Stronach's U.S.-Based Canadaville Ready For Business

Good for Stronach! I wish he didn't call it Canadaville. He is giving a beautiful gift personaly and without help from all Canadians. Sound's like he is a good man and I wish him luck.

I agree Canadaville is pretty hokey. However, before congratulating Stronach I would like to hear more about this organic farm as part of the deal. Not many details are being given about it except to say they will work there. Are these people going to be working as part of a cooperative or are they all going to be working for the company store so to speak? I also think the people living there already have legitimate social concerns, especially with people coming from a big city being bored out of their heads and the locals already stating there is a drug problem in the area connected to people being idle. You can't just plop people down in a 100% different environment and expect them to thrive because you give them some vegetables to pick.

Fontineau downplayed opposition to the project by some of Simmesport's 2,300 residents. In one incident, a Canadian flag flying next to a U.S. flag was cut down.

Dennis Mills, Stronach spokesperson.
"Some service people ... they just don't like the Canadian flag and the American flag flying at the same height," he said.

What is with this American anti Canadian attitude that tarnishes this offer to Americans that need help? Who are they, these so called service people? What are they doing for their people but denying them fair chance. They are so patriotic and caring are they not?

Why are there so few Americans trying to help these people?


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Perception is two thirds of what we perceive reality to be.

Difficult decisions are a privilege of rank.

Hopefully those that were poor prior to loosing their homes will be the beneficary. It's sad to think that the generous offer is firstly judged as only an attempt to incorpotate workers and to become a drug pit. To think the worse, I guess is human nature. One wonders why Stronach would bother.

<blockquote> What is with this American anti Canadian attitude that tarnishes this offer to Americans that need help? </blockquote> <p>I think it's more of an anti-world attitude. An increasing number of Americans wouldn't know another country's flag at all.............</p> The world's only remaining superpower, rather than becoming more cosmopolitan, as did the old Roman Empire many compare it to, is beocming more inbred.........<p>---<br>RickW

Tons of Americans did volunteer and help the victims during and after the disasters. What is interesting is how certain Republicans can keep on with their blind patriotist/Bush fanaticism even after their govt and FEMA's colossal failure. Maybe Bush can play a tune on his new guitar to compensate for their loss?

these people are receiving every possible kind of assistance from both the various governmental agencies and private groups and individuals. who says few americans are helping them out? you?

in the united states the national flag (stars and stripes) is supposed to fly above all others whether it be a local,state or other national flag. even in texas the teaxs state flag flies at a lower level the the stars and stripes. who ever put the maple leaf and stars and stripes at the same level made a mistake.

american servicemen and woman are WELL AWARE of the constant streamofinsults and criticisms coming out of canada directed at the united states in generaland some at them specifically. you can hardly expect a warm welcome from them.

do you live in a cave? the united states is the most cosmopolitan first world nation on earth. it surpasses even australia or canada. the state of california (our largest) has a white anglo minority population. texas has white anglo minority population.the capital city has white minority population. the city of new york and chicago both have white minority populations. what canadian province or city has a ehnic racial majority population? when i contact my local governmental agencies i have the opportunity to communicate in 8 different languages besides english. voter ballots come in eight different languages. we don't have a "official language" like canada.

and please don't tell me some crap about the un claiming toronto is the most diverse city in the world. toronto is no better than new york,los angeles or houston or any other big american city. we have DOZENS of them.

"american servicemen and woman are WELL AWARE of the constant streamofinsults and criticisms coming out of canada directed at the united states in generaland some at them specifically."

Which would those be?

"you can hardly expect a warm welcome from them."

It's rather a double standard, isn't it? When we see the American flag flown in Canada improperly, we tend not to tear it down or deface it. It's called respect for a friendly country. And if we did, wouldn't you get upset?


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"If you must kill a man, it costs you nothing to be polite about it." Winston Churchill

flag traditions. how would an american flag be flown in-correctly in canada?

you know perfectly well what i'm talking about when i say american servicemen and woman are aware of the barrage of blatant anti-american commentary coming out of canada. if you were a usa combat veteran how would you behave under the circumstances? i suppose we (americans) are a little less passive aggressive than some canadians like you. perhaps we're a little more assertive.

i don't think some canadians like you realize what you are sowing south of the 49th and it's unfortunately a situation that's not going to get any better anytime soon if ever.

