Canada, US Still Close: McKenna

"It bothers me as well that we have as much paranoia as we do about giving up our sovereignty to the United States of America,” McKenna said. “I think that sovereignty is as much a state of mind as anything, and in Canada and as Canadians we should be proud of our country and have more confidence in our country.”

"“I think that sovereignty is as much a state of mind as anything"?

BULLSH*T! it's the legal point that states for all concerned who owns and runs the country. "State of mind" doesn't enter into it in the least.

I wonder what McKenna's state of mind was when he made that idiotic statement.

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"and the knowledge they fear is a weapon to be used against them"

"The Weapon" - Rush

ust for laughs I decided to look up sovereignty at dictionary.com

"8 results for: sovereignty

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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
sov·er·eign·ty /ˈsɒvrɪnti, ˈsʌv-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[sov-rin-tee, suhv-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -ties.
1. the quality or state of being sovereign.
2. the status, dominion, power, or authority of a sovereign; royalty.
3. supreme and independent power or authority in government as possessed or claimed by a state or community.
4. rightful status, independence, or prerogative.
5. a sovereign state, community, or political unit.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME soverainte < AF sovereynete (OF soverainete), equiv. to soverain sovereign + -ete -ty2]
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source
sov·er·eign·ty (s&#335;v'&#601;r-&#301;n-t&#275;, s&#335;v'r&#301;n-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. sov·er·eign·ties

1. Supremacy of authority or rule as exercised by a sovereign or sovereign state.
2. Royal rank, authority, or power.
3. Complete independence and self-government.
4. A territory existing as an independent state.


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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source
sovereignty
c.1340, "pre-eminence," from Anglo-Fr. sovereynete, from O.Fr. souverainete, from soverain (see sovereign). Meaning "authority, rule" is recorded from c.1374; sense of "existence as an independent state" is from 1715.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source
sovereignty

noun
1. government free from external control
2. royal authority; the dominion of a monarch [syn: reign]
3. the authority of a state to govern another state

WordNet® 2.1, © 2005 Princeton University
American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source
sovereignty [(sov-ruhn-tee, sov-uhr-uhn-tee)]

A nation or state's supreme power within its borders. A government might respond, for example, to criticism from foreign governments of its treatment of its own citizens by citing its rights of sovereignty.

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On-line Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source

sovereignty

sovereignty: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary
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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source

Sovereignty

of God, his absolute right to do all things according to his own good pleasure (Dan. 4:25, 35; Rom. 9:15-23; 1 Tim. 6:15; Rev. 4:11).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source

Main Entry: sov·er·eign·ty
Variant: also sov·ran·ty /'sä-vr&n-tE, 's&-, -v&-r&n-/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1 a : supreme power esp. over a body politic b : freedom from external control : AUTONOMY
2 : one that is sovereign; especially : an autonomous state
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc."



Now can someone please tell me where exactly "state of mind" falls under the definitions cited above?

Also, imagine the reaction if you gave McKenna's definition of sovereignty to a Quebecois sovereigntist.

If they didn't slap you for being insulting they'd probably be rolling on the floor laughing themselves sick at your stupidity.

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"and the knowledge they fear is a weapon to be used against them"

"The Weapon" - Rush

"“I think that sovereignty is as much a state of mind as anything"?

McKenna's sizable paycheque for saying these silly things is most certainly not a state of mind!

“It bothers me as well that we have as much paranoia
as we do about giving up our sovereignty to the United
States of America”

So Canadians are being "paranoid" about this
sovereignty state of mind thing?

If this guy was a real Canadian, he would be proud of
Canadians being suspicious of their sovereignty being
taken away. Instead, he insults and talks down to those
true Canadians. What a sell out!

“It bothers me as well that we have as much paranoia
as we do about giving up our sovereignty to the United
States of America”

So Canadians are being "paranoid" about this
sovereignty state of mind thing?

If this guy was a real Canadian, he would be proud of
Canadians being suspicious of their sovereignty being
taken away. Instead, he insults and talks down to those
true Canadians. What a sell out!

From Wikipedia:

Frank McKenna was appointed as Deputy Chair, TD Bank Financial Group effective May 1, 2006. In his new role, McKenna will be responsible for helping to build long-term business relationships that support TD’s growth strategy in Canada and the United States.

McKenna will be responsible for supporting the company in its customer acquisition strategy, particularly in the areas of wholesale and commercial banking. In addition, he will be responsible for representing TD as it works to expand its North American presence as one of the continent's ten largest banks, as measured by market capitalization.

Rough translation: McKenna is making speeches endorsing whatever his handlers want him to while at the same time managing a mouthful of corporate meat.

Is that more or less correct?

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"and the knowledge they fear is a weapon to be used against them"

"The Weapon" - Rush