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]]> By: Paul O'Pinion http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/10/canadians-do-it-better/#comment-20781 Paul O'Pinion Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:43:26 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2772#comment-20781 Robert,<br>That was not a knock on our northern neighbors. And I did not say that Canada has no troops deployed outside of Canada. The sheer numbers of U.S. men and women and the logistics attached to them (only the ones out of the country) do have a hefty price tag. Robert,
That was not a knock on our northern neighbors. And I did not say that Canada has no troops deployed outside of Canada. The sheer numbers of U.S. men and women and the logistics attached to them (only the ones out of the country) do have a hefty price tag.

]]> By: Paul O'Pinion http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/10/canadians-do-it-better/#comment-22582 Paul O'Pinion Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:43:26 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2772#comment-22582 Robert,<br>That was not a knock on our northern neighbors. And I did not say that Canada has no troops deployed outside of Canada. The sheer numbers of U.S. men and women and the logistics attached to them (only the ones out of the country) do have a hefty price tag. Robert,
That was not a knock on our northern neighbors. And I did not say that Canada has no troops deployed outside of Canada. The sheer numbers of U.S. men and women and the logistics attached to them (only the ones out of the country) do have a hefty price tag.

]]> By: Robert S. Porter http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/10/canadians-do-it-better/#comment-20790 Robert S. Porter Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:28:09 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2772#comment-20790 It problem comes from the fact that American's make too much of the supposed problems in Canada. Of course there are issues with people who want to censor speech, but many American's make it sound as if gangs roam the streets censoring as they go. This just isn't true.<br><br>I think the issue is that while Canada has some specific problems and an overactive government it is often balanced out by a little something I like to call Iraq. It problem comes from the fact that American's make too much of the supposed problems in Canada. Of course there are issues with people who want to censor speech, but many American's make it sound as if gangs roam the streets censoring as they go. This just isn't true.

I think the issue is that while Canada has some specific problems and an overactive government it is often balanced out by a little something I like to call Iraq.

]]> By: Robert S. Porter http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/10/canadians-do-it-better/#comment-20783 Robert S. Porter Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:24:30 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2772#comment-20783 It's not strictly true to say that Canada doesn't "have armed forces deployed around the world." While we certainly don't have as much around the world as the United States, we're intimately involved in Afghanistan. It's not strictly true to say that Canada doesn't “have armed forces deployed around the world.” While we certainly don't have as much around the world as the United States, we're intimately involved in Afghanistan.

]]> By: Paul O'Pinion http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/10/canadians-do-it-better/#comment-20782 Paul O'Pinion Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:15:09 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2772#comment-20782 Canada is an interesting mix of liberal health care and conservative fiscal policies. From what I hear, clean cities and great skiing. And, let's not forget, they don't have armed forces deployed around the world. We are invited to intervene by the countries in trouble, criticized for intervening by everyone else. In fact, we can't win. Have we done stupid things? Yep! But somehow, we are always putting our lives and (big time) money into other countries situations. Imagine if these monies and resources were used for the good of our own country?<br>As far as using immigrant talent (referenced in the Newsweek article), we surely have many immigrants in this country. Many are getting PHD's and Medical degrees at our best universities. <br>I'm not sure what talent Bill Gates was lacking when he went to Canada for it, but my guess is he saved money on a variety of levels. Canada is an interesting mix of liberal health care and conservative fiscal policies. From what I hear, clean cities and great skiing. And, let's not forget, they don't have armed forces deployed around the world. We are invited to intervene by the countries in trouble, criticized for intervening by everyone else. In fact, we can't win. Have we done stupid things? Yep! But somehow, we are always putting our lives and (big time) money into other countries situations. Imagine if these monies and resources were used for the good of our own country?
As far as using immigrant talent (referenced in the Newsweek article), we surely have many immigrants in this country. Many are getting PHD's and Medical degrees at our best universities.
I'm not sure what talent Bill Gates was lacking when he went to Canada for it, but my guess is he saved money on a variety of levels.

