Myth Busters, Canadian Style!

[KingOfTheDeep]

didn't "aboot" come from the scots ?

 

[Cory Lover]

Is it true that the leave shaped symbol on the Canadian flag is a Marijuana leaf?

No, it isn't. There, I just busted a myth!:dance:

CL

 

[Omega]

Some of this is just blatantly false. Canada does not take part in more peace keeping missions than the US...

Canada has taken part in more UN peacekeeping missions than any other country... http://www.edu.pe.ca/montaguehigh/grass/socialstudies/peacekeeping/missions.htm

...and they do not even come close to the US in the amount of time, manpower, or money spent for such missions.

We have ten-times less people about 12-times less money. As as an individual Canadian, I'm not about to spend ten-times more money in taxes on peacekeeping than an average American does.

Canada may be ranked 13th in terms of the their Country's amount of military spending, however they barely spend 1/100 of what the US does. Canada spends 16 Billion to the 530 Billion the US spends. Yes you are correct Canada has more troops in Afghanistan *per capita*, but it is misleading to say that and not say that the US has over 20,000 troops there to Canada's 2,000 troops.

Again, per capita. We're not going to contribute more per capita than does America for America's fight. You should be putting in more per capita in Afghanistan than we do, considering once again, it's your fight, and we're just being a good friend by helping out.

Regarding your comments we spend 1/100th on our military, according to my math but based on your numbers, you spend 33-times more, so 3.3-times more per person, roughtly. So? Why do we have to keep up with your crazy spending if we don't want to or need to?

 

[magakitty]

Sheesh - now we're gonna have a war over who does more for the war????? The hell with the war !!!!! Can't we all just get along??? for God sake, we are neighbors. No wonder most of the world hates Americans

 

[KnaveTO]

Maple, marijuana... one of the two

LOL... and yes both of them are legal here too!!

 

[johnlarson66]

Sheesh - now we're gonna have a war over who does more for the war????? The hell with the war !!!!! Can't we all just get along??? for God sake, we are neighbors. No wonder most of the world hates Americans

Speaking of the war, if America went back to the draft, would draft dodgers still go to Canada?

I have heard that a lot of people would rather take their chances in Iraq than have to live in Canada. I am sure they are talking about the French speaking part.

I thought the world hated the French. No, Americans hate the French, it must of been because they helped us with our independance.

The Canadians I have met in America say this, "Canada, a great place to be from."

 

[Fungi]

Waaaah

 

[Rbishop]

Please put this thread back on track and leave politics and drugs out of it. Thanks.

 

[lokel]

I have heard that a lot of people would rather take their chances in Iraq than have to live in Canada. I am sure they are talking about the French speaking part.

Most of the french speaking part in Canada is in Ottawa and Quebec. I live about 4 hr oustide of Ottawa and we dont speak french around here.

I had to take french all through school and I still only know a few words.

The french that is spoken here in Canada is different then the french spoken in France. This is what ive been told from my french teachers and others that have gone to France and know some french. Im not really sure hows its different maybe some of you guys that know can fill us in.

 

[Wippit Guud]

Most of the french speaking part in Canada is in Ottawa and Quebec. I live about 4 hr oustide of Ottawa and we dont speak french around here.

New Brunswick is full of French, it being the only reay bilingual province in Canada. I hear more french in Moncton than english when I go over there.