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To: one_less who wrote (38389)	2/25/2005 3:35:58 PM
From: fresc	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

Your joking I hope! The monarchy is SYMBOLIC! Nothing is forced on Canadians! Except GST tax :)

To: one_less who wrote (38389)	2/25/2005 3:45:29 PM
From: fresc	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 173976

In Canada In Canada, Anti-American sentiment first developed during the American Revolution. French Canadians felt that the mainly Protestant thirteen colonies would never recognize French culture and Catholic religion, and Aboriginal groups feared the loss of the protection they had been granted through treaties with Britain. When the rebelling colonies tried to invade Quebec and "liberate" their neighbors by force, many Canadians began to think Americans were arrogant, violent, and dangerous. These feelings were only escalated by the sudden migration of thousands of British Loyalists from the thirteen colonies. During the War of 1812, Canadians' fears were suddenly realized when an American force invaded Upper Canada. Many people died, and to this day many Canadians feel the Americans really lost the war, but are too proud to admit they could ever lose to Canada (even though the US was fighting against Britain, and Canada as a distinct identity did not exist). In fact, the American threat was one of the reasons that Canada was formed in 1867. After many attacks against Canada by the Fenian Brotherhood stationed in the US, and the expansion of the US westwards, Canadian and British authorities felt their land was threatened. These fears were not unfounded as the American government was pursuing a program of Manifest Destiny, and wished to spread their democratic values to their neighbors to the north. Since Confederation, Canadians have never forgotten the American threat to Canadian culture. A feeling of companionship with the US arose during World War I and World War II that brought Canada and the US closer together politically and economically. The formation of NATO, NORAD, and NAFTA cemented this relationship. Today, few Canadians would consider themselves "Anti-American", but more might call themselves anti-American-government, although Canadians jokingly refer to the supposed ignorance of Americans about foreign culture, especially Canada. Canadians generally have more progressive attitudes than most Americans, so it is little surprise that Canadians find American views on the welfare state, feminism, abortion, capital punishment, relations with Cuba, the environment, same-sex rights, the war on drugs, immigration, the Star Wars program, and the war in Iraq as either extremely conservative, or an overreaction. Canada and the US have also argue incessantly over economic issues such as the soft-wood lumber trade issue, where a large tariff is imposed on Canadian manufacturers- with no regard to the NAFTA regulaions that prohibit the tariffs. Another issue is the Alberta beef / mad cow case, where the US has stopped the import of beef because of a case of mad cow, and is slow to reopen the border