The Maple Leaf Lounge

[Owain Taggart]

If he does, he'll be pulled back to Washington and replaced with someone else who will stay on ideological target.

The irony behind that is that unless they start to understand us, they'll never learn why we get upset and why we've pushed back so much. I would think part of an Ambassador's job would be to learn from a culture to best represent issues and concerns back home. Being condescending towards a country that you're posted in certainly isn't the best way to endear themselves.

The best way towards repairing the damage is to recognize the wrongdoing, then keep an open mind and don't immediately offer up excuses.

 

[Avro Arrow]

The irony behind that is that unless they start to understand us, they'll never learn why we get upset and why we've pushed back so much.

I think it’s a mistake to even think they care about that.

The best way towards repairing the damage is to recognize the wrongdoing, then keep an open mind and don't immediately offer up excuses.

There is no evidence the current US administration is interested in any way in “repairing the damage”. We have to stop thinking in terms of a normal US government.

 

[Timewalker]

Someone on FB mentioned this morning about flying flags upside-down as a way of communicating distress, protest, etc.

Some people in Alberta are planning "No Queens" protests - because of how Danielle Smith is setting herself up as some kind of future ruler of Alberta, either as an independent country or as governor of Alberta as the 51st state.

Neither is workable given the constitutional hassle, but you can't tell her cult anything. They believe what they believe and take it as a law of the universe.

Next time I run across one of those protest posts, I'm going to suggest flying the Alberta flag upside down. Given the hell that sociopathic woman and her thugs are putting us through, it's legit.

I wish Carney would STFU about Canada being "united." As long as the Traitor of Alberta and her lapdog, the premier of Saskatchewan, are pushing this separatist agenda, this country is not united.

 

[Owain Taggart]

I think it’s a mistake to even think they care about that.



There is no evidence the current US administration is interested in any way in “repairing the damage”. We have to stop thinking in terms of a normal US government.

Right, I know. I'm just expressing disappointment that they keep digging their own hole.

 

[TheSeeker]

Members of Congress are complaining that the smoke from Canadian Wilfires are “ruining summer” for Americans.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canadian-wildfire-smoke-ruining-americans-summer-1.7580738

They sent a letter to Canada's Ambassador to the US to whine about it. You can’t make this shit up.

 

[Timewalker]

Members of Congress are complaining that the smoke from Canadian Wilfires are “ruining summer” for Americans.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canadian-wildfire-smoke-ruining-americans-summer-1.7580738

They sent a letter to Canada's Ambassador to the US to whine about it. You can’t make this shit up.

Is there ANYTHING these idiots won't whine about?

Who sent the water bombers to help California with their most recent wildfires? Canada. Which country most consistently sends help with natural disasters to get utilities working again, fires put out, and many other things?

CANADA.

It's not enough that they whine about the tourism boycott. What's next - ordering the ambassador to send Canadian tourists across? Not kidding - the governor of Maine expects the premier of Nova Scotia to do exactly that - send tourists across the border to spend money in their state because apparently the poor dears are having a bad summer financially.

Too effing bad.

Their orange POS has been ruining Canadians' entire year.

Though I will admit that three states did send help to fight the wildfires this summer. That was nice of them.

 

[DEWLine]

We can't make him care. Him or the rest of his gang.

 

[Avro Arrow]

Members of Congress are complaining that the smoke from Canadian Wilfires are “ruining summer” for Americans.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canadian-wildfire-smoke-ruining-americans-summer-1.7580738

They sent a letter to Canada's Ambassador to the US to whine about it. You can’t make this shit up.

I saw that story… SMH. Republican members of Congress, if anyone needs that pointed out. (But I’m sure you didn’t, and just assumed.)

I’m sure the people affected by the fires in those provinces are having a bad go of it too. But no, the most important story here is that Minnesotans and Wisconsinites can’t enjoy their cabins as much as they’d like. How about some GD empathy for those Canadians whose lives are being upended? Oh, that’s right, Republicans don’t do empathy.

Hey, you know who else is having a bad summer? Anyone shot by an American handgun that was smuggled over the border. Maybe work on that, House of Representatives, before coming to us whining about smoke.

Not kidding - the governor of Maine expects the premier of Nova Scotia to do exactly that - send tourists across the border to spend money in their state because apparently the poor dears are having a bad summer financially.

I actually have some respect for Governor Mills, because at least she has stood up to Trump and pushed back in the past. But yeah, that was definitely not a good look. Maine might be a border state, but the state doesn’t control the border, so it’s not worth the risk for any Canadian, even if you are an anti-Trump ally. If you ever cede from the Union, maybe we’ll talk.

 

[Timewalker]

We can't make him care. Him or the rest of his gang.

Oh, I know. But then they can't make me care about their woes, either. Not anymore.

I saw that story… SMH. Republican members of Congress, if anyone needs that pointed out. (But I’m sure you didn’t, and just assumed.)

I’m sure the people affected by the fires in those provinces are having a bad go of it too. But no, the most important story here is that Minnesotans and Wisconsinites can’t enjoy their cabins as much as they’d like. How about some GD empathy for those Canadians whose lives are being upended? Oh, that’s right, Republicans don’t do empathy.

Hey, you know who else is having a bad summer? Anyone shot by an American handgun that was smuggled over the border. Maybe work on that, House of Representatives, before coming to us whining about smoke.



I actually have some respect for Governor Mills, because at least she has stood up to Trump and pushed back in the past. But yeah, that was definitely not a good look. Maine might be a border state, but the state doesn’t control the border, so it’s not worth the risk for any Canadian, even if you are an anti-Trump ally. If you ever cede from the Union, maybe we’ll talk.

I have no respect for someone that tone-deaf and clueless. Prattling on and on about how "safe" the streets are, and the ski hills, and yapping about the crime rate is so very much not the point. Even when the point is explained to her, she still doesn't get it. Maybe if we sang it in a little song that a 6-year-old could follow, with diagrams in crayon, she might get it?

I am completely out of fucks to give about the American tourist trap operators, and I don't even care if their summers are ruined by our wildfire smoke - and normally I have a great deal of empathy for people in that situation, given my own severe allergies to smoke and other airborne contaminants.

I looked up a couple of these idiots' FB pages, and saw that some of their own constituents had started threads about it. Since a couple of other Canadians had posted, I decided what the hell - and kept it as polite as I could, while still letting them know that an awful lot of Canadians just don't care anymore. As people tend to say in the comment sections for Charlie Angus' videos and The Meidas Touch Network videos, Canadians are nice until we're not.

I'm mostly not nice these days, both because of this, and because of that psychopath that calls herself the premier of Alberta. I'm also not pleased that once again, a CBC reporter got her facts all mixed up when reporting about disability, AISH, and Alberta. No wonder the public doesn't seem to give a damn when they get such erroneous information about what we pay in rent.

I ran out of "nice" months ago.


But hey - there is one thing I plan to do tonight that sounds like fun. Normally I don't watch The Amazing Race Canada, but I stumbled across an article that mentioned the current season started last week. One of the legs is in my city, so if anyone is curious to see what part of Red Deer, Alberta looks like, you can catch the episode online for the next few days on the CTV website. Part of the show looks like it involves learning a country line-dancing routine or somesuch.