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Just a second point I’d like to make....Canadians themselves are much more different than Americans, we tend to be more critical about things in general but more so in a sarcastic matter...there's an old saying that goes: Canadians whine, Americans bellow. It is this relaxed, humbled civility (on average) that impacts policymaking.
*Side anecdote* yesterday Queen Elizabeth was engaged at noon for a ceremony commemorating WW2 vets. One of whom was a man named Smokey Smith, the last remaining Victoria Cross recipient. He received this honor during the war for taking-out 10 Italians and turning away 2 tanks all by himself and just as a private. Well, when Smokey was in the presence of the King and Queen during this ceremony he became rather tired and stated something to the effect of 'enough of this garbage, do you have anything to drink?'...the king's reply, 'of course' and they drank scotch and chatted for hours like two old friends.
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