I think we were a colony of England at that time.
Too much money, too many hurricanes, too many cultural differences.
Canada and it's Caribbean relations
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I think we were a colony of England at that time.
Too much money, too many hurricanes, too many cultural differences.
I have, and this isn't the first time either. We are not building infrastructure that coincides with ours. We are assisting in the development and investing in the growth of separate economies. Not ones that are attached to ours.
I point out again, given that Canada in particular was exclude from the creation of and participation in CALC. The Caribbean Nations that we have assted, just spat in our faces. I say we end what ties we have and let them take care of themselves, period.
We were busily holding on to the ideal that we were not a colonizing power...
It was Pierre Trudeau, when he was PM, who insisted that Canada did not want any colonies, and didn't want the Turks and Caicos, back in 1974.
Pierre Trudeau is not around so it's up to Stephen Harper to right the wrong.
I just hope he gets a island that is high enough so it won't disappear when the oceans rise.
What wrong is there to right? Spend more billions on developing a new province, thousands of km from our shores, that won't be able to return the investment in the forseeable future? All for an island vacation spot that takes the loonie instead of the pound or the greenback?
No, this is was a bad idea every time its been brought up.
Pierre Trudeau is still the best Prime Minister this country ever had and still my hero and you in particular might remember that.
Pierre Trudeau help create the Canadian music industry because at that time it was controlled by the Americans.
Pierre Trudeau was Mr. Canada
How could we? You use every opportunity to shove your revisionist history of him down our throats.
I'd love to hear more about this story Liberalman?
In your opinion.
So we should payout millions, if not billions to accommodate your need for a tasteless dish made from roots? It's spelled 'Poi' btw, and that is a Polynesian affectation, not that of the West Indies...:roll: Where it is known as Dasheen or Eddo.
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Yet you cry homophobic tears for every Gay Pride parade. Who do you think let 'em out of the closet?
Guess Who helped create a Canadian music industry - such as it is. No Canadian artist makes it big in Canada. No American sales = mediocrity
Pierre Trudeau was a spoiled rich kid who thumbed his nose at Canada while real Canadians went off fight a war they didn't start.
Pierre Trudeau set up Quebec-friendly laws that created one distinct society - and one without culture.
CDNBear a long time ago, if a Canadian musician wanted to make it big he or she had to go to America and if they got approved they would be big radio stars.
Back in those days the hip Pierre Trudeau went down to the famous nightclubs in New York scene and he asked the DJ to play Canadian music and the DJ said Canada doesn't have a music industry.
When Pierre Trudeau got back to Canada he brought in a law that all Canadian radio stations must play fifty percent or 50% Canadian content.
For a couple of years radio was boring but as time went on and the Canadian groups began to mature the music got better.
Then all of us Canadians lived happily ever after until mean old Conservative Prime Minister Brian Mulroney came into power gave us the GST and the American free trade agreement and with all those jobs going south of the border we all listened to good ol Canadian music.
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We wouldn't need so many grow ops if we had colonies. Hell, they could pay their taxes in weed. We'd never have a Boston teaparty revoloution thingy either cuz they are too laid back mahn.
CDNBear and what did our Conservative leader do Stephen Harper recognized that Quebec was a nation.
Ya, because so many of them plainly sucked.
Please, by all means post some links on that.
Thus forcing mediocre musicians on the whole of Canada.
Slightly. But I really do tire of hearing the same Canadian artists that aren't that bad, ad nauseum.
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Our present federal government squandered fifty billion dollars and no tropical island to show for it.
He followed Trudeau and did something monumentally stupid. What? Do I need to go find the thread in which I condemned Harpo for doing that, way back when?
You seem to still be confused as what my political affiliation is Liberalman.