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And yet progressives whine about outside influence on the government. Typical progressive hypocrite.

She's Canadian, not a progressive, dear.

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Have they not heard the drivel that right leaning tosspot Harper comes out with?

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No. Even if you're on the border, Canadian news does not exist in the U.S.

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OK. How familiar with Harper do YOU figure the average American is?

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OK. How familiar with Harper do YOU figure the average American is?

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OK. How familiar with Harper do YOU figure the average American is?

Alan Harper is the whiney, cheap skate liberal on 2 1/2 men.

Or did you mean Stephan Harper, the Prime Minister of your country?

If it's Stephen, I just don't give a shit about him, I don't live or vote in Canada... You could learn something from that statement.

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Take a look...

http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=128706&page=1#.T9-OvHCis30

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While there are no doubt many Americans who are ignorant of the world outside our borders my own experience has led me to believe that the reverse is true as well and that many non-Americans are equally ignorant about us.

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It was decided over twenty years ago, when women fought for equal rights in the military, that abortions in military hospitals, performed by military doctors were off the table.

If that's true, it should obviously be un-decided.

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Or did you mean Stephan Harper, the Prime Minister of your country?

If it's Stephen, I just don't give a shit about him, I don't live or vote in Canada... You could learn something from that statement.

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You have no interest in the political landscape of our largest trading partner? Ever wonder why people think you're dumb?

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I'm not in commerce, or politics... I have no business in Canada, why should I waste my valuable time learning about Canadian politics?

More importantly, why the fuck do you? Are you going to immigrate, or illegally vote there? Why is Canada's business your business?

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I'm not in commerce, or politics... I have no business in Canada, why should I waste my valuable time learning about Canadian politics?

More importantly, why the fuck do you? Are you going to immigrate, or illegally vote there? Why is Canada's business your business?

Well, for starters, they are our largest trading partner, and impact us quite a bit. We also share the world's longest border with them, as well as jointly controlling the Great Lakes, 20% of the world's fresh water. The majority of New York's electricity comes from Canadian hydropower.

I'm a one-person free-lance operation, and even small time do business in Canada, the UK, Italy, and Japan.

It's the 21st century, rob.

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I'm not in commerce, or politics... I have no business in Canada, why should I waste my valuable time learning about Canadian politics?

More importantly, why the fuck do you? Are you going to immigrate, or illegally vote there? Why is Canada's business your business?

Well, for starters, they are our largest trading partner, and impact us quite a bit. We also share the world's longest border with them, as well as jointly controlling the Great Lakes, 20% of the world's fresh water. The majority of New York's electricity comes from Canadian hydropower.

I'm a one-person free-lance operation, and even small time do business in Canada, the UK, Italy, and Japan.

It's the 21st century, rob.

That still doesn't explain why I should be interested in Canadian politicians, I don't live in NY, I don't do business in Canada. And in case you skipped geography, Indiana doesn't share a border with Canada... But let me set your mind at ease, if Canadian boaters boat across Lake Huron, and down Lake Michigan to break the law in Indiana, or any of those ne'er do well snowbirds driving through the state, decide to rob a convenience store along the way... I'll do my best to bring them to justice... Until then, I couldn't care less about our neighbors to the north.

As far as trade, Canada accounts for 37% of Indiana's exports, but those are mostly automobiles and parts... I'm not in the automotive business Music, should I study the industry leaders too? How about the Mexican politicians, or the Brazilians, or Chinese trade partners too? Should I make the time to learn everything there is to know about all of Indiana's trade partners? Is Canada importing Law Enforcement Officers? Or American laws and nobody told me?