: Hillier

Chief of Defence Staff General Rick Hillier said Thursday the Canadian Forces have been put on standby to help the United States deal with the aftermath of hurricane Katrina.

Gen. Hillier said he notified his American counterparts that Canada was prepared to offer whatever assistance was needed. He also noted that the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), which was deployed in the Asian tsunami earlier this year, was put on a one-hour notice in Kingston, Ont.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050901.wkatrinaaid0901/BNStory/National/?query=dart

Guess that the requirements are for things other than DART.

[Canadian Socialist]

20. Thanks CHIMO

:hi: I knew someone would do my work for me. But it seems to me that DART is a perfect fit for this kind of situation, n'est-ce pas?

[CHIMO]

22. Oui

Mais??

[MercutioATC]

106. Jesus! DART's been ready for DAYS!!!

Being part of an international community means accepting help when you need it...not just giving aid.

Not only is he doing a disservice to our own people, he's snubbing our own friends when they want to help us.

Idiot.

[MetsMatt]

95. USN response

ACtually one of our ships, the Bataan was there tuesday, 5 more departed Norfolk Wednesday and another left today. It takes about 4 days to sail from Norfolk to New Orleans. The Canadian ships won't be leaving port til Tuesday. Not to belittle the Canadian contribution. Its very kind of them to help.

[Canadian Socialist]

99. Thank you for not belittling the Canadian contribution

considering we were ready 5 FUCKING DAYS AGO to leave and were turned down by the BFEE! Bush wouldn't even take our PM's phone call. And, BTW, you are welcome for all the help we gave you after September 11, 2001. No, don't try and thank us now. It's ancient history. Oh, and those Canadian soldiers that one of your "Top Guns" killed? No worries. No apology necessary. Oh, wait.... there WAS NO FUCKING APOLOGY...

[[e-mail]]

107. first thank you

all
second bush doesn't even take our congress's calls...
he is a terrorist
we are under seize
the problem is only half the country see's it...
or they are in denial
I mean come on this is the USA our government was set up to avoid corruption except the corruption is inbedded very badly
we hope its about to change
again thank all of you

[tocqueville]

6. Here is the French offer

France offered a range of aircraft and two ships, with helicopters and planes capable of airlifting tons of supplies, a disaster unit with 60 personal, a civil defense detachment of 35 people (hurricane specialists) and an airborne emergency unit, the French Embassy said.

Haven't heard of the green light yet, the answer was expected today

[theshadow]

13. Pretty classy considering how they were slandered...

... by the "USA USA" crowd.

[Cha]

17. Most of the rest of the World has

all the Class and Canada is Top Drawer!

All of this Good Will makes the bushwa look smaller and meaner if that's possible!

[NNadir]

8. Invade us. We need regime change.

We killed our own people.

[tocqueville]

11. well Europe and Canada need an US expat

telling that there are WMDs in the US, that their leaders are religious fanatics oppressing their own people and that we will be greeted with flowers...

[Sacajawea]

40. We have tons of WMDs + our leaders ARE religious fanatics!

Flowers? I promise you a rose garden.

Merci, merci beaucoup!!! Canada...you are wonderful!!!! :loveya:

On edit: France - merci aussi!!! How gracious to make such an offer after the way those troglodytes have slandered you!!!

[Amonester]

46. A Big Thank You To All Canadians/Un Gros Merci A Tous Les

Canadiennes Et Les Canadiens!

[Cha]

18. And we have WMD, and we NEED

LIBERATING!

[Canadian Socialist]

45. You do know, don't you

that the last time your neighbours to the north invaded you, we burned down the White House.

Oh.... never mind.

[Laurab]

76. Well, if you must, you must......

I still promise you flowers!

[Canadian Socialist]

78. I'd prefer

chocolates. Flowers make me sneeze. Chocolate... yum. One of the 5 major food groups... beer, coffee, cigarettes, pizza, chocolate.

[alarimer]

97. Actually the White House just needs a good fumigation

got any RAID??

[JPZenger]

127. Of course, that was even revenge

The burning of the White House was simple revenge for the Americans burning the Canadian town of York.

One of the main reasons for the War of 1812 was because the US simply wanted to own Canada. Of course, the President convinced the public the reason for the War to protect the US from Indian raids. Some things never change.

