We love you.

we still love Point Reberts, a tiny triangular U.S.- owned spit of land near Washington State border. An early boundary commission drew the latitude line than sliced it off BC over 100 years ago.
Since the population integration is so complete with BC over the years, there is no real conflict but for the border crossing, lately a source of annoyance to all.
In fact if Canada were to annex Point Roberts everyone would benefit from erasing a needless hindrance to commerce and neighborly interaction. A united North America should start here. Our province would look after Point Roberts better than the current slash-and-burn federal administration.
Just say’in
Gordcanuck🇨🇦

in the 60's our family would have reunions on the Canadian side of Lake Erie (I'm from Cleveland). The grown ups liked the cheap liquor prices and the kids loved the legal fireworks. The US side was polluted but on the Canadian side we could fish, swim and water ski. The Canadians were great!

I saw personal fireworks growing up in Ottawa was off of the dock of an American girl in my class. Nice memories of summer you have.

There's a lot of variation. I have no idea what the laws are in Canada.

Except for sparklers. I saw fireworks set off off of someone's dock at the cottage in Quebec 20 years ago. Maybe it is legal there.

in the 1960s. However, fireworks could not be sold within the city limits, so fireworks stands were set up just on the other side of city limits signs.

on our vacation there. We did Niagara Falls and such.

They were indeed legal in Canada, but illegal in Michigan at that time, and a long time thereafter.
(Can't speak for other state's laws..)

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1969. My family went to a Canada Day party quite a long walk from our house. We didn't get to handle the sprinklers because we were 4, 4, 5 and 7. But other people had them.

I have to presume my father bought them legally in Ontario, at that time, knowing my father---
unless he bought them from some illegal roadside merchant which is extremely unlikely,
since the whole family was with him.

Yeah, we were allowed the sparklers in Michigan, too.
At the age of five, I used one to set fire to a hay bale in the back yard...
Dad came and stomped it out.... LOL

stereotypes of Americans, legal fireworks were part of that.

Michigan folks would drive down to Indiana to load up on fireworks which were illegal here,
not just firecrackers, but bigger stuff...

Much later, circa 2014 or so, practically everything had been legalized here....
and for about two weeks surrounding one 4th of July, our neighborhood sounded like a 'war zone'---
and I mean that quite literally. Felt like I was under siege myself!

we're not talking "firecrackers", we're talking fireworks "artillery shells"
going off until almost 2 AM, well before the fourth, so frequently
that our dog could not "do his business",
and the Vietnam vet down the street had PTSD re-inflicted

It was so bad that we called the police, who said they could not do anything
unless they caught someone in the act of violating noise ordinances after decent hours...

Later that year the city government wrote new ordinances, severely limiting the windows of time
when people could legally use such fireworks. Seems to have been effective.

Not the sparklers. The real fireworks show authorities did at a place called 'The Mile Circle' near my house. I wasn't a cryer normally.

I have friends who do and we have gone there many, many times and last 3 summers for 2-3 weeks.

I am sick about this. I don't understand why at least enough of Americans to vote him out didn't realize how bad he was, we tried to warn everyone. Why couldn't just enough have listened?

It makes me wonder if the election did get stolen because its hard to believe so many are that stupid.

Hard to believe and utterly horrifying that it's true.

that I should move to Toronto. I was living in NYC at the time, had met three members of the Toronto Scottish rugby team at PJ Clarke's, my favorite NY bar (bartenders often accidentally made extra drinks for me). They invited me to their game against the NY Scottish rugby team on Wards Island the next day, and I went and had a delightful time with these transplanted Brits (not all Scottish; one was from Liverpool and looked and sounded quite a bit like Paul McCartney), all of them crazy about Canada and Toronto. All very nice guys, btw. Perfect gentlemen. I didn't learn anything about rugby, but was very impressed by Brits who'd moved to Canada. All of whom thought Toronto much better than NYC.

At times like this I wish I'd taken their advice, but back then I would never have believed the US could reach this point. I still feel at times that this has to be a nightmare we'll wake up from.

Do believe there was some serious hankypanky in volved. If athat African Boer Mush was involved.

Visited Toronto for a wedding as a young teen, and Montral for Expo '67.

Toronto's new subway system was only a couple of years old, and so much quieter than NYC's!

As a NYC'r at 12 & 13 yrs old ('65 & '66) - my dad (sometimes with our mom) took us about 5 times each summer to NYC's Worlds Fair! 🥰 Absolutely loved going!
:unisphere:

Such a shame that a relationship that has lasted more than a century can be destroyed in such a short time

And forgive us if any of our retaliation affects your lives. Because we will ruthlessly defend our democracy

that this relationship can be repaired.

how much i hate our president!

