Does Canada want them? Should they be considered as a possible threat the way the Japanese were during the second world war? Will US people currently living here be sent to camps?

I'm not off my rocker. The US is a war mongering country. Currently at war, promoting more wars, and picking fights. It would be kind to just call them bad neighbours.

If I have thought of this, how many others are feeling somewhat the same? I've read posts from US people in the US, condoling Canada, feeling "embarrassed" about their government's actions and spoken/ written words. Embarrassed is petty for how I feel when I stop to really think about all of this.

Regardless, this is what is happening, this is what the US is allowing to continue to happen. Whether the US people have regrets... seems almost irrelevant because this is not the first month, not the first year that this has been going on. When will it be stopped? How long will the US allow this to continue? Some of it is to their benefit, else why would they do it at all? So...

I keep hearing about more US people wanting to move to Canada. But, Canada is a different country, with different rules, enforced by law and those unwritten, but expected in our communities. There is a bill C-3 granting US people Canadian citizenship as "Canadians by descent". How valid is that? Will they be allowed to bring their guns and other weapons across the border? Are they tested to see if they know much at all about Canada, our provinces, our culture, our history?

Sure the US people want to come to Canada, to leave dictatorship, to leave what's broken, and the chaos in the US, but what are they bringing with them? Do we want their proven lack of tolerance and understanding? Do we want their obsession with guns and their ammunition? I could spend time and turn this into a longer list. But, I've written enough to give the idea, my thoughts as I read about this latest (can't think of just one word for it) with the US and its people.

Canada is not a landfill for disenfranchised US people. Note, I do not call them Americans. Americans can be anyone from North America, South America, or Central America. So they are US people because calling them USians or USers seems impolite.

I read this post today, from a Facebook person in Ohio. What I didn't include in my comment below is the irony that America is short for North America so Lake Ontario would be renamed Lake North America. Not what Trump intended and still not a good name for a lake that is only a smaller part of the whole of North America.

The Trump era continues and is just getting worse. I hope the people of Canada never forget any of this, far into our history. Never consider the US a real neighbour or friend. Being a good neighbour or friend isn't something you put on and take off like a mask. Know always that they are a selfish and ignorant country, and in general, proud of it.

The 50% tariffs hit Saturday after talks collapsed, on about $20 billion of Canadian goods. Carney announced Canada matches dollar for dollar starting September 8th. Monday, Trump told Canadian leaders to "fall in line" or face consequences "far WORSE," and threatened to take tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts and steel to 50% on January 1st. Then this morning he posted that the United States is giving "serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don't expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer." Same play as the Gulf of Mexico. A lake we share, half of which isn't ours.

I posted about "Lake America" last year when the propaganda started about the "Gulf of America". I sometimes struggle to feel sympathy for the people and businesses of the US. After all your political party chose him and then the people of your country voted for him - twice. Why is a man, found guilty of crimes in your country, showing signs of mental unwellness, and unable to work well with others (to say the least) why is this man allowed to be the head of your country? Its like something out of a bad science fiction movie, made in the US, of course. Yes, I feel something for the plight of the US people who regret(?) their choices, but I will never ever forget this.

I have heard about the lakes. I didn't know about the coastlines, but it makes sense along with being the second largest country with the most lakes in the world. I think I have read we have the most fresh water too, or fresh water lakes. As water becomes more important as a natural resource, Canada has a lot going for it. I hope we keep our water clean, unpolluted.

In movies about dire futures I never see Canada as a destination for people to escape/ run to. Of course, most of the apocalypse/ dire future movies and TV shows are based in the US and working with the theory that the US saves the world. The reality is likely to be very different.

Canada’s Endless Coasts

Canada has—by far—the longest coastline of any country in the world. Canada is a massive country by overall area in general, coming in second only to Russia in terms of square mileage (or square kilometers, as it were, in the Canadian measurement system). So it makes sense that Canada has a ton of coastline. And because Canada is made up of so many islands, both large and small, in its far northern territories, that amount of coastline rises nearly exponentially while counting all those shores.

The actual numbers are staggering. Canada has 151,000 miles (243,042 kilometers) of coastline. And the next closest countries on the list aren’t even in Canada’s league! That’d be Indonesia (33,554 miles or 54,000 kilometers of coastline), Russia (nearly 23,612 miles or 38,000 kilometers), the United States (just under 12,430 miles or 20,000 kilometers), and China (almost 9,325 miles or 15,000 kilometers). Canada wins!

Canada wins in another way, too: the most lakes in the world. As if saltwater and access to oceans and seas weren’t enough for the Canadians, they also have more freshwater within their nation’s boundaries than any other country on Earth.

In total, Canada has 879,800 lakes all throughout its land. Not only is that the most lakes on earth, it’s actually more lakes than all other countries in the world COMBINED! When you account for the entire globe, Canada holds more than 60% of the world’s 1.4 million lakes. Russia is second on the lake list—if you’re curious—but they are nowhere close to Canada.

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