[ronnykmarshall]

9. Merci/Thank You Canada!

:loveya:

[stevedeshazer]

12. THANK YOU n/t

[rodeodance]

16. thanks

[Habibi]

14. Thank you, Canada!

Although I have to admit that the phrase "Canadian warships" just seems so, well, odd, eh?

[CHIMO]

21. Maybe

But a few facts from 50 years ago. Canada had the third largest navy in the world.

The Canadian Armed Forces: The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)
By war's end, the Royal Canadian Navy had grown into one of the world's great navies -- 100,000 men and women and 365 warships. Just six years earlier, it had been tiny, with only 3500 permanent and part-time ('reserve') members and six modern destroyers and four minesweepers. The growth was rapid and enormous, and with it came huge problems in training people and readying ships for sea, some of which led to tragic losses of men and ships.

The Canadian navy's main work, using small, versatile Canadian-built antisubmarine warships known as corvettes, was as an escort force for the merchant ships whose Atlantic Ocean cargoes were vital to Britain's survival. This force played a decisive part in defeating the German submarines (U-boats) from deep in the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Arctic Circle and the Mediterranean Sea. The RCN contributed mightily to other major operations, such as the landing of Allied armies on the coast of German-occupied France on 6 June 1944. ( See D-Day and the Normandy Campaign) One major Canadian warship also saw action in the bitterly-fought battles against Japan in the Pacific. The RCN lost 24 ships, mostly in the Atlantic, during the war.

http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/newspapers/canadawar/royalnavy_e.html

[Habibi]

26. Thanks for the info

[CHIMO]

27. You're Welcome n/t

[applegrove]

42. Yes thanks.

[Canadian Socialist]

32. Great info CHIMO!

Want to hear something funny? I live across the street from "HMCS Tucumsah" <sp?>. It's a large hanger-type building. In a land-locked province. It's for the naval reserve. I have no idea what use it is, other than giving teenagers something to do in the evening. Just sayin'

[CHIMO]

37. Well

If you dig a bit you might find something surprising.

Such as this for Edmonton, which is one of only two provinces not connected to the sea.

HMCS Nonsuch

http://www.navres.forces.gc.ca/navres/noh/a/a_e.htm

[Canadian Socialist]

44. I have a fairly good grasp of Canadian military history

I'm an "army brat". My dad always said that the best sailors came from the "landlocked" provinces (AB and SK). He figures it's because the people that signed up from there were tired of the "endless" vistas of watching your dog run away for a week. At least the ocean moves. Actually, he also said that any soldiers from the prairies were the best... they could shoot a gopher (using a .22 - the people had the .22 not the gophers) through the eye from a mile away (hyperbole, I know). They also were able to weather (no pun intended) any kind of discomfort. I've been in Saskatchewan in the winter. Anything would be better than that.:evilgrin:

[leesa]

49. "watching your dog run away for a week" Cracked me up!

Thanks Canada! You're the best! Pleeeeeeeeze invade us and overthrow our government.

[Canadian Socialist]

51. Have you ever been to the Canadian prairies?

It's fucking flat man. Flat flat flat. Great soil though. So black you can grow anything there.

[CHIMO]

55. Some Dry Humor

W. O. Mitchell

Reprinted from Who Has Seen the Wind by W. O. Mitchell:

Forbsie's fat face shone. "Do we have to line up?" he said to Artie.

"Everybody does," Artie answered, his face contorting at the offending glasses. "The girls go in the girls' door an' the boys go in the boys' door. You better not let 'em catch you going in the girls' door."

"Why not?" asked Brian.

"You're not s'posed to. There's two toilets. There's the girls' toilet on the girls' side -- an' the boys' on the boys' side -- in the basement."

http://www.saskpublishers.sk.ca/sampler/spotlight/wo1.htm

Quite cute.

[Canadian Socialist]

61. Canadian humour rocks

I love Stephen Leacock's story on his trip to the bank. Classic.

[Darth_Kitten]

117. Hey!

I've been in Manitoba in the winter. Many a time. (I live here)

We've got it over the swells in AB and SK. :)

[melody]

15. Canada rocks

I agree, guys - declare war, wouldja? We'll get together and wave a big old white flag over the Washington border into BC.

[Minstrel Boy]

23. There's some poetry to this

since Cajuns arrived in Louisiana after being expelled from Nova Scotia 250 years ago.

