Canada As A Terror Target

Yawn.

That story made me sleepy. Tell me another fairytale....

Sans a series of bizarre, secret, military experiments to embed retractable claws in a soldier, isn't this more-or-less what happened to Canada/U.S. in the X-Men comics? You'd think these well-educated panelists could come up with something a little more original.

While we're using our imaginations, here's a scenario: The people pitching doomsday scenarios never seem to get a critical mass of the public ear. The increased surveillance, biometric security and other intrusions proceed apace, not because of a particularly fearful population but because a handful of well-connected poltician-businessmen stand to get stinking rich by it. the border slowdowns and security hassles only seem to affect businesses in inverse proportion to their political influence, resulting in scandal for Prime Minister Manley's cabinet. With Canada's decision to basket the euro in its reserves and price oil in multiple currencies, Canada's dollar goes up in value to the point where cross-border trade starts to decline in proportion to naturally-increasing international trade. The U.S. indeed constructs its Northern Wall: the newly-merged TD-Citigroup finances it. Molson-Coors is accused of leaking an unsubstantiated rumor that proceeds from the sale of Lucky Lager have been financing international terrorism, making sales of the popular bargain-beer decline slightly. Sales of the heavily-marketed "Molson Continental" never materialize. The NHL is disbanded: it proves logistically too difficult to get hockey sticks through border checkpoints, and sharpened skates are banned on international flights. While no one has actually seen the purported "new breed" of islamists shoot rays from their eyes, the mere sight of tanned skin and sunglasses makes pedestrians cross to the other side of the street.

And maple syrup is stopped at the Can-US border as samples are found to contain ricin. The Alaskan Inuit, backed by sympathetic Canadian Inuit sects, are conspiring to destroy Alaska`s snow crab fleet. The DEW line is fired up again after Bin Laden was seen dog sledding on Ellesmere Island.

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Dave Ruston

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We don't much have to worry about terror from without. We are doing quite well with our homegrown variety. Say! How come these things aren't tested in Ontario........?<p>---<br>RickW

China is cited by the G8 for tailgaiting and passing on the right. The US developes engine problems and Canada stops to lend assistance. India and Brazil drive by with a friendly wave. At the next town everybody runs out of gas and decides to take the train. We do love our cars, oh well.