@MarcNixon24 The hubris and sense of entitlement is breathtaking.

@JimChuong Have you considered a one way ticket?

@kinsellawarren $100 says its made in China.

@FoodProfessor God bless the nanny state. Will make it easier to pick out salty snacks!

@Official_NAFO Can. Did. :-(

My biggest issue with Carney is that he's an idealist. We've had 9 years of haughty idealism. What we need now is a healthy dose of pragmatism, realism and visionary leadership. Carney has all the visionary fervour of a day old tea bag. I hope I'm wrong but I expect his 'solution' will be redistributive economics when what we need is wealth creation.

@CanadianKobzar ...then put the bus in reverse and backed over us again.

@MarcNixon24 Only provides ammunition to the US. No one in Canada is going to buy a Tesla anyways.

@FoodProfessor I don't know if eliminating supply management is the right approach or not. What I do know is that we should have the conversation and make a conscious decision one way or the other.

@FiddleFella @SnarkusAurelius I have to drive to Buffalo to get a scan because the wait time in Ontario is 8 months. Perhaps Canadians are too patient when it comes to health care rationing.

Some are easier than others. Distinct language, culture including food culture, shared history. Canada is a challenge due to the high level of immigration. It won't be long until almost 1/2 of our population is foreign born. Some Canadians barely speak english or french. This is part of the reason why it might be the case that what distinguishes Canadians from other countries is the lack of materially distinguishing characteristics. In essence we're a mix of the cultures of many lands including the United States. Sure as others have pointed out we're generally polite (though you can no longer count on that as immigrants bring their own views about e.g. queuing), we like Hockey, produce a lot of maple syrup but that seems like a pretty weak foundation for a nation and hardly the kind of thing one want to go to war with. Out of the trenches fellows! For Hockey and Maple Syrup!!

Yes all true. But many nations have parliamentary democracies and multi-party systems. I'm not sure you realize how ironic it is identify Quebec as something which makes us distinctly Canadian. I would add to your list the patriation of the constitution without violence. The case Finland is easier. Distinct language and culture and shared history.

@catisacat1 @SnarkusAurelius Canadians are on average nicer than Americans. It's something! So if Americans were nicer would you be on board to be the 51st state?

@PuckDaddy93 Maybe not. The big mistake the CPC has made in the past is to swing too far right.

@TorbjornPeters1 @SnarkusAurelius @kisa_osya @IdPol301 Yes. Born and raised. I admit to feelings of Nationalism but I think it's mostly irrational.

@SnarkusAurelius @kisa_osya @IdPol301 @TorbjornPeters1 That's fine. Look I was born in Canada 50 and some odd years ago and have lived here all my life. I don't hide behind a pseudonym and I don't engage in argument for argument's sake. It's an interesting question. It's an important question.

@TednSmallPieces @IdPol301 @TorbjornPeters1 @SnarkusAurelius American apple pie?

@SnarkusAurelius @kisa_osya @IdPol301 @TorbjornPeters1 I’m questioning if we have a clear identity. You say there is one. I’m asking you to put up. If you produce nonsense it’s not bad faith to call it out. I would agree that Canadians use ‘sorry’ more than any other nation. I just don’t think you found a nation on that.

@IdPol301 @TorbjornPeters1 @SnarkusAurelius Sorry but that's pretty much non-sense.

40% of Canadians were born outside the country. It's not clear to me that we have a 'shared history' or 'shared culture'. We encourage people to retain their foreign identity. I'm not saying that is wrong just that what identifies us might be our lack of a discernable identity - hence my comment about the post national state. Nationalism has always been at least partly (perhaps mostly) manufactured. I guess we're Americans minus gun culture?