[Canadian Socialist]

28. I heard

and it may be an urban legend, that "Cajun" is a corruption of the word "Canadian". Actually, I pronounce "Canadian" very similar to "Cajun". i.e. "I'm Canajun, eh." IIRC, "Cajun" (the language" is also very similar to Quebecois (the language). Quite different from French "french".

[Maple]

31. It's a corruption

of the word Acadian...for the Acadian French that the Brits threw into exile.

[Canadian Socialist]

33. That makes sense

but it still is interesting that I say Canadian that way. IIRC, now, is "Evangaline" about the Acadians?

[Maple]

35. Yes indeedy

"Evangeline is an 1847 epic poem by American writer Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; it also is the name of the poem’s heroine, who in Cajun Louisiana has taken on mythological status. Longfellow’s work was loosely based on the 1755 expulsion of the Acadians from Nova Scotia (known as Le Grand Dérangement), the arrival of some of those Acadians in south Louisiana, and their efforts to find loved ones from whom they were separated."

[Lisa]

34. from one account of the Acadian expulsion ...

""By noon, the 5th of September, the beach was piled with boxes, baskets and bundles; behind them were crowds of weeping women and children; children crying for their mothers, and mothers looking for their children; sick men and bedridden women were carried by strong maidens, or tipped out of their carts which bore them to the spot.

A little before highwater the prisoners in the church were ordered to form six deep and march to the place of embarkation; they refused to obey the command. The troops were ordered to fix bayonets and advance on the prisoners. This act produced obedience, and they commenced to march. When they came to the beach, and saw their property, their mothers, wives, children, and sisters kneeling on each side of the road, one long, loud wail of anguish went up from them..."


http://www.wesleyan.edu/av/cellar.html


The historical ironies are unbelievable. Descendants of those Acadians remain in Louisiana (a few managed to make it back to Canada after voyages that lasted for decades) -- and they are experiencing some very similar things right now.

[Maple]

36. Another sad event in history

"The roaring wind off the bay evokes a history of suffering and endurance. In a solemn pilgrimage, Acadians from around the world retrace their ancestors' steps in reverse, converging on Canada's East coast. Here Acadian Culture is kept alive through song and literature, art and cuisine.

More than three centuries ago, Acadians in Atlantic Canada were caught between feuding French and British colonies. In a series of expulsions, their descendants were deported from Acadia to France, England and colonies on the east coast of the United States. Many families were torn apart and remained separated for generations.

This summer, Nova Scotia will see the largest cultural event in its history: the World Acadian Congress 2004. Two hundred fifty thousand of the world's ten million Acadian descendants are expected to participate. Hundreds of family reunions are scheduled during the celebration, which takes place during Mi-Careme (mid-Lent) and culminates in High Mass on the Feast of the Assumption, August 15th, the official Acadian National Holiday."

[triguy46]

24. Oh SHIT!!!!

They are invading!!!! Call Homeland security!!! Start making everyone take their shoes off!!!! Danger Will Robinson!!!Danger!!!

[sonicx]

25. invade us and convert us to secularism!

:hi:

[achtung_circus]

39. But we don't convert. nt

[Canadian Socialist]

68. Baby steps

psst... we have been sending in sleeper cells for years. Why did you think we inflicted William Shatner, Michael J. Fox and Jim Carrey (not to mention Celine Dion... please don't mention CD) on you. Canajun terrists, eh. Slowly, but surely undermining your government. And, do you think it was a coincidence that the greatest conspiracy-based TV show on American television ("The X-Files") was done in Canada (Vancouver not less... the most liberal city in N.A.)? Coincidence? I think not.

[Rex]

29. Canada rocks!

Thank you neighbors!!!!!!

:yourock:

[Eurobabe]

30. Canada's gonna TAKE US OVER?? YIPEEE!!!

Come on down!

[kitty1]

50. Well , if we take over we're definitely going to keep your Eagle as a

symbolic emblem. When it comes to instilling an image of pride and power, the beaver doesn't quite cut it. We'll talk. Here's to Canmerica! (We put the CAN in America) Just kidding guys!!
I sincerely hope the people of the south find much assistance and strength right now. We are all on board globally with this one.

[Canadian Socialist]

52. The eagle as a national symbol

Hmmm... have to think about that. I think the beaver is much more appropriate. It's an industrious animal, that builds dams (which, in the present circumstances, is most appropriate). As well, it is a vegetarian and does not prey on other animals. See where I'm going with this?

