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Originally Posted by AVoiceOfReason
Too cold for my tastes much of the year. I was there in August once (Drumheller/Calgary/Banff/Jasper areas) and the area out of the mountains was pleasant, temperature wise. I don't like freezing in the summer, though.
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Well shit... you go up a mountain it's going to be cold. Come to Toronto in July/August... hot, humid.
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Originally Posted by AVoiceOfReason
I don't understand the tolerance of two languages in the country. It is expensive and confusing. Tell the French Canadians to get with the program and learn English like the rest of the northern part of the northern hemisphere. Or break up the country as they (the FC) have advocated. From what little I know about the country, they are a drain financially on the western part anyway. I guess the Eastern Provinces can merge and be the 51st State of the USA, but we'll have to figure out something to do with flag, because I don't know how to put 51 stars on a flag with the ease we have done with 50.
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You have this a bit wrong (that's OK). The province of Quebec is not a drain on the west. It actually pays quite a bit into the Federal coffers. The big three provinces are Ontario, Alberta and Quebec. The drain on the system, if you want to call it that, would largely come from the Maritime provinces.
As for the cost of bilingualism, it's an expense but in the grand scheme of things it isn't *that* expensive. We are a nation built on compromise. Instead of going to war for independence or forcing compliance, we have sought solutions through diplomacy and accord. Sure it takes longer but we are generally happy with the results.
As for breaking up the nation and allowing Quebec to seperate... it will never happen.
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Originally Posted by AVoiceOfReason
I find the Canadian health care system to be a complete mindblower--why would otherwise intelligent people stand for such?
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It really isn't as bad as you've been lead to believe. The system actually works quite well on many, many levels. My experience runs the gamut from broken bones and tonsils to heart valve replacement surgery to poison control.