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   In fact, for most of Canada, many of our summers rival those of Florida   
   weather, just with more humidity, at least in Ontario anyway.   
      
   "Rob"  wrote in message   
   news:PeAEc.212$fJG.179@news04.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com...   
   > Tom ...   
   >   
   > A Canadian appreciates your sentiments ... but the stuff about cold   
   weather   
   > is a symptom of the American media's tendency to stereotype other nations.   
   >   
   > For example, I once had an American lawyer from Detroit suggest that it   
   was   
   > too cold to live in Toronto; I've heard a similar remark from a traveller   
   > from Minneapolis.   
   >   
   > You seem to believe we're in a perpetual state of winter.  Not true.   
   >   
   >   
   > "Tom Luffman"  wrote in message   
   > news:FLSdnWgWXt3ZuXzd4p2dnA@wideopenwest.com...   
   > > No shit.   
   > >   
   > > And to be honest- I love my country but I have been in conversations in   
   > the   
   > > last year or two with many people that are Americans that are jealous of   
   > our   
   > > neighbors to the north.  Less crime, health care, and just seems like a   
   > more   
   > > civilized society in general- but alas...  almost to a person we all   
   hate   
   > > cold weather...  Hell of a reason to listen to gun shots every night   
   like   
   > I   
   > > do here in the ghetto of Columbus, Ohio yet myself and my friends do   
   it...   
   > >   
   > > Tom 'The American' Luffman   
   > >   
   > > "Rob"  wrote in message   
   > > news:8TGxc.252$5bq.84@news04.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com...   
   > > > The Fraser Institute in British Columbia, Canada has come out in   
   favour   
   > of   
   > > > marijuana legalization ... (not decriminalization, but outright   
   > > > legalization.)   
   > > >   
   > > > They estimate $2 billion in tax revenues in a nation of just more than   
   > 30   
   > > > million people ...   
   > > >   
   > > > Obviously increase that by a factor of 10 to 15 in the US ... it would   
   > > take   
   > > > a nice chunk of your ballooning deficits.   
   > > >   
   > > > Now if only the Americans would turf out their fundamentalist   
   > politicians,   
   > > > maybe they'd abandon their stupid and unwinnable drug war.   
   > > >   
   > > > Seems the land of the free and the home of the brave could use a   
   little   
   > > > resolve on this basic freedom-of-choice issue ...   
   > > >   
   > > >   
   > >   
   > >   
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