So, I'm taking this hoser "quiz" and just as quick as you can get your double double at Timmy's, I'm pretty sure that I picked the right answer, but...?
4. Due to a shortage of coins in New France in the 17th century, which of the following was used as non-traditional forms of currency?
a) Playing cards
b) Birch bark
c) Muskets
d) Croissants
I'm going with d) Croissants. You know how wacky those Frenchies are. (I can say that - because I'm one of them. The rest of you watch it or we'll cut off your supply of poutine.)
That's part of Canada's immigration policy, as reported by the CBC, and apparently has been for 10 years.
A Calgary woman waiting for her husband to arrive in Canada is upset by a long-standing immigration policy that forces people with the surname Singh or Kaur to change their last names.
Tarvinder Kaur, who is pregnant, said her husband Jaspal Singh's application to become a permanent resident has been delayed for well over a month because of his last name.
He has no choice but to legally change his name in India so he can get to Calgary before she gives birth next month, she said.
CBC News has obtained a copy of a letter sent from the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi to Singh's family stating that "the names Kaur and Singh do not qualify for the purpose of immigration to Canada." [...] Karen Shadd-Evelyn, a spokeswoman with Citizenship and Immigration Canada, said the policy preventing people from immigrating to Canada with those last names has been in place for the last 10 years.
"I believe the thinking behind it in this case is because it is so common. [With] the sheer numbers of applicants that have those as their surnames, it's just a matter for numbers and for processing in that visa office."
That is absolutely bizarre, not to mention discriminatory towards Sikhs.
So put aside the fact that Half of Canadians [are] too ignorant to be Canadian - I mean, who cares if people don't remember that Tommy Hunter was our first prime minister? Not.that.important when there are Canada Day parties to go to where obscure Canadian music groups entertain the ignorant masses while they're hoping some US record company will catch a glimpse of them so they can really make the big time.
There are hot dogs, hamburgers and poutine delicacies to be eaten. This is no time for trivial shit like "history". Sure a lot of us watched Canada: A People's History but no one said there was going to be a quiz at the end. Sheesh.
And if you don't know all of the words to our national anthem (which is not "Life is a Highway", contrary to popular belief), is that anything to be embarrassed about? I think not. As long as you can fake it at a hockey game and sing along with Stompin' Tom songs, that's all that matters.
Still feel like saying you're sorry for being an ignorant Canadian? I know, I know, we just cannot resist the urge to apologize for everything - just watch this and take comfort because no matter how stupid we may be about things in our country, we will never be as absolutely clueless about Canada as our neighbours to the south are:
So, grab another beer (because that's all we drink up here), whip out all of your Canadian flag gear (that's the red and white stuff - our flag is not brown with red and yellow markings, in case you didn't know), stuff the kids into the dog sled and head out to your nearest shindig. (You will need a map because you cannot count on listening for loud patriotic shouts to guide you. We are a quiet people. The better to plan for world domination.)
(There will not be a quiz about this post tomorrow.)
Help me out here, eh?
