2019: the year of escape!

I am caught up on importing my old blog posts to this new blog. I originally wanted it done by New Year's Eve, but didn't have enough time and had to settle for finishing the first week of 2019.

Unfortunately I was locked out of my old blog. Some Canadians didn't like what I had to say and began harassing me. I changed my telephone number which led to being locked out at some point (even with my password and other information). Long story made short: due to the incompetence of Canadian telecom services there was no way to get back in, despite all my efforts. Barring a serendipitous miracle, that is unlikely to happen at all and if it does it could be years from now.

I got a lot of flak for complaining and not moving. Were it just myself, I would have moved years ago without question. However, I had family considerations, legal issues and other requirements forcing me to torture myself and remain here while plotting my escape. Even with everything I put myself through, Canada continued to screw me over financially, legally, and in every other way. Suffice to say, having a positive attitude and working hard will not get you ahead in this society.

This is the year I get out of here. For me, it is a matter of life or death. I personally would rather die than continue to live in Canada for decades more. There is a difference between living and existing, although don't bother explaining that to the locals ... simply breathing and working to pay taxes is the norm to them.

I want to LIVE!

I plan to LIVE ... and that means escaping this cold, expensive, empty soulless welfare garbage dump of a country. 

Wishing my readers and all fellow "hostages" the very best and ESCAPE in 2019 ! 

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Slavery timeline: USA & Canada

It's important to note the countries we know today as the "United States" and "Canada" were both former colonies, that historically they didn't exist in the exact manner they do today: they were created piecemeal by various territories, states and provinces joined together; formerly owned by England, France, and Spain.

When we speak of the two countries, we are talking about nations that have expanded and contracted at different stages in time. Most would argue that the United States' existence began in 1776 ("thirteen colonies") with the Declaration of Independence, while Canada's began in 1791 with the formation of the colonies Lower (Quebec) and Upper (Ontario) Canada. [Technically speaking, Canada was formally created in 1867, almost one hundred years after the United States.] 

Or you could argue that anything north and south of the border ("Treaty of Paris 1783") between the two nations after the American revolutionary war ended would suffice in drawing distinctions. 

If we go by the 1776 and 1791 dates - you'll note that slavery was still legal and existed in "Canada" proper, as well as the United States. It should also be noted that slavery was often practiced before it had an official term or was formalized into law - in both nations.

So how do the two nations compare? (Blue for USA / Red for Canada)


1619 - The first slaves arrive in Virginia

1632 - First known black slave in New France; none would be documented for another 25 years

1641 - Massachusetts is the first colony to legalize slavery

1650 - Connecticut legalizes slavery

1652 - Rhode Island passes laws restricting slavery; forbidding enslavement more than 10 years

1663 - Maryland legalizes slavery

1664 - New York & New Jersey legalize slavery

1671 - French settlers begin to acquire Amerindian slaves

1688 - French governor and Intendant formally request black slave shipments
1688 - Pennsylvania Quakers pass first anti-slavery resolution (first formal protest of slavery)

1689 - King Louis XIV authorizes importation of black slaves; they are delayed 8 years due to war

1700 - Pennsylvania legalizes slavery

1701 - King Louis XIV grants a second royal sanction; slaves delayed by 11 years due to war again

1709 - Intendant Raudot makes slavery legal under formal law

1712 - Pennsylvania prohibits importation of slaves

1715 - Rhode Island legalizes slavery

1721 - Intendant Begon submits request for slave shipment; not ultimately fulfilled

1738 - Georgia permits the importation of black slaves

1752 - Black slaves are advertised for sale in Halifax

1760 - Conquest by British, under Articles of Capitulation slavery continues under the British

1774 - Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Georgia prohibit the importation of slaves.

1775 - Free blacks allowed to join continental army; blacks fighting for the British will be liberated

1776 - Declaration of Independence is signed (slavery still legal in the 13 colonies)

1777 - Vermont abolishes slavery

1778 - Virginia prohibits importation of slaves

1780 - Pennsylvania begins gradual emancipation. A freedom clause in the Massachusetts constitution is interpreted as an abolishment of slavery.

