Especially scarce in canada

Check your facts cowTexanboy, these brain cells burn-up much faster in the texan heat, than in the Canadian 'nippy' cold.

Now don't you go thinkin' that you can just hop' on your horse and be ridin' to my northern 'cell' preservation heaven!!!

You'll have to ask forgiveness for being so tackless, and learn a whole bunch about all this new 'territory' to the north.

But I have a feeling you won't be jumpin' on that horse of yours anytime soon.

Too bad for them scarce little brain cells!

Whatever

Is there really Quebecois in this thread lecturing Americans on God? Because if there is the apocalypse is imminent, and I need a drink.

you evaded my second question. I know your not God that was my sarcastic point. The second question was asked in genuine interest. I guess I'll google it. Im not sure what kind of resources Canada has and why i dont think there has ever been a canadian/american war. hmmmmmmm

In a 2004 reassessment of global resources, America's EIA put Canadian oil reserves second; only Saudi Arabia has greater proved reserves. However, many oil experts argue that Saudi potential is highly limited, so Canada could well be number one.

>>many interesting facts here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_petroleum_industry_in_Canada

I'm with you - it's so quick to point a finger and say this is wrong, that is wrong, especially when ignorant of one's own families... we only know what we have been told/taught of our families... the few that have done research, kudos, normally we dont.



Always the religion card comes up.

Second question from you:
'...and do you feel that your country is threatend by the US, after all we are blood sucking oil and land seeking leeches! warmongering with powerful military forces...'

Given the wording, I certainly didn't get the genuine interest. Do you really sincerely and 'genuinely think that your country is '... a blood sucking oil and land seeking leeches! warmongering...' as you wrote??? Or wasn't that sarcasm as well, as I fist thought???

But since you say it was sincere and genuine, I'll take your word for it.

To answer your question simply, of course not!!! ... feel threatened by the US!!!

The 'big brother' metaphor paints a clearer picture.

The US would be about 7 years old, and Canada would be about 5 (young countries in the larger perspective).

So the big brother, kind of tall and muscular for his age, goes around every school yard in town and takes over the basketball court.

The smaller canadian brother doesn't really play basketball (too small), and has other hobbies, but still follows the big brother around, carrying the 'cool-aid tank', and other essential supplies (natural ressources) for the big brother.

Unless the big brother were to loose his mind, and were to madly stump out the little brother for supplying and carrying the 'cool-aid' (OIL AND GAS) everywhere big brother wants it (most unthinkable scenario, all other big brothers of the world would go 'WTF'?!?!?!), the '... do you feel threatened by the US...' is baseless.

If you wish to re-tone and re-phrase your question perhaps, I'll be happy to exchange notes with you.

:)

wow..there is a Racist, White and Blue remark if ever I saw one....good staight-shooting from the christian hip...people who live in glass houses shouldnt throw stones...

maybe big brother could learn from little brother. idk

Where is that Racism in there, I didn't see any. I just disagree with Obama and don't like him, and I don't agree with the Muslim religion. Personal opinions, not racism.

Im impressed, straight shooting while wearing a blindfold to boot!!!..wow..you become more interesting by the moment.

I will assert that people are demonstrating strong racist tendencies with a number of comments on these threads.

They can't stand Obama (don't like him), but can't say (admit) why exactly. They know why, but will not say!!!

It is of course Obama's skin colour that causes these people a problem. And that is also what keeps them from saying it outright.

Admitting this would so obviously label them as racists, they go on to invent totally absurd calumnies, mischaracterizations and plain out lies.

That is the translation code folks!!!

Next time we see one of those idiotic statements, urban legends, dogmatic burps, or mythological innuendos, let's just be clear that we're dealing with plain and simple 'colour challenged' racism and bigotry.

Nothing more, nothing less.

thus the hipocrasy of American political correctness...around here no one hesitates to say it...North Americans will never vote a BLACK MAN for president (they will side step the issue with all the other rediculous accusations first)..actually we all admire Obama for having the courage to even try and are still waiting for some red-neck to take a shot at him....
but we´re just a 3rd world country, with its first female president....what do we know??

When acting in good faith, which I believe is your case Catwoman, sarcasm is nothing to apologize for, or be ashamed of.

'Sarcasm' away Catwoman!!!

As for your question on 'nucs', I thought you'd be interested in a little board I wrote up a little while back when Iran first started 'popping-up'!

Here goes the board. Hope it answers your question.

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Nuclear Weapon Treaties

Declared States
United States, Russia, Britain, France, China, India, Pakistan

Suspected States
Israel, Iran, North Korea, Libya

States Formerly Possessing or Pursuing Nuclear Weapons
Argentina, Brazil, Iraq, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Algeria.
Former Soviet States: Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus

Other Nuclear Capable States
Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Netherlands

Canada
Canada has a well developed nuclear technology base, centered around its domestically developed civilian CANDU (Canadian Deuterium Uranium) power reactor technology and large uranium reserves.

CANDU reactors are heavy water designs that are fueled by natural uranium dioxide. The fuel is typically subjected to 7500 MWD/tonne burnup, which makes the plutonium produced reactor grade although they could be operated to produce weapon grade Pu. These reactors also produce 250-500 g of tritium a year as a byproduct.

In 1995 Canada operated 21 power reactors. 19 of these are at three locations in Ontario with a combined capacity of 13300 MW electrical, and a further reactor each in Quebec and New Brunswick. Canada produces 19% of its electricity from nuclear power.

Canada was the first nation in the world to build to build an industrial-scale heavy water plant (the Trail Plant during WWII, which was also only the second heavy water plant ever built, and the first in the western hemisphere).

Canada has produced all of the heavy water used in its reactors, including export units. Since demand and production has declined in recent years, currently only one D2O production facility remains in operation. Canada exports heavy water under IAEA safeguards.

A total of 13 CANDU reactors have been sold to Pakistan, India, Argentina, South Korea and Romania, along with the engineering expertise to build and operate them.

Canada has one conversion facility that produces UF6 for export, with a capacity of 10,500 tonnes U per year. Two fuel fabrication plants produce 1700 tonnes U per year for the country's own reactors.

The Canadian nuclear industry is responsible for providing 30,000 direct jobs (2000 of these in mining) and a further 10,000 indirect jobs.

Canada is currently the world's largest producer of uranium, accounting for 32% of world production (1995). In 1995 it produced 12,351 tonnes of U3O8 (10,473 tonnes U). About 20 per cent of Canada's uranium production is domestically consumed.

Based on new explorations, reserves are now estimated (January 1996) at 484,000 tonnes of uranium at a production cost of under U.S.$72.70/kg (14% of world reserves, third largest after Australia and Kazakhstan).

omGOODNESS....SO TOUCHY SO EARLY IN THE MORNING.....

LINDYY