A question for people living in Canada

[james_davis_nicoll]

[Poll #1779294]

Comments

[seawasp]

1) Cats! Can't the cats have a place to call their own?

2) You're such a kidder, James, pretending there are significant divisions in "Canada".

[agoodwinsmith.livejournal.com]

And you know that it is Vangcoover and all the rest of you guys.

[nevillepark.myopenid.com (from livejournal.com)]

Don't you mean Tronna? :P

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

Those of us who have read Christopher Rowley's SF get an interesting mental image from "Vangcouver".

[seawasp]

Oh, ouch. Nukes are the only solution. "Vangcouver! Vangcouver! This is it--"

[agoodwinsmith.livejournal.com]

Well? Never cross a Lotus Lander, I'm telling you.

[auriaephiala.livejournal.com]

You realize that Ottawa really is a place unto itself, and only nominally part of Ontario? (Especially if you consider that the National Capital Region spans two provinces.)

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

The same could be said for Toronto.

[auriaephiala.livejournal.com]

Or perhaps it's the black hole at the centre of Ontario?

[awesomeaud.livejournal.com]

The weight of all the egos in Toronto has those of us who live nearby walking on a slant! It's very inconvenient when you're trying to tie your shoes.

[liabrown]

Don't worry, it's counter-balanced by all the bitchy comments from people who live outside the city. You should be fine.

[maruad.livejournal.com]

I think you mean the great sucking black hole around which the universe revolves.

[dewline.livejournal.com]

Counterbalanced by NYC, Paris, London, Brusells, Geneva, Tokyo, and a few others.

[von-krag.livejournal.com]

Some call Minneapolis a part of Canada. Me, I'm not so sure on that supposition.

[maruad.livejournal.com]

Minneapolis definitely used to feel more Canadian than Calgary. It has been a long time since I have been there so I don't know how much it has changed.

[dewline.livejournal.com]

There have been days where I'd agree with the proposal. But I don't live in Minnesota.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Baja Quebec.

[xeger.livejournal.com]

Canada is a state of being. Also, cats.

[drplokta]

You realise, of course, that your Head of State has no box to tick on this poll.

[papersky.livejournal.com]

She has a house in Ontario.

[drplokta]

I don't think she lives there in any meaningful sense.

[papersky.livejournal.com]

She may see sense and emigrate one of these days. (And you too!)

There's a Nevil Shute book (In the Wet) where she emigrates to Australia.

[drplokta]

I don't think she'd score enough points to immigrate to Canada -- she's old, she's not well educated, and the only work experience she has isn't even on the National Occupation Classification list of jobs. She does speak fluent French though.

[dewline.livejournal.com]

There are several people whom I'd consider Qualified to elect or appoint as a truly home-grown monarch in her stead.

[dewline.livejournal.com]

Some might argue that Ontario ought to be subdivided into at least three provinces. Possibly four.

Alberta, into two. Ditto Québec.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, you know, I'd want to be in British Columbia. It doesn't get as cold or warm there.

[dbdatvic.livejournal.com]

Some other option: you call this living?

--Dave, oy