In addition, a new name has to flow off the tongue in both official languages. The United Provinces of Canamerica = Les provences (sp?) unite (lacks the accent grave) du Canamerica. Plus, somewhere we have to throw in the British royalty. The Royal United Provinces of Canamerica = Les provences royale unite du Canamerica. Just my thoughts on a very deep issue. Just trying to lighten up a very bleak situation.

BTW, peanut butter = buerre d'arachide.

[Maple]

58. If we were going to change the beaver

I'd go with the polar bear...northern, private, unassuming...but when they stand up they're 10 feet tall. Surprise!

However, I think the beaver suits us.

A beaver is a builder, a great engineer, gets the job done, family loving...and whatever color they are under their fur coats, or whatever their sexual orientation...nobody gives a dam.

[achtung_circus]

60. Not the polar bear

it just encourages HEyHEy.

[Canadian Socialist]

63. Yes it does encourage HeyHey

however, they ARE such magnificant animals. They are VERY large predators that see humans as meat. One swipe of those paws, you are dead. I've been up close and personal with these guys. They do not care that we are smarter or more cunning. We are very small seals that they can eat. In their natural habitat, we have no chance against them (I'm talking about the average North American, not about the Inuit, who have lived and thrived in that environment for thousands of years).

[achtung_circus]

72. I too have seen them, in Churchill. nt

[Canadian Socialist]

81. Me too!

In Churchill. Scary shit. Those guys will go through a wood door as if it's paper. If they're hungry and they smell food... The guys that lived up there always had a very large shotgun at the ready. My favourite story about Churchill is, at Hallow'een, the kids go out trick or treating with an armed guard. As well, they are told not to dress like seals. Because at that time of year, the polar bears are migrating, and guess what? Churchill is right in their traditional route to the sea.

[achtung_circus]

83. Do I know you?

I used to live up the road.

[Canadian Socialist]

86. I don't know

I used to live in Winnipeg about 20 years ago. Travelled alot thru the province (I love Manitoba - I hope to move back there soon). I went to John Taylor Collegiate (for H.S.) and the UofW but that was back in the '70s.

[Lisa]

88. my favourite Churchill polar bear story ...

I worked up there a few summers and heard this from some of the locals. There was a guy who used to live out past the dump (I'm pretty sure it was around there, not as far as Twin Lakes) who figured out a way to keep the bears from tearing up his door and windows. He drove dozens of long sharp nails through wooden planks, and would fasten those planks over his shutters and even put them sharp ends up on the steps leading up to his door. Any bear getting close enough to touch those spikes would be put off, he figured.

And apparently it worked -- right up until the day he heard something outside at night, grabbed his gun, and raced out his front door without bothering to put on his boots ... completely forgetting about those spiked planks.

When Bush described setting up the Department of Homeland Security, this is the first image that entered my mind.

[Canadian Socialist]

91. Hearing this story

makes me wonder, if it's possible, adult beverages were involved at some point. But other than that... heeee.

edited to add: the reason for my glee: who runs outside IN WINTER IN CHURCHILL without shoes? Just askin'

[Harry S Truman]

38. In case you people up north didn't know it....

...O Canada. Please save us from what we've become.

[LanternWaste]

41. Thanks, Canada! (nm)

Thanks, Canada!

[susanna]

43. Thank you so much, Canada...

I live about one mile from you (as the crow flies) and can see your beautiful country across the river. :-) I so appreciate your help, even if it took a long time for our purported "leader" to admit we actually needed it.

Our citizens in the Gulf need those supplies so much...so thank you, thank you, thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

[Canadian Socialist]

54. Using my amazing geographic skills

You are either in Detroit or Washington state. Am I right?

[susanna]

56. You're the man (or woman)!

Detroit it is...

I just went down to the river yesterday. Love watching the freighters coming through. :-)

edited for diversity purposes. Ask me...LOL

[Canadian Socialist]

59. Okay... asking you

btw, woman.

[susanna]

118. that's why I edited...

I first said just "man." Sorry...and thanks again! :-)

[Laurab]

79. Ahh but it could have been Buffalo, you know.....

well maybe not where you are, but I can get to Canada in 15 minutes, less if we speed.....

[5thGenDemocrat]

85. Saginaw, Michigan here

We're 102 miles from the border (via Sarnia or Windsor -- really makes no difference), but we DO have an Ontario Hockey League team (not a very good one, yet, but they try hard most of the time).
John
Come over and visit sometime. Saginaw has THREE Tim Horton shoppes and I speak fluent Canadian.

