Being sure of what you say doesn't make it correct.

I'm sure you are an honest, helpful and wonderful person overall but you really should take some time and think about what you're going to say. Particularly if you're living in a country that you intend to be your home for the next nth years.

It may encourage you to do so if you got yourself a T-shirt with "Canada's military role is pathetic." written on the front and wore it to a downtown Toronto bar on a late Saturday night (dbd will let you know the best one to try). Could put the "could be filled by anyone else" bit at the back.

Can you imagine the reaction? He'd get a strongly worded letter winging its way to him in no time.

With the word "PLEASE" underlined.

Doubly so i'd imagine.

I don't think it would get a reaction in Toronto, I don't think people in general in Toronto are aware of that there's a Canadian military. He'd do better in Trenton or Barrie.

Even though all of you are talking useless and uninformed babble....

....I STILL hate Toronto!

Many thanks for the tips James

xxdb,
Thank for the encouragement, my mother has her sisters and their direct families have been living there for many years. It is the main reasons why we are moving after my father passed away a few years ago. We were supposed to go end of 2008 but we got cold feet and we were emotionally attached to our house, neighbourhood and friends. But, now its our friends who have encouraged us to go and seek somehing new and different and be brave !
Yes, you are right, the summers are lovely there. I love Lake Simcoe.
Thanks for the tip to join some clubs, will check that out. I was also thinking re-brushing my French which will be useful if I apply for government jobs in the future. I have a couple of friends Toronto and Montreal too. I just have to try and shake of my 'londonism' out of me as I am public transport user.
I got to get used the the Toronto slang as I didn't know what a twoonie was

I disagree, actually this is a very informative thread and you get a varied set of opinions of the pros and cons of a place. Each individual will react differently depending on their circumstances and experience to a place. You can't judge a place in two weeks. Visitng a place is different than living in it for a long time.

I still like Toronto after so many visits. There is always something new built there.

Is it really necessary to be that offensive?

Let's not jump the gun here- 1/it's a chat forum and the guy is a troll and
2/it's not that offensive.

I don't see that.

Me neither. He just seems a like homesick Canadian who's not particularly enamored with the effervescence of Australian culture.

There are lots of reasons to be offensive on the internet. Necessity isn't usually one of them.

I live with a Canadian and his view of their military role is aligned with my own.

The fact of the matter is Canada likes to dabble in military operations to make it look like it is playing it's part on the international stage. The reality is their investment in military and the size of it's military is vastly understrength because it knows that it is in no danger with the United States down south.

In all honesty in a downtown Canadian bar one would probably get lots of high fives. I would be more inclined to look over my shoulder if I was in Timmins or somewhere like that.

You can take my posts what ever way you like. This thread was on Toronto which is a place I like, Canada is a place I like- but the Canadian military is insignificant.

Credit where it's due at least in Canada they are not forking out fortunes on defence and their propoganda has the majority of the population brainwashed on their international role.

Hmm