Personally I cant tell the difference between a Yank and a Canuck but apparently their accents are different – my Canuck friend told me that Canuck’s say ‘eh’ at the end of their sentences alot – although she didnt – and another thing is that Canadians get vexed if you ask them if they are American I dont know its like a big inferiority complex thing.

Their accents sound sexy to me either way – Desi lady with accent = Sexy

“Sanj is the first Canadian DJ to successfully cross the shores and make a career out of the one thing he loves most – Music”

But having read a bit more about him, it seems he was born in the UK (oh dear) and then headed out to the US and Canada. This is what I would say anyhoo:

“Naah – Sanj is a yak”

What the hell do you do with your summers?

They toboggan…

On the contrary old boy, Canada were in the first ever Cricket World Cup (I think) and some subsequent ones, beating Bangladesh in the 2003 cup. But then they lost to Sri Lanka in comedy style – 36 all out. Sri Lanka won in 28 balls.

The USA – Canada cricket rivalry is apparently the oldest sporting rivalry there is. Not sure I believe that one.

Isn’t that almighty penis Dj Sanj from Canada too?

Every other ex-colony plays cricket except Canada – whats that all about? What the hell do you do with your summers?

And will you please take Jazzy B back, please?

And send us Monita Rajpal* instead?

This is a straight import-export deal take it or leave it.

*What is she doing in that picture?

Funny I read something along the same lines in the National Post editorial today, just that it was Canadian first.

All this fuss over Michelle Jean being the new G-G and being a dual citizen coupled with evidence of her siding with the Quebec separatists. Canadians want her to prove she is Canadian first and only ( and not a separatist).

I guess what we’d like is :

they just get on with representing all their constituents first of all no matter what their background – thats the way it should be

Yes but unfortunately — indeed, tragically — some people don’t believe in the concept of “we’re all human beings first and foremost, equal in the eyes of God”. Hence all the problems; it’s because they don’t identify (sufficiently, if at all) with their fellow citizens or human beings if they are from a different religious background.

I can certainly understand the need and desire to have “one of your own” protecting and representing your interests, especially politically, but this obviously becomes counterproductive if it’s unjustifiably in opposition to the interests and wellbeing of the wider community, along with possibly being at the expense of individuals/groups from a different background who you’re also supposed to be representing.

That may be the way it works in England, but in Canada, Cabinet Ministers often represent more than their riding. For a long time, tradition demanded one Montreal Protestant in Cabinet to represent the views of that communal group. These days, there’s always one Ontario Francophone.

It’s not always communal — Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh is not a Sikh Politician, he’s a politician that happens to be Sikh. But there’s room for both types in our system.

Bongbreaker wrote Anyway, you’re the constitutional monarchy keeping Queen Elizabeth as Head of State

Queen Elizabeth is the Queen of Canada. Why shouldn’t she be our head of state? She even speaks French!

PunjabiBoy wrote: didnt mean to sound terse bro – sorry if I did – peace, yeah?

No offense taken — we’re in about the same place. Being brown doesn’t stop you from being an imperialist who condescends to us ‘colonials’. You’re a Brit first!

I didnt mean to sound terse bro – sorry if I did – peace, yeah?