]]> By: Paul O'Pinion http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/10/canadians-do-it-better/#comment-22583 Paul O'Pinion Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:15:09 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2772#comment-22583 Canada is an interesting mix of liberal health care and conservative fiscal policies. From what I hear, clean cities and great skiing. And, let's not forget, they don't have armed forces deployed around the world. We are invited to intervene by the countries in trouble, criticized for intervening by everyone else. In fact, we can't win. Have we done stupid things? Yep! But somehow, we are always putting our lives and (big time) money into other countries situations. Imagine if these monies and resources were used for the good of our own country?<br>As far as using immigrant talent (referenced in the Newsweek article), we surely have many immigrants in this country. Many are getting PHD's and Medical degrees at our best universities. <br>I'm not sure what talent Bill Gates was lacking when he went to Canada for it, but my guess is he saved money on a variety of levels. Canada is an interesting mix of liberal health care and conservative fiscal policies. From what I hear, clean cities and great skiing. And, let's not forget, they don't have armed forces deployed around the world. We are invited to intervene by the countries in trouble, criticized for intervening by everyone else. In fact, we can't win. Have we done stupid things? Yep! But somehow, we are always putting our lives and (big time) money into other countries situations. Imagine if these monies and resources were used for the good of our own country?
As far as using immigrant talent (referenced in the Newsweek article), we surely have many immigrants in this country. Many are getting PHD's and Medical degrees at our best universities.
I'm not sure what talent Bill Gates was lacking when he went to Canada for it, but my guess is he saved money on a variety of levels.

]]> By: huadpe http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/10/canadians-do-it-better/#comment-20785 huadpe Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:29:04 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2772#comment-20785 The Canadian film industry is also very small because of Hollywood, though not in the "evil cultural takeover" way. Canadian culture is really similar to american culture, and a movie which works in the US will almost surely work in Canada, even the ones that make fun of Canada. Texas for example has about as many people and as big an economy as Canada, but the Texas film industry is pretty small.<br><br>So if there were no govt subsidy, we wouldn't see a film industry sprouting up in Vancouver, we'd just see fewer arty "Canadian culture" films which frankly can't even pick up much audience at the small independent theater down the street from me (in Montreal.<br><br>Canada imports stuff, including TV and movies. Big deal. The Canadian film industry is also very small because of Hollywood, though not in the “evil cultural takeover” way. Canadian culture is really similar to american culture, and a movie which works in the US will almost surely work in Canada, even the ones that make fun of Canada. Texas for example has about as many people and as big an economy as Canada, but the Texas film industry is pretty small.

So if there were no govt subsidy, we wouldn't see a film industry sprouting up in Vancouver, we'd just see fewer arty “Canadian culture” films which frankly can't even pick up much audience at the small independent theater down the street from me (in Montreal.

Canada imports stuff, including TV and movies. Big deal.

]]> By: Cool Cal http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2009/02/10/canadians-do-it-better/#comment-20784 Cool Cal Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:15:23 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=2772#comment-20784 here goeth .... Canada's arts (Film mostly) is the province of the government, that is to say, if you want funding for a motion picture you go to the gubment. This is so entrenched that it has largely crowded out independent venture capital for films and has made the state the de facto funding apparatus for movies. Now that's all well and good ... until recently socially conservative politicians took control of federal coffers and demanded new prerequisites for state cash ... nothing qualifies which is morally questionable, sexually deviant, excessively violent, and so forth. That pretty much rules out David Cronenberg (a personal favorite), who ironically raves about Canadian-style government arts funding. Now this isn't to say that a nascent private sector won't emerge to compensate, but it just shows, I would say, that relying on a group of pious, populist scolds for your budget for so long puts a serious cramp in one's style and integrity, not to mention making for one hell of a game of industry catch-up. here goeth …. Canada's arts (Film mostly) is the province of the government, that is to say, if you want funding for a motion picture you go to the gubment. This is so entrenched that it has largely crowded out independent venture capital for films and has made the state the de facto funding apparatus for movies. Now that's all well and good … until recently socially conservative politicians took control of federal coffers and demanded new prerequisites for state cash … nothing qualifies which is morally questionable, sexually deviant, excessively violent, and so forth. That pretty much rules out David Cronenberg (a personal favorite), who ironically raves about Canadian-style government arts funding. Now this isn't to say that a nascent private sector won't emerge to compensate, but it just shows, I would say, that relying on a group of pious, populist scolds for your budget for so long puts a serious cramp in one's style and integrity, not to mention making for one hell of a game of industry catch-up.

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