1781 - St John's Island (now Prince Edward Island) passes an Act stating that baptized slaves will remain in slavery, as will any black not freed by owners

1784 - Rhode Island and Connecticut begin gradual emancipation

1785 - New York passes a gradual emancipation law, prohibits the importation of slaves

1787 - The Northwest Ordinance forbids slavery, except as criminal punishment, in the Northwest Territory (later Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin).

1791 - Prince Edward Island [then St John's Island] encourages white settlers by offering "forty shillings for every negro brought by such white person"

1793 - Pierre Louis Panet submits a bill for the abolition of slavery to the House of Assembly in Lower Canda; the bill is not passed

           Upper Canada passes law prohibiting introduction of new slaves into the province

1794 - Congress prohibits slave trade between the U.S. and foreign countries.

1799 - Montreal slave owners ask the House of Assembly in Lower Canada to rule on the status of slaves (abolition or continued enslavement); there is no ruling

1800 - Slave owners request again that the legality of slavery be clarified, there is no ruling ... followed by more bill attempts the next year and until 1803; no rulings

1803 - Chief Justice William Osgoode begins court rulings in favor of runaway slaves

1804 - Underground Railroad is established in Pennsylvania

1819 - Attorney General John Beverley Robinson's Pronouncement: Canada would not return fugitive slaves

1820-21 - Last known advertisements for slaves appeared in Halifax (20) and in Quebec (21).

1829 - Mexico abolishes slavery and becomes a refuge for fugitive slaves (within months, Texas is exempted from that order)

1832 - Kentucky forbids residents from buying and importing slaves

1834 - Britain abolishes slavery in all its colonies, effectively ending it in Canada

1836 - Texas wins independence from Mexico and legalizes slavery (it joins the Union 9 years later)

1844 - Oregon prohibits slavery

1848 - Connecticut prohibits slavery

1862 - Utah abolishes slavery

1863 - Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation (slaves in Confederate territory are freed)

1864 - Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri and Maryland abolish slavery

1865 - Tennessee abolishes slavery

           13th Amendment to the Constitution is passed - abolishing slavery


Of course, this very basic time line still leaves much out. The topic is extensive however, and even just chronicling the numerous changes in law between states would at least triple the length of this short overview.

I wanted to post it to simply prove a point: Canadians self congratulatory view on slavery is false. Canada had slaves and legalized slavery while other places were attempting to abolish it or at least prohibit its growth. It is not so clear cut as to say "Americans had slavery, Canada didn't" or that Canada was the "land of freedom".

Lastly, as the post on Canada's Forgotten Slaves makes clear, Canada can't claim any moral superiority on the subject. Canada was prevented from having extensive slavery due to wars, being a poorer colony and other factors beyond its control; citizens did try to import slave shipments. Citizens also exported slaves to the Caribbean, including "troublesome" indigenous peoples.

Canada did not abolish slavery, Britain did. While Upper Canada prohibited new slaves from coming to the province, it still allowed slavery to continue. It did have a gradual emancipation plan, but was thirty years or more behind some American states! When confronted with the issue numerous times, Lower Canada failed to act in any meaningful way.

While not justifiable in any sense, the economic reasoning for black slavery in the south at least has some logic, whereas in Canada it didn't even merit that and was had for the even more loathsome reasons of pride and social prestige. Most slaves in Canada were Aboriginal, corresponding with Canada's economic imperative the fur trade, and declined in numbers once that industry waned, not through any sort of sympathetic reasoning.

Of course, since Canada covered up its slavery and is only now beginning to be honest, it's difficult to come by any great wealth of information. I will update this post periodically when I can add to it and try to learn more.

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Anti-Americanism summed up

Anti-American sentiment and propaganda is prolific in the caker kingdom; I've written anecdotally about it many times. What never fails to amuse however, are cakers denying this when it's convenient, or downplaying it around Americans when face to face. I wouldn't suggest that all Canadians 'hate' Americans, however I will suggest that broadly speaking an overwhelming majority consider themselves superior on almost every level ... I don't need to say any more about that, the delusion speaks for itself. 

So, to confirm I speak the truth, here are some quotes directly from The Canada Guide (culture section).

"Judging, teasing and even hating America is a central part of the Canadian identity, and forms a persistant bias that runs through most aspects of Canadian society and culture. For various reasons, the default position of a great many Canadians is that America, Americans, and American things are generally bad, and need to be opposed..." 

