The Washington Post on Canada

[Dixiecat]

As Rick Mercer says: 'July is our coldest month'!

And pffft to you wusses who have never experienced winter in St. John's...or summer...or was it summer in winter.....nah, it was winter in summer.

[Lallans]

True... A good friend of mine who lived in S. Ontario was very fond of telling me the stories of people coming up across the border in June and July, asking directions to the nearest ski hill....

Here: fuel the common view some more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGjwe-BCfms

How ridiculous- Southern Ontario is as as flat as a pancake. The mosquitos, however, do water ski.

[llyd]

Canadian beer rocks. I believe that to be a primary consideration....

[starbkjrus]

True... A good friend of mine who lived in S. Ontario was very fond of telling me the stories of people coming up across the border in June and July, asking directions to the nearest ski hill....

Here: fuel the common view some more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGjwe-BCfms

Maybe a snow covered pile of road salt? or a snow drift blown up against a building by the winds that come sweeping o'er the plains!

Canadian beer rocks. I believe that to be a primary consideration....

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[Old Hippie]

"I don't even know what street Canada is on."
- Al Capone

Actually, he DID. He had a hideout in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. He was Moose Jaw's most prominent citizen for a while...

[MacBean]

At the risk of over-generalizing, I've often felt that all Americans, north, middle, and south, share things in common that unite them and differentiates them from Europeans. I found moving from the U.S. to Brazil far easier a transition than moving from Britain to the U.S.

[Lallans]

Actually, he DID. He had a hideout in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. He was Moose Jaw's most prominent citizen for a while...

And there is a small town nearby Ottawa, a place called Smiths Falls, Ontario, where Capone and several of his ilk had mansion-style hideouts; in fact, in the day the town was nicknamed "Little Chicago." Looking at the lay of the land, it can be seen that the town is the crossroads of several provincial highways, both Canadian railroads, the Rideau Canal, and the Rideau River. Capone and the boys had places on the water with big boats, so they had a whole host of possible getaways using the means of the day. And to this day, American gangsters still turn up in that area, hiding from US justice. So it may well be that Al faked his death and is living happily there, on the river banks in Smiths Falls.

Mr Capone, if you read this, I'm only kidding, OK?

[xman]

... just trying to fuel the 'common view' of the Great White North , ...

[Lallans]

Wow, I see you had a thaw! You're so lucky! I haven't seem my patio furniture since Christmas!