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Do you support what the President is doing to Canada? Canada was once one of our closest allies. Trump is threatening to take "possession" of them, by force.

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That must be some kind of record!

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If you are meeting with Americans have a third party witness! Not kidding.

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all of us command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

My favorite country now.

I'm I right in saying that taking a vacation in Canada would be a supportive effort? Even paying the Canadian tariffs would be to their benefit at least. That is if they'd let us in.

Fellow Commonwealth country, even if they speak funny.

...freedom-loving Americans are not standing with Mad King Donald on this (or lots of other things).

Please know many of us are on your side.

I’ve traveled to Vancouver and Victoria Island and been gobsmacked by their beauty. I’ve lived on the banks of the Niagara River in Lewiston, NY and traveled to wonderful Toronto. We’ve been to Banff and Lake Louise. Breathtaking. Everywhere we met great neighbors. I hope this terrible period ends soon.

And we’ll stand with her against any trumpy tricks.

It's quite good, and although I would have paid more it's actually less than the brand I usually buy.

I would also like to revisit Montreal again, perhaps this summer.

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I am appalled and horrified by our rapid descent into fascist madness.

My grandmother brought 4 of her 6 kids through Canada on her way to the USA from England. Including my mother. 2 of her kids had to stay behind because they had to be adopted out. They both landed in Normandy in 1944 and survived the war.

Thank you Canada. Especially for giving us my favorite singer. Joni Mitchell.

You’ve brought a tear to my eye.

Kick his orange ass! 💙

for that orange thing in the Oval Office.

My hotel was on Lonsdale Quay. (Key not kway) Duh.
I had one free day so I went to a pub and got the feel for the people and place.
Then I asked if anyone wanted to show me the city. I'm buying!
One gent took me up and off to the Sea Taxi we went.
I bought a real Cuban cigar in the Gaslight district and did a lot of sightseeing in between beer stops and caught part of a hockey game.
Lovely everything. It reminded me of Denver, Milwaukee, Long Island etc. The cold weather architecture was familiar.
The people are more worried about a big earthquake sinking the airport. Liquefaction.
This was pre chump.

Country of my birth 🇨🇦🍁 Stay strong like the great nation you are 🤗

This tariff war with them makes no sense whatsoever,
unless you read yourself to sleep with 'Mein Kamph' every night!

In his Hitler-like dreams, I think he mistakes them for Czechoslovakia
(they both start with a 'C'...)

Article 5, motherfuckers. Article fucking 5.

We've been to Victoria to Vancouver to Kamloops to Kelowna BC to Watterton Lake to Lethbridge AB to Regina SK to Winnipeg MB to Thunder Bay ON to Ottawa & Montréal QC to Charlottestown Prince Edward Island and Halifax NS.

We've driven from the US to Alaska 3 different times. We've seen Calgary, Vulcan, Edmonton, Banff, Jasper, Watson Lake, Prince Rupert, Haines Junction, Whitehouse, Skagway, and finally eventually you get to the Canada/Alaska border and head west to Tok AK.

The Canadian people are some of the most wonderful people I've EVER had the pleasure to meet and know.

I will support them 1000 times over the stupid fuck in the Whitehouse.

Donald DF tRump is THE MOST STUPID INCOMPETENT MAN IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA .

If you voted for him, and still support him, FUCK YOU!

I love Canada.

don't deserve Trump's nastiness. But then, neither do we.


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Of course, the orange monstrosity has no clue what friendship is. It just thinks it can bribe and bully people to its side.
I have visited Canada once, in Newfoundland and the Maritimes. Good people in a lovely land! Never met an unlikable Canadian.
I am also aware of Canada's actions during WWII. I am sure the orange monstrosity is unaware of what it could face. Canada: Beware the Nice Ones!

Loved it. Have always wanted to visit the western side.

Canada: I am so sorry we have an evil asshole in power at the moment. Please forgive us in 4 years.

Millions of us are very “SORRY”!!

Maybe they will take pity on us old liberals and alllow anti-clown face to immigrate? Wishful thinking, I know, but where reality totally sucks, sometimes hope is all we have. Now, I 100% believe in standing up and demonstrating total disapproval and disdain - telling the truth. I'm going to a Stand Up (think that was the name) rally against tsf and eloon and the worldwide reich wing movement headed by Pooty.

Thank you for telling Trump to go fuck himself!

Canada shares a border with Denmark---in the Arctic.

And, I apologize as an American.

Elbows up!!

FUCK these fascist repuke assholes and FUCK the people who voted for them.

I hope that in just under four years, Trump will live to witness absolutely everything he and Musk have done instantly reversed as thoroughly as is possible.

when we asked for your help to defend our troops..............