The 'Canada Party' Invasion of America Begins Here

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

***************** Warning! NSFW - Language *********************

The Van Francisco strategy

Under the slogan Yes We Canada, the party of the Great White North promises to: Change the phrase "job creators" to "job creationists"; continue building pipelines, only ones with maple syrup; and close Guantanamo Bay and move the inmates to the Arctic, where they can be legally "snowboarded."

They propose combining cities into new ones, including "Van Francisco, Dirty Hippie Capital of the World!"

"Imagine the power of combining San Francisco's caffeinated, tech-savvy hippies with Vancouver's outdoorsy, weed-savvy hippies. Interstate 5 would become the world's largest bike lane. Facebook would stop trying to improve itself and 'just be grateful for what it has.' Granola would become a verb. Ulimate Frisbee would finally be considered a sport.

The Canada Party, along with Douglas & McIntyre and The Tyee are hosting a Vancouver event you won't want to miss. Watch The Tyee for more details in the days ahead.

There has been a long tradition of we in our northern nation committed to "peace, order and good government" making fun of our southern neighbors in the land committed to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Despite our deep-seated sense of being a gnat next to the elephant, we've felt a certain critical smugness towards the Yanks. A smarter-than-thou attitude that extends from the United Empire Loyalists to Rick Mercer's Talking to Americans.

While America, But Better may appeal to some Canadians who find American politics a never-ending Palinesque trove of cheap laughs (Clint Eastwood's talking-to-a-chair at the Republican National Convention being just the latest), Cannon and Calvert are adamant their comedic shtick isn't about mocking Americans.

"I'm sure that's an element. But it's not our focus, or our point. We don't want to make fun of anybody. We want to help Americans back on their feet and reclaim what is rightfully theirs, which is their government and media," said Cannon.

"It is very hard to write a book of humour when you are crying at night about the things you are writing about. There are a lot of jokes written in tears in this book."

There are also jokes at Canada's expense. For instance, "Although Canada's best-known exports are cannabis and morally questionable oil, the country dominates the world's apology trade, its citizens issuing more 'sorrys' per capita than the next three most docile countries combined."

Cannon said America, But Better doesn't pander to "Canadians' smugness or on the other hand Canadians sense of inferiority -- standing next to be big guy on the block. It's much more of a coming together and helping our citizens and American citizens."

http://thetyee.ca/Books/2012/09/10/Canada-Party/

[Penny Lane 8,159]

What.

[Teddy B 17,252]

Canada Rocks!

[JohnR! 5,495]

I must have been living a very sheltered life or not traveled to Canada often or long enough. I have never met a Canadian who had a sense of inferiority for being Canadian and I don't know anyone, with a reasonable level of education, American or Canadian, who believes otherwise.

Cannon said America, But Better doesn't pander to "Canadians' smugness or on the other hand Canadians sense of inferiority -- standing next to be big guy on the block. It's much more of a coming together and helping our citizens and American citizens."

[Penny Lane 8,159]

I must have been living a very sheltered life or not traveled to Canada often or long enough. I have never met a Canadian who had a sense of inferiority for being Canadian and I don't know anyone, with a reasonable level of education, American or Canadian, who believes otherwise.

In my 27 years there, me neither.