"how would an american flag be flown in-correctly in canada?"<br />
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To the right when facing them, same height or slightly below.<br />
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"you know perfectly well what i'm talking about when i say american servicemen and woman are aware of the barrage of blatant anti-american commentary coming out of canada."<br />
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No, I don't, because I see no 'constant barrage of Anti-Americanism' especially directed at serving forces. I see quite the opposite.<br />
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"i don't think some canadians like you realize what you are sowing south of the 49th and it's unfortunately a situation that's not going to get any better anytime soon if ever."<br />
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That's my point. *I*, nor *we* are sowing anything. Your media however, is feeding you a line, and you're going for the bait. Want me to quote Anne Coulter or Bill 'Lies to your face' O'Riley? What have you got in return, out of context quotes from Carrolyn Parrish? Or quotes that some attribute to her, but were said by someone else? And what became of their careers because of those comments? And what of Anne Coulter's call for the destruction and invasion of Canada? Any arrests there?<br />
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Whereas, I have such things, almost daily:<br />
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What would do, as a country, when faced with mental midgets such as that?<p>---<br>"If you must kill a man, it costs you nothing to be polite about it." Winston Churchill<br />

if an american flag is flown disregarding proper etiquette in canada it should be removed and those who put it up should be educated and/or fined. flag etiquette in the united states is essentially the same.

your other comments are hysterical. who cares what bill o'really (excuse me o'reilly) or a ignorant dip like ann coulter says? they are commentators and have a right under the us constitution to free speech. and they are voices in the wilderness because i can assure you the us media, especially the elite (even the wall street journal) have a left-leaning bias. why do people with pronounced left-wing views fear and loath fox soo much? they're just a media outlet presenting a view-point different from there's,people are free towatch or change the channel. isn't that what freedom is all about? however, media outlets like the cbc and public broadcasting system and national public radio in the us are tax-payer assisted and must (or should i should say)be more central and un-biased in their content. they aren't, especially the cbc.

barrage of anti-americanism coming from canada? absolutely. i've seen it and experienced it in the flesh. toronto is pretty bad. the maritime islands has their fair share of it, but they seem to have a chip on their shoulder because of the pernicious poverty and poor economy. montreal and quebec suffer from a terminal case of grateuitous anti-americanism. even things as simple as booing the us national anthem (not just in quebec!) during sports matches is common-place in canada. the reverse isn't true in the states.

finally, ms. parrish behaved like a moron for someone who is a representative of the canadian people and government. and even more ironic since she represents an area heavily dependent on trade and tourism with the united states.

aside from the many typos i've made i think i'm a pretty intelligent guy.

You seem pretty intellegent, but not nessecarally well informed. And we never discount the massage bekause of spalling erors.

"barrage of anti-americanism coming from canada? absolutely. i've seen it and experienced it in the flesh. toronto is pretty bad."

All of Toronto? How about Yellowknife, Fort Nelson, Regina . . . Do you always paint a whole country because of a few experiences (like my friend Don Quixote)? Or do you judge us by the things and people that didn't offend you while you were here?

"the maritime islands has their fair share of it, but they seem to have a chip on their shoulder because of the pernicious poverty and poor economy."

And the rampant stereotyping.

"montreal and quebec suffer from a terminal case of grateuitous anti-americanism. even things as simple as booing the us national anthem (not just in quebec!) during sports matches is common-place in canada. "

Again, more misinformation. One minor hockey team was booed in Quebec, and what happened the next year, when the same team returned to Ontairo? Find out.

Common place. Hmmm I see. So the hockey games that happened last night in Canada, they all had the US anthem booed? All the basketball games? All sports? Bullshit. It's far from commonplace, and it's widely regarded as being in bad taste when it does happen.

"the reverse isn't true in the states."

No we just hear about the Ann Coulters and Tucker Carlson's and we don't hear anyone down south distancing themselves from these 'common taters'. Not denying it is reinforcement! Therefore when we hear the villiage bicycle saying "We should invade Canada" and the defening silence that follows, that's what we think everyone believes, and we wish we had built that moat.

"finally, ms. parrish behaved like a moron for someone who is a representative of the canadian people and government. and even more ironic since she represents an area heavily dependent on trade and tourism with the united states."

If you go wayyyy back to the original incident, she called 4 Americans that she worked with, a name. "I hate those bastards" was what she said - off camera. You've never hated people you work with? Of course, the press had a field day, quoting on the word 'bastards' and implied that it was a) in her official capacity and b) applied to all Americans.

So, how did that whole situation develop? The media. It all would have been a footnote, just like Mr. Bush's 'unrehearsed' speeches to troops that was caught on tape. The media. How much of a part do they play in our bad relations?


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"If you must kill a man, it costs you nothing to be polite about it." Winston Churchill