Can a non born Canadian become Canadian President?
Apr 27th 2011, 10:01 am
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Re: Can a non born Canadian become Canadian President?
Whilst I wouldn't go as far as you say Mr. Harper would, a little tightening up of Canada's current refugee system wouldn't go amiss. It's got more holes in it than your average tea bag.
Apr 27th 2011, 7:27 pm
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Re: Can a non born Canadian become Canadian President?
[QUOTE=immichaelcaine;9330207]i remember readin (inna quebec historie book) dat teh 1st president of canada was indeed not a president or primminister - but get dis - non other then king louis teh 13th of the frenchness. kid U not.
I believe you only too well, our kid has come home telling me all about Christophe Colombe that well known Frenchman! Our local aviation museum is adamant about the Wright Brothers being second in place to a Frenchman, and our kids 'question du weekend' was Why is France the most beautiful country in the World?!!! You can't but help love 'em for that sense of modesty. My husband cannot fly a commercial passenger jet that is registered in France, even though he has European and Canadian ATPL because he wasn't born in France.
What would have happened if Obama hadn't divied up his birth cert? You might think they could have checked earlier, if it was quite so pertinent to the job.
I believe you only too well, our kid has come home telling me all about Christophe Colombe that well known Frenchman! Our local aviation museum is adamant about the Wright Brothers being second in place to a Frenchman, and our kids 'question du weekend' was Why is France the most beautiful country in the World?!!! You can't but help love 'em for that sense of modesty. My husband cannot fly a commercial passenger jet that is registered in France, even though he has European and Canadian ATPL because he wasn't born in France.
What would have happened if Obama hadn't divied up his birth cert? You might think they could have checked earlier, if it was quite so pertinent to the job.
Apr 27th 2011, 9:40 pm
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Re: Can a non born Canadian become Canadian President?
Also interestingly John McCain, Obama's Republican counterpart was born in Panama, not in the US. Though he was born in the canal zone which was under US control, which apparently counts as being natural born, though that is surely more contentious than being born in the State of Hawaii.
Apr 27th 2011, 10:39 pm
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Re: Can a non born Canadian become Canadian President?
Oh, yes. I recently read a book about the seige of Hong Kong - I hadn't realised it was the first engagement for Canadian forces in WW2. Adrienne and Neville Poy were evacuated as refugees (although it was called a "repatriation" of Canadian government officials, since her father worked for the Canadian govt in Hong Kong, but neither he nor his family had ever been to Canada).
It says something about Canada that two successive Governors General arrived in the country as child refugees.
It says something about Canada that two successive Governors General arrived in the country as child refugees.
Apr 28th 2011, 1:11 am
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Re: Can a non born Canadian become Canadian President?
There's an excellent editorial in today's Newyorker...
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blog...e-baiting.html
Apr 28th 2011, 1:16 am
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Re: Can a non born Canadian become Canadian President?
[QUOTE=MillieF;9331111]
awesomely true....evry cultur iz gots a inflating lvl of ethnic-centism
....when me wuz in school in the 1990s me wuz taught about teh greatnesses of "the british empire" & like all its colonie territories and dominions like teh powerful lands ov gibraltar and mauritius......wot a laff 
!
me remembers me did a school projek 1 time bout teh artica lands and me nattered entirly 'bout dis capitano scott and not at all on that swedish dude adolphson....me teacher gave me x3 goldstars!!!
i remember readin (inna quebec historie book) dat teh 1st president of canada was indeed not a president or primminister - but get dis - non other then king louis teh 13th of the frenchness. kid U not.
I believe you only too well, our kid has come home telling me all about Christophe Colombe that well known Frenchman! Our local aviation museum is adamant about the Wright Brothers being second in place to a Frenchman, and our kids 'question du weekend' was Why is France the most beautiful country in the World?!!! You can't but help love 'em for that sense of modesty. My husband cannot fly a commercial passenger jet that is registered in France, even though he has European and Canadian ATPL because he wasn't born in France.
I believe you only too well, our kid has come home telling me all about Christophe Colombe that well known Frenchman! Our local aviation museum is adamant about the Wright Brothers being second in place to a Frenchman, and our kids 'question du weekend' was Why is France the most beautiful country in the World?!!! You can't but help love 'em for that sense of modesty. My husband cannot fly a commercial passenger jet that is registered in France, even though he has European and Canadian ATPL because he wasn't born in France.
....when me wuz in school in the 1990s me wuz taught about teh greatnesses of "the british empire" & like all its colonie territories and dominions like teh powerful lands ov gibraltar and mauritius......wot a laff ! me remembers me did a school projek 1 time bout teh artica lands and me nattered entirly 'bout dis capitano scott and not at all on that swedish dude adolphson....me teacher gave me x3 goldstars!!!
Apr 28th 2011, 1:26 am
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Re: Can a non born Canadian become Canadian President?
Quite.
There's an excellent editorial in today's Newyorker...
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blog...e-baiting.html
There's an excellent editorial in today's Newyorker...
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blog...e-baiting.html
Apr 28th 2011, 1:29 am
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Apr 28th 2011, 1:32 am
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Re: Can a non born Canadian become Canadian President?
That seems harsh, I havent watched recently, but in the past Anderson Cooper has made the birthers look like complete tits (not hard, granted) in his bit where that actualy presents some facts.
Apr 28th 2011, 1:33 am
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Re: Can a non born Canadian become Canadian President?
One assumes that you have been watching it though. If (and I accept that it is, although I don't watch North American news myself) it is complete rubbish, why watch it and why get so worked up about it?