 "Canadian politics frequently embraces the latter principle to an exaggerated degree, with America often presented as a deeply dysfunctional, broken nation, and thus a country that Canada should be very careful to avoid copying.  

It’s exceedingly common for Canadian politicians to describe ideas they don’t like as being “American-style.” Someone who supports looser gun laws might be denounced as favouring an “American-style” approach to gun control. Someone who wants to tinker with Canadian medicare will be blasted for favouring “American-style” health care. A proposal for Canada to ditch the monarchy and become a republic would be condemned as ushering in “American-style” government."

"If a Canadian character is witty, worldly, sophisticated and modern, you can count on the American character to be hickish, dumb, boorish and sheltered. Another favourite is the stereotypically ignorant American painfully uninformed about Canada; a yahoo who expects to see dogsleds on every street corner and a beaver-skin hat on every head." 

 "As discussed in the pop culture chapter, made-in-Canada media is not tremendously popular in Canada, and most Canadians are fully capable of enjoying (and relating to) the American actors, characters and settings found in American movies, TV, and books without much difficulty. But this can breed a kind of insecurity unto itself, and aggressive reminders of “why we’re better” delivered through anti-American jokes, gags, stereotypes, and insults remain popular tropes of Canadian entertainment."

"Generally, the most commonly held conclusion is that by vilifying America, Canadians are able to create a collective identity for themselves. Especially in an era where Canadians and Americans are becoming more similar in their lifestyles, behaviour and culture, there is strong pressure for Canadians to focus on the ways their country still remains different, and indeed, superior."

"Canadian history books usually make much of episodes like the War of 1812, Irish-American attacks on Canada during the mid-1800s (the “Fenian Raids“) and other instances where Americans seemed to be plotting the “annexation of Canada.” The implication is Americans have a long habit of looking at Canada with hungry eyes, and Canadians must remain ever vigilant." 

"In the end, however, Canada’s cultural anti-Americanism should not disguise the very real way Canadians often casually or unconsciously think of themselves as Americans in day-to-day life. Most Canadians generally take it for granted that American studies or polls on topics like social behaviour, spending habits, family trends and personal psychology apply equally to their country.."

And there is an honest, fairly succinct summary of the facts. As one comment put it, Canadians are "Americans not allowed to live in America for starters". Culturally 'American', yet painfully aware they are unable to emigrate, they delude themselves with boasts of ethical and intellectual superiority in order to self-soothe.

As previous posts show, this is absurd. One only needs to look at the past history of slavery, treatment of Aboriginals, treatment of Asians, treatment of Jews, treatment of blacks, racist laws, segregation, the Ku Klux Klan and much more to see the parallels, with Canada often decades behind in important rights and affairs.

So the next time a caker denies the TRUTH, simply point him or her right to the culture page of the Canada Guide:

"The Canada Guide is an in-depth reference website for all things Canadian. Whether you’re a student doing research, a tourist planning a trip, an immigrant studying for citizenship, or a local looking to learn, if you’re seeking clear information on this vast and complex country, you’ve come to the right place."

Just felt like quickly throwing this out there... for all the times cakers run their mouths about Americans but don't have the guts to back it up when it counts. Sure, you're nicer and smarter and superior - why not just admit it to their faces if you're so confident?

And no, I will NOT be shot in the United States, but thanks for the fear-mongering concern.

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Comment: The Handmaid's Tale & Canada

I've just finished watching the first season of the series The Handmaid's Tale. It's based on the dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood. The series greatly improves on the novel by fleshing out the material a little better and expanding on the original idea.

I was greatly amused, but not at all surprised to see Canada portrayed as "paradise north" in the show. Canada is the great "escape" for citizens of the nation of Gilead (formerly the USA) - a violent theocracy which came to power after birth rates plummeted and procreation became a rarity. Citizens attempt to escape to Canada "the land of the free".

Thoughts:

Fleeing north is somewhat reminiscent of southern slaves and the Underground Railroad. What's ironic about that however, is that Canada also had slavery which was only abolished due to British law; and was the consequence of being a British colony. While it's true that Canada's slavery never reached the levels of the USA, as we now know - this was only due to the wretched poverty of Canada's poor laborers and its relative poverty to the far wealthier United States. Canada also practiced slavery with Aboriginals (something which also happened to a limited degree in the USA).

