Here’s an interesting passage I found on another board, and the person uttering this phrase has become, shall we say, disillusioned with the United States:

I have been very close to breaking up with the United States. I have been having an affaire du coeur with Canada for years now. shhh, don’t tell America. I’m hoping America will get back into shape (I mean God, not to be shallow, but he’s grown quite the beer belly on a Republican diet), and maybe even start listening to me again. America and I haven’t been communicating well, you see. Canada is beautiful, and he understands me. But I’m willing to give America another chance, because I’m loyal like that.

And what a great choice of words there (which I’ve taken the liberty to emphasize), because America under a Democrat Diet will become emaciated. Hope you like being a Grit, eh.

Gee, I wonder who is responsible for this debacle, eh:

Indigo and Chapters are recalling about 10,000 tote bags because they may cause skin irritation.
The bags, which were part of a Mother’s Day gift-with-purchase promotion, were distributed across the country.
“A few skin irritations have been reported in relation to the handling of this blue floral printed tote bag with a green lining that customers received as a gift with purchase,” the company said.
The company said it pulled the bags from stores on May 2. Preliminary composition tests showed the presence of a potential skin irritant, the company said.
The recall affects blue tote bags with green linings sold from April 30 through May 2. Consumers should return the bags in exchange for a gift card.

Doesn’t take a Rocket Scientist to figure this one out. Happy Mother’s Day, eh.

I’ll let this Conservative Centrist from Canada speak for itself regarding this revelation, for which comments are closed. Gee I wonder why, eh:

It’s not the amount, it’s the principle. It’s an honour system. Those who cheat are without honour. They need an attitude adjustment. Folks who’ve received a good attitude adjustment are a lot better at following society’s rules. It’s only the ones who’ve never been the recipients of said adjustment that continue to carry on. Lot’s posting on this forum would benefit from a tickle from a taser.

So Pay Your Fare when you go to Vancouver, and you won’t get Tasered, eh.

No I’m not kidding. This is a real TV show on CBC, eh:

I just tried to watch some of the videos listed on their site, and it seems they’ve got an IP address block in place. “This content is currently unavailable.” So, if any of you Canadian readers can leave your comments as to the popularity of this show, or anything else of interest about it, please do so, eh.

Now here’s something which doesn’t surprise me at all...there is a member of my family who has used this word in the past, in the same manner as described in this story. To be fair, the story goes on to say that it is possible for Canadians to sit on a US jury...if they have dual citizenship, eh.

No, not for me...this is for our Friends in Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and many other Commonwealth countries. It’s known as Wrestling Boxing Day, and it goes out to employees, eh.
So this post is for them. Enjoy it while you can, eh.

Uh oh. Looks like we made a boo-boo when filming a tourism video for the good old US of A...by including Horseshoe Falls as Niagara Falls. Bad move, eh.
Let’s straighten this out. Here’s Niagara Falls. This is what should have been filmed, eh:

And here’s Horseshoe Falls:

There is a difference, eh.

I swear, are these founders of Code Pink THAT stupid not to realize their behavior in the United States can actually prevent them from entering other countries, specifically, Canada? Apparently they are, eh.

Canada generally refuses entry to anyone who has been convicted of a criminal offense, regardless of the nature of it, he said. Those with convictions, however, may apply to be rehabilitated, which involves filing paperwork and paying a processing fee ranging from $200 to $1,000.

They should have paid this while the Loonie was not at par with the greenback, eh.

When I lived in southeast Michigan, every so often I’d drive across the border to do some shopping because of the great exchange rate which existed back then; even after the GST and Ontario Provincial Taxes were applied to the items I’d purchase, I still came out ahead, eh.
Not anymore. Yesterday, the Canadian Dollar closed at par with the US Dollar for the first time in almost thirty years. News like this really resonates in the worst way possible in, say, Detroit, with Windsor, ON across the river. As economies go through boom and bust cycles, this is bound to happen, and Canada’s economy, from this American’s perspective at least, is going through a boom. Of course, you Canadian readers can fill me in here on the real news, eh.
And this won’t stop me from traveling to Canada again some day; one of these days I’ll have to get a passport, eh.

