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Jean Riopel's avatar

With Donald Trump talking of Canada as the 51st US state, time has probably come for canadians to look at options to reaffirm our national identity. Canada was born in 1867 as a response to the Manifest Destiny which had received a new push as a result of the end of the US civil war. Are we now facing a similar threath? Can we develop a united stand in spite of our divisions? Can we do it in the full respect of our differences? Or is it too late?

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Ezra Mandel - DrugHarms.org's avatar

I successfully applied for immigration in 1988 at the Canadian embassy in Peru. I had to show proof of good health, education, language skills, and work experience. When I was asked why I wanted to immigrate, I said "because I appreciate Canadian values". The officer replied "in all my years of service, I've never heard anyone mention Canadian values as a reason, most people want to immigrate for economic reasons". I replied, "I have no economic reasons to immigrate".

I found it strange that no effort was made to check if immigrants agreed with our values.

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