Other comparisons can be made: African Americans in the USA were legally guaranteed the right to vote in 1965. Status Indians in Canada were able to vote in 1960. The Inuit are generally accepted as having legitimately 'gained the right to vote' in 1962. (source)

In 1920, women in the USA were given the right to vote (the 19th Amendment). Twelve states held out on ratifying the amendment - dragging it out for decades more. Prior to the amendment, 18 states had granted women the right to vote.

In Canada, women's right to vote varied by province. The first province to grant voting rights was Manitoba in 1916. The last province would be Quebec in 1940. (source)

The closer one looks at these neighboring nations, the more one begins to glimpse the parallels and commonalities. Far from being ethically superior, Canada begins to look disturbingly similar to America. Lean in closer to observe the historical and legal cracks in its claims to higher enlightenment.

In the USA, women's rights to abortion varied by state prior to 1973. A federal law (Roe vs Wade) came into effect that year guaranteeing national rights, brought on by a plaintiff from Texas. Abortion only became fully legal in Canada in 1988. Previously the Criminal Code had been amended (1969) to allow abortion if a woman's life was in danger or a board of doctors signed off. In 1990, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney attempted to criminalize abortion again - but failed. Accessibility to abortion services tended to vary by province, and abortion was not available in the province of Prince Edward Island until 2016.

In the interest of time, I will briefly mention there have been some differences in religious beliefs and movements between the USA and Canada - a topic I will leave for another post.

Religious fervor versus wimps:

Reflecting on the matter, despite more fundamentalism in the United States - I believe that Canada is a far more likely candidate for a dystopian theocracy than the US. First, there are the numbers: 35 million inhabitants being far easier to dominate and control than 320 million. Second, there is the geography: Americans being spread out over a vast terrain of diverse lands, while nearly all Canadians live grouped together along the southern border in limited regions.

Third, Americans have the right to self-defense enshrined into their constitution through the Second Amendment which says in part ... "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" and which was upheld by the Supreme Court, guaranteeing Americans the fundamental right to bear arms for protection.

In the United States there are an estimated 270 million guns, conservatively. It's believed just over roughly a third of citizens own a firearm. (source) That's approximately 96 MILLION individuals that own firearms.

The United States is often lambasted for its internal divisions, but in this case it may be a blessing in disguise. The country tends to be very divided politically: mainly between Republicans and Democrats; each group fiercely unapologetic about its beliefs. It also tends to be divided socially: between the more conservative religious base, and the liberal-progressives. If a theocracy or autocratic regime were to attempt to establish itself then roughly half the nation would oppose it - creating a momentous civil war.

In order to establish dominance a regime would have to resort to destruction on an unprecedented scale, which is in fact simpler in theory than action. Take for example the guerrilla warfare well known in other areas: Ireland, South America, Israel and Palestine, to name but a few. Hold out factions of rebels, criminals or other groups can last decades; Afghanistan comes to mind.

Meanwhile in Canada, residents aren't even supposed to have pepper spray. Guns mainly belong to law enforcement, hunters and farmers, while the words "self defense" induce liberal gasps of horror among the self-proclaimed intelligentsia. Canadians can hardly run a bath, let alone a rebellion.

And so the two nations carry on along their parallel paths, but Canadians lack Americans' rights to self defense, bearing arms, free speech; not to mention their combativeness, blunt honesty and rebellious nature. Canadians still have MONARCHY in the 21st century - something Americans abolished two centuries ago!

If anybody is going to live under the thumb of lunatics - it will be Canadians far before Americans, in my humble opinion.

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Comment: Dear Canada, nobody cares!

" ... I find the people here to be overly racist. Especially against Americans. In my time in California, I never even heard Canada mentioned (let alone bashed). Here, almost every week at work, I'm hearing some sort of comment about "stupid Americans". I don't know, but I think comments like these reflect more on YOU than Americans." 

 "That is it in a nutshell...Americans do not sit around and obsess about Canada. In all the years I live in the US I can't remember anyone talking bad about Canada. You have to move here to get a firm grip...on how much of a loser country Canada really is."

 (Quotes)

If I have one thing to tell Canadians, it's this: nobody cares. 

Again, I repeat: nobody cares about Canada.