Since so many tech companies continue to outsource their workforce to other nations, this choice by Microsoft to open a development center in Vancouver, British Columbia does not surprise me at all. Since US Law places limits on the number of imported foreign workers, they simply go to Canada who has different quotas more favorable to the software giant, eh.
Is it any wonder, then, why Windows Vista runs the way it does, eh?

On this day in 1867, the British North America Act brought into being the Dominion of Canada, which originally consisted of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. Manitoba and the Northwest Territories followed in 1870, with British Columbia in 1871, Prince Edward Island in 1873, and the Yukon Territory in 1898. During the 20th Century, Saskatchewan and Alberta joined in 1905, Newfoundland in 1949, and the Nunavut Territory was admitted (from part of the Northwest Territories) in 1999. All told: ten provinces and three territories.
I tell many of my friends here that Canada is the closest thing we Americans have to a parallel universe. So much of Canada is like the United States, it’s amazing. Then again, there are critical differences too: “Peace, Order, and Good Government” being the driving force behind Confederation (which, BTW, is not to be confused with the Confederacy during our Civil War). Canada’s been there with us during two World Wars, and the Canadians helped smuggle some of our diplomats out of Iran when the Hostage Crisis ensued.
As an American, I am thankful we have Canada as our neighbors to the north. Long Live Canada!

Someone better check this guy’s ears to see if he’s had cosmetic surgery. Otherwise, eh:

Doctors at Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital came across something highly illogical when they tried to put an arterial line into a patient about to undergo surgery: his blood was dark green.

Turns out there was some type of medication they gave this guy which gave his blood the dark green color which came out. Good thing too...it is a bit too early for First Contact, eh.

Imagine that: 14,500 Canadian citizens apply for positions at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, their version of the CIA. Where are all the protesters, eh?
Of these, 100 are hired, and are “on probation” for five years, then they are deployed to various assignments. The CSIS listed a number of possible reasons for the growing influx of candidates, not the least of which is Canadian Patriotism, eh.
I would also think another reason for this surge is due to the support coming from the Conservative Government led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who’s willing to say “Ready, Aye! Ready” once again. Just as the UK might be dropping from the scene with the descent of Tony Blair, which sucks, eh.

WOW! A town which publicly publishes its codes and standards, and sends to potential immigrants to read before they move there! Since this story broke four days ago, the town, located just under 200 kilometers north of Montréal, has received over 2,000 e-mails, 99% in support of the initiative. Here are some of the codes and standards listed in the pamphlet, eh:

- It is forbidden to stone women, burn them alive, throw acid on them or circumcise girls.
- Consumption of alcohol is common in Herouxville, as is dancing. “At the end of every year, we decorate a tree with balls and tinsel and some lights. This is normally called ‘Christmas decorations’ or also ‘Christmas tree.’ “
- Boys and girls swim together in public pools.
- Veils are not welcome. “The only time you may mask or cover your face is during Halloween.”

Take THAT, multi-cultural enthusiasts. There’s more...lots more, eh.

Lots of countries have stupid laws. Here’s one from Canada, eh.
There’s an estimated group of 10,000 to 20,000 Canadians who have been Canadians for many, many years, and some nearly all their lives. Then they find out when they’re applying for Canadian passports for travel to the USA that since they spent their 24th birthday outside Canada, and didn’t submit a proper notification that they were outside Canada, according to an obscure provision in Canada’s Citizenship Law which applied from 1947 to 1977...these people lost their Canadian citizenship, eh.
So they have to reapply as (get this) “landed immigrants” just to start all over again. And they were apparently never told to submit the forms. What a bunch of bulls**t, eh.
Fortunately, the Canadian Government realized this foobar and has accelerated the process for these “Lost Canadians” to just eight months, down from three years. They could always make it faster: if the House of Commons just automatically reinstated their Canadian citizenship immediately, that would be the Right Thing to do. Then again, they have to feed that giant bureaucratic monster on Parliament Hill, eh.