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From: "UncleFred" <>
Subject: Fw: {not a subscriber} Re: [Q-R] Re: Canada not foriegn country!
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 22:59:53 -0500


Forwarded.....uncle

----- Original Message -----
From: "Louise Guilbault" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 10:50 PM
Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [Q-R] Re: Canada not foriegn country!


> I can not agree with you more.
>
> I was in Quebec on September 11th. The reaction there was no
differennt
> than I'm sure it was in the US. The Canadians were wonderful, and
made all
> of the US citizens who were temporarily stranded there feel welcome
and
> secure. I know that my husband and I appreciated it, and it made a
> difficult time much easier. Other countries may be our friends, but
> Canadianas are our brothers and sisters.
>
> Louise Guilbault
> San Diego, CA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Boivin" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 12:55 AM
> Subject: [Q-R] Re: Canada not foriegn country!
>
>
> >
> > Many Americans can speak French.
> > I worked training census employees in many States under contract
from
> > Canada.
> > I met many.
> >
> > There is very little difference between Canadians and Americans.
> > We have our cultural peculiarities but these are mostly regional.
> > America practices the melting pot theory while Canada practices
> > multi-culturalism.
> > Canada has gun controls (handguns and automatic and rifles are
basically
> > illegal and starting this year hunting rifles have to be
registered).
> > Canadians don't have the Right to bear arms (except on a beach
<grin>)
> > because our Constitution guarantees our protection from our own
> government.
> > Americans have the Right to bear arms. Historically, Canadians
have left
> > law and order to the authorities while the Americans would take
the law
> into
> > their own hands but this was because the US would open up an area
for
> > settlement and then send the law in when requested while Canada
sent the
> law
> > in first and then opened up the areas to settlement.
> >
> > But when it comes to having fun at a picnic or a party, we have
fun the
> same
> > way. Possibly because with most of us, we share the same genetic
roots.
> When
> > the tragedy happened in New York there were tears in the eyes of
> > Canadians --- we felt your pain... I believe this event has
brought us
> even
> > closer. Sure, we may disagree on certain economic or political
items but
> > these disagreements aren't going to split us apart --- we still
want to
> have
> > a cuppa java with each other.
> >
> > I've developed some very good friendships on line with distant
cousins in
> > the US --- in some ways I feel closer to some of these 8th cousins
than I
> do
> > with some of my 1st cousins. Our respective governments have set
up
> borders
> > between us but these genealogy lists on the internet have brought
us all
> > closer together.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 9:57 PM
> > Subject: [Q-R] Canada not foriegn country!
> >
> >
> > > Well.......I'm in Utah. Host of 2002 Winter Olympics. It's 4
degrees at
> > > 9pm with 18 inches of new snow on the ground...!!
> > >
> > > Local paper giving history and geography lessons to us locals so
we
> > > don't make fools of ourselves in front of our international
guests.
> > > Have been advised Canada is not a foriegn country despite the
fact that
> > > many of it's residents speak French!
> > >
> > > Suz
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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