h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Ok I do not have any official dates,
All my resource material is at home.
Britain was dragged into the war following the attack on Poland, when the actual declaration of war took place is hazy for me.
Canada Declared war 4 days later as a show of independance.
America Officially joined after Pearl Harbour. Unofficially they sat on the side lines shipping arms to the allies, and having a strong sympathy for Nazi Germany (heck there were even supporters here in Canada).I'll bring the dates tommorrow.

Interesting
SO do you see any danger in living in the shadow of the elephant?

Ok lets see.

Britain Declares War September 3rd 1939
Canada Declares War September 10th 1939
US Declares War December 7th 1941

Cloud, I don't know where you're from or what history books you read about Canada. I just scrolled through this entire conversation and feel that I must correct your info about Confederation.

Canada came into being as a nation in the Commonwealth in 1867. The ceremony took place in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The Maritimes were among the founding provinces. I think you are referring to Newfoundland who remained a British colony until joining Confederation in 1949.
As well, the Maritimes consist of various groups, including a great number of Scots, Acadians (who were among the first), German, English, and even Dutch.

As to living in the shadow of the elephant, TraKter, I think that the only ones who can preserve our culture and heritage and even our economy are ourselves. I think that we have to stop whining to Ottawa to bail us out every time we are in a jam.

For example, the recent closure of the coal mines in Cape Breton. I sympathize with those men and women and their families. It's not easy to have to go out and start over. However, did they think the coal would last forever? Why pour taxpayer money into a losing business? I think we have to start electing businessman to handle our resources instead of just electing lawyers. We are the only ones to blame for the present situation. We put them there.

Sorry for the length, but you started it. Ha Ha, eh.

There is no other vowel in Canada but 'a' because that's all we say, right?

Ah, bullshit and bologna, all mixed up, like. in a good Jappy stir fry!

World, this Canada is a confused land, and thus a boring land, cuz
all people do is bitch 'bout who we is and such.

Who we is, ain't who you think we is.

We are grammarically correct, for instance.

We were also better when we had a railroad; the Americans saved that bald
eagle of theres, and we flew over our trains in the jets of those who loved the eagle.

That's all she wrote: Paled, quieted land of great dreams and no identity of its
own, beyond its own self image. Still, it is a land of peace, founded on the
violence and blood of Indians and the last Great conquest of this Earth.

The last Great conquence belongs to us.

The last Great beginning too.

Come see....

-Alobar

Oh Cloudesley...you may know where your towel is, but you seem a little shaky in the dates department! Newfoundland joined confederation in 1949, not 1967. 1967 was the Centennial Celebration.

Let me guess...you're from Toronto, huh? ;}

Okay, you all have good points, but aren'y you all forgetting a mojor part of Canada? THE TERRITORIES!!! We might only have a combined population of around 85 000, that doesn't mean we don't exsist. Together we are almost four million square killometers, and we deserve some recongnition. You're always going off about how people from Toronto don't know anything about the rest of Canada, try living in the Yukon! I recently moved to Vancover Island, and I had people asking me what it was like to live in an igloo, and when i told them that it was usually nice, but it got kinda chilly at night, they beleived me. They believed me when I told them that I used to ride a dogsled to school, and that we ate whale blubber every night because it was the only thing that didn't freeze! It makes me so mad that everyone complains because the Americans think that of all Canadians, when most Canadians think that of themselves. Yes, during the winter we have dogsled races, but that doesn't mean that we don't have cars, because we do, along with running water, and electricity. So I hope that this clears a few things up for you
Yukon, pop- 30 000
size- 483 000 squared kilometers
Founded- 1898
Capital-Whitehorse
Average temp. winter-(-37C)
summer-(+20C)
-North West Territories, pop- 35 000
size-(roughly)1.25 million squared kilometers
founded- 1870
Capital-Yellowknife
Average Temp.- winter-(-40C)
- summer-(+17C)
-Nunavut, pop- 15 000
size- (roughly) 1.25 suared kilometers
founded- 1999
Capital-Iqualuit
Average Temp.- winter-(-40C)
- summer-(+17C)

Excellent thought. Thanks for the info.
It seems as though this may be more than a Canadian thing.
Here's the question.

Is it the fault of people in some centres to be so self centred that they over look the surrounding regions that contribute a great deal? or
Is it the fault of envious surrounding regions to try and define themselves off the existence of these self centred regions that do not receive enough information on the surrounding centres to understand lifestyle or cultural differences?

Every region is important as far as I'm concerned, but I can't spend the necessary hours to personally investigate every scenario to overcome certain stereotypes or misinformation. I try, but no matter what you do I think that you will get something wrong.

You have some good points, Traktor. As we all seem to do, however, what does it say about us as a nation, when a government minister that we elected wants to ban a Molson Canadian commercial because it is anti-American?

The "I Am Canadian" commercial has brought patriotism to the forefront again. Not since the Blue Jays won the World Series have so many people been stood up to say, "I am Canadian." However, because we must be the friendly neighbor, nice guy to the north, nation, we have to yank a beer commercial because it just might possibly offend an American, who will most likely never see it.

Personally, I think it would benefit all Canadians to stand up and say"I AM CANADIAN". Yes, it is a beer commercial (how Canadian is that?) but it makes some good points. Peacekeeping not Policing. Diversity not Assimilation and The First Nation of Hockey.

Just had to throw that last one in there.

First I've heard of it, and I think its crazy. I don't think that ad is Anti-American.

Hell our own PM called the US a bunch of "whiners" wasn't it. I could care less how the US feels. They're still operating under the Manifest Destiny anyway, so how can we ever look across that big border without a little suspicion. The day the Liberals present us with a definition of Canadian that is not in some way linked to the difference between ourselves and the US then I'm more than willing to examine the issue. For now this little bit of advertising is helping to define us, and it isn't even helping their beer sales that much just making us like the I AM spots.

Ban the ad.
what a joke. How did that go again oh yeah........

I am Canadian
I am not a lumberjack or a fur trader.
I don’t live in an igloo, or eat blubber, or own a dogsled,
And I don’t know Jimmy, Sally, or Suzy from Canada,
Though I am certain they are really, really nice.
I have a Prime Minister not a President.
I speak English and French, Not American,
And I pronounce it about, Not a boot.
I can proudly sew my country’s flag on my backpack.
I believe in peacekeeping, not policing,
Diversity not assimilation,
And that the BEAVER is a truly proud and noble animal.
A toque is a hat,
A chesterfield is a couch,
And it is pronounced Zed not ZEE, Zed.
Canada is the second largest landmass,
The first nation of Hockey,
And the best part of North America.
My name is Joe and
I AM CANADIAN!!!!!!!!!!!

That's not an anti-american ad, it's a pro-Canada ad and anyone who is to ignorant to see this should moved to the states. We are a country that's been standing in the shadows of the americains for way to long, and it's about time that someone stand up and tell it how it really is. I'm Canadian and damn proud of it, and I don't care if the american's take offense.

My name is Dan, and I AM CANADIAN!!!!!!

Just wanted to say it.

I bet you feel good for saying it too, eh?

I do.

Remind me when these countries joined WWII...

a) Britain 3rd September 1939
b) Canada 10th September 1939
c) US 7th December 1941

What does this prove about independence?