I get comments and swearing emails from Canadians insulting me (the "American") and trash talking the USA. They automatically assume that anyone who criticizes Canada must be an American. They can't fathom that a fellow brainwashed caker would dare to insult the almighty Canada. In one sense they are correct - as I don't consider myself Canadian, but nonetheless, not everyone who hates this place is American. They come from all over the world: Europe, South America, India, you name it.

Even if Canada could prove it was superior to the USA (it can't), there are over a hundred other countries to compare this place to, many of which are far superior on every level. But Canadians won't look that far, they need to console themselves with the fact they live in 'the best country in the world'. To admit otherwise would be painful, considering most of them don't qualify to leave. Consider it a type of Stockholm-syndrome: a psychological barrier they construct so they can survive.

Every other day I hear some insult about 'Americans' or the USA. Canadians write me, frothing at the mouth and obsessing over the USA. But down in the States, nobody cares. Nobody mentions Canada. Nobody thinks about Canada. Canada is so irrelevant to them, that they can't even be bothered to care about it, let alone insult it. The odd time they do, is usually a joke to watch the hysterical reactions of cakers.

The only reason I write about it, is that it's an outlet for stress, seeing as I am held hostage here against my will. Nothing would make me happier than to leave here and NEVER RETURN for as long as I live. Unfortunately, due to family and business I'll likely be required to return at least a handful of times over the years. I would love to leave this dump and never have to THINK about it as long as I live.

When I do escape here, I won't be writing about it. I won't be thinking about it too often. Why? Because I don't care. Canada is a pathetic, cold, boring dump. Nobody cares.

Again: NOBODY CARES.

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FBI: Canada worse for 'suspected terrorists' than Mexico

'Leaked FBI data from 2014-2016 suggests more 'suspected terrorists' enter U.S. by way of Canada than Mexico' From CBC:

An investigative report from an American website claims that the Canadian border may in fact be more of a security liability than Mexico's.

"The report quotes unnamed FBI and Department of Homeland Security officials as saying far more "suspected terrorists" are being encountered at the U.S.-Canada border.  

"We are looking in the wrong direction," the story quotes a senior Homeland Security official as saying. "Not to say that Mexico isn't a problem, but the real bad guys aren't coming from there — at least not yet."  

The story points to leaked FBI data collected between 2014 and 2016 that showed the number of "suspected terrorists" trying to enter the U.S. from Canada at land border crossings was in some months twice that encountered at the Mexico-U.S. border.  

The Mexico-U.S. border is the main entry point for economic migrants seeking work in the U.S."

This is followed by the suggestion that the terrorist watch-list is "too broad" and encompasses a spectrum of people, many of whom may not be truly dangerous. When asked about sources, the reporter said:

"I was given them, frankly, by sources who largely agree that there should be some sort of border wall … but who think both sides need to be looked at," Winter said.  

"Plus, the more that you're on TV talking about the southern border as the only threat — as one of my sources pointed out — if you were a terrorist trying to get into the country, and you weren't incredibly stupid, you would probably go to the border that isn't the focus of every single conversation."  

The Canadian government has responded to the story by pointing out that "no terrorist attack has ever been carried out by individuals entering the United States from Canada." 

Yet. Just give it time.

I don't understand why people can't see the Canadian border for the huge liability it really is. Apparently this obvious issue is finally being recognized. 

The Mexican border is the focus of a good deal of American politics: it has border guards, bounty hunters and volunteer groups patrolling the territory. There's a lot of focus by agencies because of the drug cartels and domestic trafficking.

Meanwhile, nobody is paying any attention to Canada. The northern border is just as large as the Mexican one, without even a fraction of the spotlight. Consider that within 15 years, 100% of Canada's growth is projected to come from immigration. Also, consider that Trudeau and the Liberals opposed revoking terrorists' passports or citizenship, claiming Canada should rely on its 'Criminal Code' instead. For now the government still holds that right, but laws could change in the future.

And it's not just crossing the border by stealth in cars or such, people can simply walk across!

Take the news stories from the last week, in regards to illegals crossing due to Trump's ban:

From Global News: since November, 91 refugees have crossed from the US into Manitoba by walking frozen prairie fields.

"Since late summer, 27 men from Ghana walked to Manitoba from the United States, Yeboah said. Two lost all their fingers to frostbite in December and nearly froze to death."

