mc, I won't be disrespectful of your opinion of me and Canada. Only ask: Have you written to an influential US politician and presidential candidate and the NRA to offer strategies to beat back the antis, as I have?

Canada always hits above it weight in world affairs, and didn't have to be torpedoed into the First World War and bombed into the Second while Great Britain and the Commonwealth stood alone against fascism.

Canada has managed its affairs to be recognized as most contented in the world with its governance and public services, while Americans according to polls and members here are angry and disgusted with their representation in Washington.

Canada is in no one's shadow.