[Canadian Socialist]

87. The only time I've been to Michigan

was to attend my brother & sil's PhD. grad ceremonies from the University of Michigan (Lansing). That was quite enough, thank you very much. I do not want to be rude, but can't you guys remove the road kill? Just sayin' I have never seen such carnage on the road and I live close to a national park. Other than that, the people were very nice to us. Even though they made fun of our "accents". We don't have accents, eh. You do. Heeee.

To be honest, I've been travelling a bit; I pay MORE so I don't have to go thru the states.

[5thGenDemocrat]

102. Oh, Christ -- don't call the Lansing school "University of Michigan"

That's Michigan State. Mistake it for the U of M in this state and YOU'LL be road kill.
John
Who went to Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant and, actually, thinks grads of both of those -- other -- schools tend to be asses (the ones from Ann Arbor somewhat more so than the ones from East Lansing).
Which is another way of saying I was too stoopid to get admitted at either of them.

[Canadian Socialist]

109. Whoops!

Sorry about that. I didn't know that. All that I knew was it was a university in Michigan (Lansing). We are not so particular here. All of our schools (degree granting) are called universities. All I know is that my brother & sil went to the school that had "Trojans" as their school mascot (I'm wearing the t-shirt as we speak).

[5thGenDemocrat]

123. That would be "Spartans."

University of Michigan is the "Wolverines."
John
But Saginaw High is the "Trojans." My SO Polly went there. I went to the crosstown rival Arthur Hill ("Lumberjacks"), but, really, who gives a shit.
Come to Saginaw for a hockey game.

[nicknameless]

47. Please invade the U.S., Canada! Bush is killing his own people!!!

[wli]

101. seconded n/t

[daleo]

48. I admit, I said Bush would never accept help

I was obviously wrong. Things must be very dire.

[Canadian Socialist]

53. Shameless plea

I have never had a topic reach the greatest page. If it's not too much trouble, and you agree with me, please vote me up. But only if you want to.

[Sacajawea]

62. I'm in. That's what friends are for. (nt)

[CHIMO]

66. You

Made it!

[Canadian Socialist]

70. I made it!

You like me! You really like me!
shameless flying nun reference.

[CHIMO]

73. I Like You

I like you already!

(Don't let my wife find out)

[Canadian Socialist]

77. No worries

we will keep this our little secret. Except for the thousands of people that read this. Heeee. BTW, CHIMO where are you? Just curious. PM me if necessary. Obviously, I'm in Calgary. Home of the most selfish people I have met in my entire life. I HAVE to get out of this province. Maybe go back to Winnipeg, or go west to BC.

[CHIMO]

80. A Little

Bit North of the next biggest city in the provence from you.

[Canadian Socialist]

84. So north of Edmonton

That REALLY narrows it down (not). Fort McMurray? Grande Prairie? Oh, wait, that town... the name is on the tip of my tongue. I thought it was already a part of Edmonton. Is this the town where Michael Cooper ran for city council?

[CHIMO]

89. Yep

You sure can guess things.

[Canadian Socialist]

96. Bow down to me CHIMO

I know everything. BTW, Michael Cooper? What a fucking little pissant. I know him (much to my chagrin I know A LOT of this bush lovers... but that's a tale for another time). He is/was the most arrogant little prick I have ever had the misfortune to met. Maybe his smackdown in the civic election will teach him a little humility. But, knowing him... no. Won't happen. It would have been everyone else's fault./end rant.

It's funny how "conservatives" on both sides of the border take no responsibility for their actions or for the consequences of their actions.

[shance]

57. Isnt Cheney planning to go to Canada next week?

hmmm...?

[JohnyCanuck]

65. Probably wants to remind Alberta's Premier, Ralph Klein,

that the USA has first dibs on the tar sands oil, and they were will be hell to pay if anyone is caught being allowed to butt in line.

[Canadian Socialist]

74. September 8

Cheney will be here (in Calgary) attending a "private" dinner sponsored by the Fraser Institute. :puke:

Those of us active on rabble.ca are going to be outside. Those who can, please join. More info @ rabble.ca

I'm not sure if that boil on Canadian society (Ezra Levant) will be there. He probably can't afford it unless he sues someone./end rant against anti-Canadian neo-cons who are only out for themselves and the next shiny object that grabs their attention.