And in 2016:

"... Over 2,000 more entered “irregularly” during a similar time period, without official authorization, such as across unmonitored fields.  

Four hundred and thirty asylum seekers crossed Manitoba’s border irregularly in the first nine months of 2016-17, up from 340 the entire previous year, CBSA said... 

 In Quebec, 1,280 refugee claimants irregularly entered between April 2016 and January 2017, triple the previous year’s total.  

In British Columbia and Yukon, 652 people entered Canada irregularly in 2016, more than double the previous year."

Now these are people leaving the US because of an executive order; refugees without money or cars and look how easy it is! Now just imagine sophisticated criminals and well-financed terrorists - heading the opposite way! In my opinion, it's only a matter of time until something happens.

Of course, Canadians won't take responsibility when security is beefed up after an incident. Instead they'll blame Americans for wanting to protect their own borders and national security.

If whistle-blowers are leaking information from FBI and Homeland Security departments to journalists, they've got to be pretty concerned. It's apparent they should be.

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Canadian immigrants lead world in illegal US visa overstays

According to the Latin Times:

"Canadians lead U.S. immigrants in unauthorized visa overstays, according to first-ever estimates from the Department of Homeland Security. Just under half of all immigrants in the country illegally are Mexican nationals, according to Pew Research. That share may decrease in the coming years, as Central American migrants to outpace Mexican in unauthorized land-based border crossings. But what about immigrants who come to the U.S. legally with a business, tourist or student visa? Most are from Canada, not Mexico ... DHS now estimates 93,000 Canadian overstays, more than double the amount of Mexican overstays (42,000) and about the same as the combined total of South America. Canada has a smaller population than Mexico and Latin America, so its citizens also have a higher rate of overstays in addition to just raw figures."

Now that's pretty rich when you consider all the jaw flapping going on up here about 'Canadian superiority' and such. But, as American border guards (and others) have pointed out: if Canada is so great, why are Canadians going down to the US to work and vacation? In fact, why do so many leave and never return? Why would people rather live there as illegals than return to Canada?

Also amazing to me, is the the fact that Canadian overstays are double Mexican ones - when you consider the violence going on in Mexico due to the drug cartels. Yes, people would rather put up with living in poverty and violence in Mexico, than be forced to stay in Canada - no joke.

And sneaking over the border is not just a Mexican pastime, but happens from Canada too. According to the website US Immigration:

"The common image of an illegal immigrant sneaking into the U.S. involves a Latin American huddling for cover in the brush of an expansive desert. It’s hot, dry, and desolate. Perhaps they are attempting to swim across the Rio Grande as it meanders through the dusty climes of the southern U.S. or jump a fence in the middle of the night. There is a different, much less publicized form of illegal immigrant—the kind coming from Canada ... 

 ... Last year, in an attempt to slow the flow of illegal immigration from Canada, CBP spent $20 million on a surveillance system that monitors 34 miles of the St. Clair River bordering Michigan and Canada—a popular destination for illegal immigrants crossing from Canada.  

... Michigan is a particularly popular crossing point. Many lakes and rivers compose the border between the state and Canada and illegal immigrants use the rugged vastness of the terrain to their advantage. Kyle Niemi of the U.S. Coast Guard division charged with patrolling Michigan’s waterways has said, "It's a very complex system. ... You have lakes that are akin to seas—they're humongous. And then there are rivers that in the winter months you can walk across. It's a fragile system."

There you have it folks. When the Liberals make living in Canada so unaffordable even prostituting yourself won't work ... you know where to go! 

According to the Department of Homeland Security report, there are roughly 93,000 Canadians living illegally after expired visas.

In 2015, the governor of Wisconsin floated the idea of building a wall across the Canada-US border. Nothing came of it because it was generally shrugged off as something silly and unnecessary. Most Canadians living illegally in the US do so by overstaying legitimate visas, not sneaking across. Still, it makes you wonder about the future.

In my opinion, Canada is headed for a massive decline. Brain-drain to the US has always been a problem, but now it won't merely be the brightest minds leaving, simply people who want better opportunities after years of failing to qualify for emigration.

Let's look at a few key facts:

Right now twenty percent of Canada's population is the result of immigration. This is an attempt by the government to keep the population at sustainable levels.

