Canada - The vanishing country

hey electircbuford first off welcome to canada .I lived for years in edmonton went to calgary for the olympics in 88 loved the town so much and the people I moved there .I hate to say this comming from just north of edmonton but the only thing I love about edmonton are the OILERS'ESKIMOES and West Ed Mall Sorry RH hope I did'NT tick you off

Thanks for the welcome , but I'm still living in Tennessee . I'm hoping I can move to Canada someday though . I doubt RH will take offense regarding what you say about Edmonton , as he has lived in many different areas of Canada acording to one of his posts . I am still waiting though , to read what he has to say about Edmonton. Anybody else's input about Alberta and it's cities would be appreciated because that is the province I'd likely choose if I ever move to Canada .

Lets see, where to start. Edmonton is the Capitol of Alberta And all in all isnt a bad place to live. We are experincing an oil boom again and there is loads of work to be had. Unemployment is about the lowest in the country here. We also have the 2nd largest city in Newfoundland here too. Ft Mac Newfie oops i mean Ft MacMurray. we have the Eskimos foot ball team, The Oilers hockey team, The West Edmonton Mall. ( I used to live right next to it and its no big deal after a while or if you have to work there) I think Edmonton is an above average place to live. I prefer it to Toronto ( no offence any one, just my opinion) Ive also lived in Salt Lake City Utah, Apple Valley California, Great Falls Montana, Montreal Quebec, Cornwall Ontario, Surrey B.C., Calgary, Ottawa, And really i think if i had to move away from here it would be back to Calgary.( The Calgary Stampede, Greatest outdoor Show On Earth) The weatyher his isnt too bad, If you have out door interests you would be well off here. Yiou are not too far from The rockies, 12 hours to Vancouvcer, 8 hrs to winnipeg, 3 hours to Calgary, 8 hours to Montana, This is all driving times for a big rig, Cars would be a bit faster..

Me on Miami Beach taken in 95, just before i got hurt and had to quit driving

This post is supposed to be about the book, "Canada, the Vanishing Country". Although I am interested in weather, army size, driving times, etc., could we have people who have read the book or at least know about some of its contents posting here?

What kicks ass? This book kicks ass. I live in Asia right now, came home for X-mas and picked up the book to see if the country looks as fucked as it seems. I'm the first to say that Peter Newman is decidedly leaning left wing in some taxation and re-distribution issues, but he's bang on for i.d.ing major threats to Canada's sovereignty.

Unfortunately, unless Canadians wake-up and take a peek into what's going on on Bay Street, Canada as an independant nation is finished.
While many posters on this site are busy flaming each other and crying about how bad Bush is, Canada's corporate elite are busily selling our country at firesale prices to huge US firms. NO COUNTRY on earth is more foreign owned now than Canada. To those who say, "so what"; this matters because HQ jobs, R&D jobs and much of the corporate profits are funnelled out of Canada right back to the US parent company.

NEWSFLASH: I've travelled around quite a bit since I finished university and as far as the world (especially the USA) is concerned, we ARE Americans. If we don't want to be targetted by terrorists and swallowed completely by the US, it's time we educated ourselves, considered what kind of country we want to have, and start acting independantly as Canada, for Canada. Screw the US gov't and their pressure tactics. If Canadian politicians acted for Canadians instead of US lapdogs, Canada would be far better off.

Canadians: Wake up. Your days are numbered. Unless you want to be the next Puerto Rico, get active.

It's true people tend to get off topic , especially after a couple dozen posts , but hopefully we remain true to the spirit of the original topic . The vanishing country is the ONLY book that I have mentioned on the forums that I have NOT read . I read the reviews and sample pages on amazon.comca , as well as doing a search on the book and learning about it that way . To be honest , the only reason I have not ordered it is because I am afraid of what the book has to say . I'll probably end up getting it , eventually because I just seem destined to seek out the stuff we aren't supposed to know about . As for everything else you had to say , it will hopefully prompt a call to action .

http://tv.cbc.ca/national/pgminfo/border/

This is a quote from a post by Human Target in Asia that I would like to address:

NEWSFLASH: I've travelled around quite a bit since I finished university and as far as the world (especially the USA) is concerned, we ARE Americans. If we don't want to be targetted by terrorists and swallowed completely by the US, it's time we educated ourselves, considered what kind of country we want to have, and start acting independantly as Canada, for Canada. Screw the US gov't and their pressure tactics. If Canadian politicians acted for Canadians instead of US lapdogs, Canada would be far better off.

You're right. I have been all over the world and there is no distinction between Yanks and Canucks. The main problem, I think, is that people around the world, including Americans, know little if nothing about Canada. So yes, we need to get our act together, educate ourselves and spread that around the globe.