[IndyOp]

64. God will bless you - Thank you - Thank you - Thank you -

Hang on please, please, please people of NOLA -

[AuntiBush]

67. Canada: Thank you So Much & We Apologize For Our Leadership

I'm feeling right humble at this moment, and super shamed by some of my fellow Americans that support Bush & Co!

[Catchawave]

69. Thank you my Northern Neighbors!

:grouphug:

P.S. and sorry about our 59 million stupid voters in '04 ! :sigh:

[Tight_rope]

71. Thank You Canada!

You are a country that cares not just for your people, but for the people of the world. Even when there own country could give a shit less.

[K8-EEE]

75. Oh Canada!!

MERCI BEAUCOUP!

[Scout1071]

82. Thank you Canada, but too late. We know you tried and Bush denied.

Thank you Canadians with all my heart.

[Canadian Socialist]

90. Not true

at least the part that we aren't going to help. Several Canadian organisations ARE coming to help. The Canadian Armed Forces (Sea Command) is coming as well as the Vancouver (BC) urban disaster unit (which my sister is a part of - she's an B.N. R.N. with a lot of experience in third world conditions, emerg. triage, etc.). Also, the Mennonite Conference is sending help (from Winnipeg). The Mennonite Conference is an NGO (similar to Doctors without borders). The only thing is that these emergency units were requested by the Governor of Louisiana, not by Bush. Well except for the RCN. It was state to province level of protocal.

[Scout1071]

100. My point exactly. You have so graciously and humanely offered

and Bush held the help back.

[Maple]

98. Never give up!

We'll save some fer sure...as many as we can.

[Canadian Socialist]

92. ALL USians LISTEN UP!

If you want... and I mean really want... Canada to help you, then spell words with that extra "u". Thank you.




Oh, BTW, you also have do everything bilingually. i.e in French/English. Oui/Yes?

[Maple]

93. LOL stop teasing the Americans

It's very rude...how unCanadian of you!

10 lashes with a wet maple leaf. Shame!

[Canadian Socialist]

111. Oh dear

I honestly didn't mean to be rude. Please forgive me. I am so sorry.

[Nevernose]

94. Listen, pal, I'm an American!

And that means that I can barely speak English, much less some other language! :)

[Lilith Velkor]

103. Hai/Si

:P

[ticapnews]

105. I speak two languages...

English and Microsoft English.

I went to school with a bunch of Canadians (hockey players, of course :) ) so I can do the accent pretty good, eh. I'll put on my thinking toque and see if I can relearn words like colour and favourite :)

[ticapnews]

104. Blame Canada!

I mean, thank you ;)

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.

With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!

From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

[Canadian Socialist]

110. Great!

Now, do you know it in French?

O Canada! Terre de nos aïeux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!

Car ton bras sait porter l'épée,
Il sait porter la croix!

Ton histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits.

Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.

Protégera nos foyers et nos droits

[ticapnews]

114. I do now :) (eom)

[newswolf56]

108. Thank you, Canada!

[Canadian Socialist]

112. In case anyone is interested

in the French version:
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits
means
Protect our freedom and rights.
(we will protect our rights and freedoms).

[ticapnews]

113. Why didn't we think of that? (eom)

[newswolf56]

115. I have Canadian roots -- Scottish/English actually -- and so have...

probably much more appreciation than the average U.S. citizen for Canadian traditions. The cross-border difference in the "vibes" between the imperial, intolerantly fascist U.S. and live-and-let-live Canada is palpable -- even allowing for the English/French schism. I may yet have to seek refuge there: read some of my posts and you'll see why.

[earth mom]

119. CANADA ROCKS!!!

Thank you! :applause:

[damntexdem]

120. Well, they're warships:

if FEMA tries to block them, they can fight their way in. That couldn't do any more damage than FEMS already is.

[SoCalDem]

121. Won't it be telling, when Canadian ships get there before ours

shame on us

[juajen]

122. We love you, Canada

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[Sub Atomic]

124. HOLY COW!!! WE'RE BEING INVADED!!!

The Mexican Army is flooding into Texas!!

The Canadians are sending WARSHIPS to the Gulf!!


HIT THE BUTTON!!!!

:sarcasm:

[Lilith Velkor]

125. BOUT TIME!! WHAT TOOK SO LONG!?!

GET THE FLOWERS READY!!! (sarcasm?)