From Statistics Canada:

"According to all scenarios, population aging would continue in the coming years. Over the next two decades in particular, the proportion of seniors aged 65 years and over in the population would grow rapidly as the large baby-boom (1946 to 1965) cohort reaches age 65 and over. Thus, by 2030, the year in which the youngest baby boomers will reach age 65, close to one in four persons in Canada would be aged 65 years or over (22.2% in the high-growth scenario, 22.8% in the medium-growth scenario and 23.6% in the low-growth scenario) compared with 15.3% in 2013.  

The number of persons aged 65 years and over per 100 persons aged 15 to 64 years would also increase, from about 22 in 2013 to 37 in 2030 according to the medium-growth scenario.  

During the same period, the working-age population—persons aged 15 to 64 years, most of them being in the labour force—would decrease according to all projection scenarios, from 68.6% in 2013 to about 60% in 2030. Between 2030 and 2063, this proportion would remain fairly stable."

On top of the aging population we have other factors, mentioned in previous posts. First, drama with the Chinese over their spying in Canada and influence through key officials. Next, terrorism from the immigration population and the locals who have been radicalized ... it's already becoming an issue and will only get worse. Third, the home-born citizens lashing out because by 2030 - 100% of the population growth will come from immigration; cue: culture clashes, resentments, inter-conflicts. All of this will be exacerbated by idiot politicians' need to be politically correct and ignore their constituents for the votes from immigrants.

Then of course there is the cost of living which is rising exponentially and hitting ridiculous levels, coupled with the lousy economy and staggering debt of the provinces - particularly Ontario.

Not good times ahead for Canada. The irony is that all the politicians and rich bigwigs mouthing off about 'stupid, racist, idiot 'Merica' will all be the ones flying down there for health care, vacationing in Florida, and likely moving (they will have the money) permanently. It will be the typical buffoon working class Canadian without the option to leave who will remain, while muttering self-assurances of superiority and slaving to pay the extortionists in charge of basic necessities.

Maybe in the end, the best thing for Canada is for Canadians to be stuck there among their own: forced to contend with their own self-created society. Perhaps then they will stop looking down on others and actually make the country livable.

Time to get building that wall! The hordes of Canadians are coming!

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The War of 1812: get over it, Canada

One hears incessantly about the War of 1812 and the time we "beat the Americans". The way it's discussed, you'd be forgiven for presuming the war happened 50 years ago and not over 200.

Reading online, the two most common themes defensive cakers use against Americans are healthcare and the war of 1812. 

"Sorry, what's that? I can't hear you over my free healthcare!" is a typical caker comment when responding to any American criticisms. (If only I had a dollar for each time I'd read or heard this comment made!)

The second one goes something like this (and is equally popular): "yeah, well we kicked your ass in the war of 1812 and burned down your White House!"

Because Canada is such a dull, stale place with such little achievement for its age, size and resources - these are the only two items of pride that cakers can come up with when put on the spot.

According to a national poll that was commissioned:

" ...the fact that Canada beat the US in the War of 1812 placed second (25%) in a list of items that defined Canadian identity, behind only free health care (53%) but ahead of beating the US at hockey (6%)."

In 2012 the government declared a three-year commemoration of the war and spent over $28 million on it. 

The War of 1812 

When Napoleon Bonaparte became emperor and began engaging in the expansive 'Napoleonic Wars', Britain declared war itself in 1793; which led to a series of Navigation Acts meant to cut off American trade with French territories. The Americans responded in kind, leading to conflict with Britain.

During this time America was expanding, forcibly moving some Indigenous populations to new areas and obtaining land they ceded in treaties. Some Aboriginal leaders were suspicious of the Americans and their motivations and wanted a pan-Aboriginal society to combat them (which never occurred, since its advocates later died). After the Americans attacked a large Aboriginal settlement, the natives reached out to Britain for support, which they obtained, leading to American suspicion that the British were meddling in their affairs.

The British began harassing any American shipping on its way to France, leading to the agitation of US congressmen. After five years they declared war on Britain; an act that was without real risk since Britain was already engaged in war with France and couldn't focus on a secondary conflict.

Since the US couldn't attack Britain directly, they had to conduct a sort of proxy-war by attacking its colony in Canada. Due to superior communication and efforts, Britain was able to help foil the first American efforts in the endeavor, which failed.

