Tag Archives: 51st State

So True!

I’ve seen this floating around social media a few times this past week. If you are Canadian you are smiling when you see these iconic images. Mind you, everyone’s experience of a country and culture is different. I haven’t asked my wife if she can name what all four of these are – but if […]

Geography Lesson

A certain politician has been musing about place name changes on maps, and perhaps even his country seizing other countries’ territory. And no, I’m not talking about Vladimir Putin, though that is also part of his playbook. Since we are redrawing the map, here’s one I saw online. It has no basis in reality of […]

For My American Friends

I’m sure there are many in the United States who think it makes sense for Canada to join them and become the 51st state. They are looking at our similarities, and, as proud Americans, they don’t understand why we don’t want to be more like them. I could write volumes on the topic, but instead […]

Hey Donald!

Maybe you were joking, maybe you weren’t when you said Canada should become the 51st state. Apparently you thought Justin Trudeau would make a good governor. Maybe he took more than a month to respond because he was considering the offer. He knew Canadians didn’t want him as Prime Minister anymore, so all jobs offers […]