Oh! Canada!

I got to Canada for a conference on Tuesday. It was Canada Day. We joined in the celebrations by going to a place called The Loose Moose and having a few Strongbows while amusing ourselves at the expense of a very nice, very cute bartender.

I could move to this country. The bartender told us "It's just like the States, but with fewer guns." If the guns are the only difference, then we should seriously consider tighter controls. The people here are so happy and so friendly.

So much so, that I have decided to think of all of the things besides fewer guns that would make them so much kinder:

1. Peacekeepers, not peacemakers. Fewer people try to get revenge on you when you're just maintaining the status quo.

2. Close ties to jolly old England. What's not to be happy about,

3. Hockey. It's fun to watch and a good, healthy way to blow off aggression.

4. Not despised by nearly as many countries as we are.

5. Something like 70% of the population lives within 200 miles of the US border (don't quote me on that), that means there are lots of nice empty places to "get away from it all."

6. Taking real action on the environment. I reads somewhere that Toronto is the greenest city in North America.

7. Rick Moranis, John Candy and the Kids in the Hall.