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Please no excessively negative comments. I respect different point of views, but not rudeness.

2006-11-28 16:29:53 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government Other - Politics & Government

About ed-mike's answer: does anyone know if Canada actually pays taxes to the crown? Oh, and sources would be nice.

Thanks for the positive answers. I had feared the worst lol

2006-11-28 16:46:20 · update #1

24 answers

I like the canadians.....But the french canadians can kiss my asss and I am sure they feel the same way about us.

2006-11-28 16:56:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

First to respond to mike's remark about taxes to the crown. After Canada was declared an independent nation under the BNA act further taxation on the part of Britain was prohibited. Thus Canada does not pay taxes to the Britain. The crown ofter refers to out own governing bodies however. Companies owned by the government are crown corporation, when you are being prosecuted for an offense it is the crown leading the prosecution. for a few examples, however those are purely Canadian bodies.

I am a Canadian so of course I adore Canada and Canadians. Canadians have a sense of humour about themselves and their country which plays highly into the stereotype that we are a beer swilling, hockey loving, toque wearing, easy going bunch.

IN many respect it is true, Canadians seem to be relaxed open minded and diplomatic.

2006-12-04 01:33:56 · answer #2 · answered by smedrik 7 · 2 0

When I was younger (late teens) my family and I would go to Ontario to go fishing at Lake Simco and North Bay.

A couple of years ago I spent several months in Montreal working with the RCMP.

I have also travel around the world and been to many countries so I think I understand different cultures and people.

I can say without reservation that if I was not a US Citizen I would be want to be a Canadian! Even the subject of the investigation was friendly!

I refer to Montreal as the "Friendly Paris."

2006-11-28 17:11:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4 0

Unless they speak French I can't really tell the difference between normal Americans and Canadians. I think some Americans make fun of different countries because of an unfounded sense of superiority. Canada is much smaller population wise compared to the US but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

2006-11-28 16:46:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

Canada is our most important neighbor and as a nation and government to my knowledge, they have always supported our country. The fact that their government does not side with the US on Foreign policy issues, does not and will not make Canada a bad country/neighbor except,perhaps a wise one.
Canada has good loyal citizens and they are always working hard on taking care of their own domestic issues.
As our northern neighbor they have and continue to watch our backs.
Canadians are hard working and respectable people.

2006-11-28 22:39:43 · answer #5 · answered by dorianalways 4 · 2 0

Not only is Canada one of my favorite places on earth, but the people have consistently been warm and friendly whenever I have encountered them (frequently). While in England my daughter and I were on a bus trip with a Canadian family we had just met and by the end you would have thought we'd known each other for years. I deeply respect the Canadians and frankly I just love it!

2006-11-28 16:35:51 · answer #6 · answered by charmingchatty 4 · 5 0

We pay taxes to the government. If it decides, as a matter of policy, to throw a few pennies to visiting "royals", well that's the the government's decision.

Otherwise, no, the "Crown" gets no cash.

However, "Crown" is a catch-all adjective for government agencies, i.e., Crown prosecutors, Crown corporations, etc. word usage, eh?

2006-12-02 00:27:46 · answer #7 · answered by Willster 5 · 1 0

I love Canada and we appreciate you guys helping us with the war and being allies.Only thing is I hate it when the Canadians berate our guys for the accidents of friendly fire.Our guys dont shoot each other on purpose.Accidents happen in heated situations and I am sure those soldiers are having to live with the conscience of making a mistake.Again thanks to you all and Merry Christmas and God Bless your troops.

And I recently found out that I have ancestory from Canada..Nova Scotia to be exact.Hope to go there soon to look up my family history.

2006-11-28 16:43:59 · answer #8 · answered by halfbright 5 · 2 1

I wish things were different and we didn't have to tighten our borders against each other, but ... better safe than sorry, I guess. Anyway, our troops are over "there" watching each other's backs. And I have my passport so I don't miss a minute of time visiting the States when I want. Cheers, fellow North Americans!

2006-11-28 17:08:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

The ones I have met...I have liked.
Got no beef whatsoever with Canada or Canadians.
I used to drink with Canadian tourists in Miami.
Drank with some Canadian Military people when I was USCG.

note: I live in Seattle

2006-11-28 16:34:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5 0

'Taxes" (example: let's use sales tax(es) are paid either to Federal Government (in Ottawa) and/or to a Provincial Government (the Province of Alberta has no Provincial sales tax). This is the Government (2 levels depicted here). You guys are confusing GOVERNMENT with STATE. The head of government and head of state are NOT THE SAME ENTITY. The British Monarch is a figurehead represented in Canada by a Governor-General. The Governor-General has NO political power whatsoever. He or she merely represents a figurehead (in this case HRH Elizabeth II).

Again, 'Government" and "Crown" are distinct entities. One of the very few examples left in modern Canada reflecting a HISTORICAL connection to 'Mother England" are the Law Courts. I cannot emphasise enough, however, that this connection is MERELY SYMBOLIC (see below):

"Crown
The word refers specifically to the British Monarch, where she is the head of state of Commonwealth countries. Prosecutions and civil cases taken (or defended) by the government are taken IN THE NAME of the Crown as head of state. That is why public prosecutors are referred to, in Canada, as "Crown" prosecutors and criminal cases take the form of "The Crown vs. John Doe" or "Regina vs. John Doe", Regina being Latin for "The Queen."

2006-11-28 20:50:33 · answer #11 · answered by thebirdlady 1 · 2 2

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