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posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 05:24am on 2017-05-22

"Canada is the linchpin of the English-speaking world. Canada, with those relations of friendly, affectionate intimacy with the United States on the one hand and with her unswerving fidelity to the British Commonwealth and the Motherland on the other, is the link which joins together these great branches of the human family, a link which, spanning the oceans, brings the continents into their true relation and will prevent in future generations any growth of division between the proud and the happy nations of Europe and the great countries which have come into existence in the New World." -- Winston Churchill (b. 1874-11-30, d. 1965-01-24; UK Prime Minister 1940-1945 & 1951-1955)), at a luncheon 1941-09-04 to honour Mackenzie King (b. 1874-12-17, d. 1950-07-22; Prime Minister of Canada 1921-1926, 1926-1930, 1930 & 1945-1948)

[Happy Victoria Day to my Canadian friends!]

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redbird: closeup of me drinking tea, in a friend's kitchen (Default)

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posted by [personal profile] redbird at 11:38am on 2017-05-22
That reads a bit odd (and not just old-fashioned) to me sitting in a living room in Canada this morning; maybe it would seem less odd in Toronto or Vancouver than it does here in Quebec, where the holiday isn't even called Victoria Day.

I do hope Trudeau can help hold civilization together, but linking Britain and the United States hardly seems enough this year.
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austin_dern: Inspired by Krazy Kat, of kourse. (Default)

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posted by [personal profile] austin_dern at 02:50am on 2017-05-23
It's a start. I'm willing to put Canada up top given the way the US and UK have been acting lately.
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