The Aboriginals who had reached out to Britain then joined the fray and fought against the Americans in a series of battles. During a major defeat to the Americans, supportive leaders of the Aboriginal movement were killed which whittled their continued support down to a minor role.

In 1813 the Americans captured, looted and burned York - the colony's capital. This was followed by a series of conflicts along the border. After an American defeat they withdrew, followed by some failed skirmishes.

"By 1813 American attacks on the Canadas ended. Abandoning their position around Fort George, the Americans decided to torch the town of Newark (now Niagara-on-the-Lake) and did so with the enthusiastic support of pro-American Canadians led by a member of the legislative assembly of Upper Canada, John Willcocks." 

"The Americans were withdrawing from the Niagara Peninsula in the second week of December 1813. Their Canadian allies, led by John Willcocks, were exasperated at this turn of events and demanded that Newark pay a price for Upper Canada’s resistance. Willcocks and his volunteer regiment, overseen by the American troops, razed the town by fire."

In retribution, an assault was made on Lewiston, New York (stopped by Aboriginals). These events also later led the British to burn the American capital. The war carried on for nearly another two years between the British and the Americans within US lands.

Identity Politics

"The elites of British North America were distinguished by a number of qualities, one of which was their Toryism. Loyalists from 1783 and their heirs were reinforced by a mythological legacy of 1812-1815 when, it was claimed, brave Canadian militiamen repelled American armies ...  

It was also a foil to brandish against those more republican-minded British North Americans who were outspoken in their admiration of American political institutions. To be a republican — rather than a Tory — was to climb into bed with the enemy to the south, not to mention the enemy in France. Toryism and privilege were safe for the time being.  

No one was completely fooled by the more exaggerated claims of Tory myth-makers; there was no chance that a British North American militia could hold off an American assault without British support. British North Americans would continue, therefore, to thread their Western Hemispheric identity with one that involved Britain. Certainly the economy would continue to point in that direction as the colonies strove to survive and advance in the depression years after the Napoleonic Wars." 

"The War of 1812 became a myth-building moment in the development of an anglo-Canadian identity."

(Further reading/quotes source: Open Textbook)

Caker Revisionism

Cakers began to immediately pat themselves on the back and use the "win" as a myth-building exercise in propaganda. Somehow a myth started that Canadian civilian militia had won the war instead of British troops. (Also forgotten were the American-Aboriginals who had helped the British.)

Over time it became known as the "American invasion" or in other words - the idea that the Americans had invaded Canada in order to annex it, because they wished to do so.

In fact, America was conducting war against British interests via a nearby colony, due to actions Britain had taken against it through the navy.

(There was a small militia of Americans who wanted to annex British land in Canada, but they were never taken seriously and were denounced by Washington; they received no support whatsoever.)

In 1817 a British admiral admitted that if the Americans wanted to take Canada that Britain couldn't stop them. 

(Unfortunately for Canada, that never happened.)

Futher reading / quotes source: 

The Canadian Militia Myth of the War of 1812: Its Origin, Course and Dissolution

White House

As for that business regarding the White House? To hear cakers tell it, you'd think the 'Canadian civilian militia' bravely went marching down to Washington, beating off Americans and then set their White House ablaze.

What in fact happened was that it was burned (along with other buildings) by British officer Robert Ross, who was in charge of the British Army force meant to attack the city.

Historians' opinions

Well, I suppose it all depends on who you talk to. When reading up on the subject, it is frequently said that "historians are divided" or "historians disagree" on who 'won' the war. One thing is not in dispute: territories of British-Canada and the USA did not change in any way, although the border was strengthened.

Many say that it was a neutral outcome for Britain, Canada and the US - and that the Aboriginals were the real losers since they lost their lands, their lives, and the British failed to keep their word (they had promised a portion of land as an "Indian sanctuary" to the Aboriginals).

Blow a caker's mind!

The next time you hear some loud-mouthed caker spouting off on how 'we kicked American ass in 1812!' - remind him that it was the British army who did virtually all the work; that fellow Canadians helped to support the Americans and even raze a Canadian town; that the British burned the White House and that the US didn't want Canada, it was provoked into war.

Watch the idiot's mouth hit the floor!

Sorry Canada, it's time to get over it. If you want to be proud of something ... do something worth being proud over. I don't know that being a colony that was defended by the British is "winning a war".

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