01-09-2009, 02:38 PM
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42% of Canadians can't name our first Prime Minister
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01-09-2009, 02:38 PM
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Sir John A who??
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01-09-2009, 02:40 PM
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George Washington?
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01-09-2009, 02:41 PM
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Quick - name the 2nd PM . . . .
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01-09-2009, 02:42 PM
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Not really a suprise given canada's multicultural identity
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01-09-2009, 02:43 PM
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addition by subtraction
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how many PM's have you had?
i only ask because with america, we often memorize the important ones in school, but most people have no idea when james buchanen was president or whole the 23rd president was.
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Originally Posted by New Era
This individual is not affluent and more of a member of that shrinking middle class. It is likely the individual does not have a high paying job, is limited on benefits, and has to make due with those benefits provided by employer.
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01-09-2009, 02:43 PM
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Well considering the large amount of immagrants coming into Canada, I'm not surprised. Its not like its really important info to an immagrant coming over - as long as they are doing a good job at whatever they're doing, thats fine by me.
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01-09-2009, 02:43 PM
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Wasn't it the guy who started Canadian Tire?
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01-09-2009, 02:43 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dobbles
how many PM's have you had?
i only ask because with america, we often memorize the important ones in school, but most people have no idea when james buchanen was president or whole the 23rd president was.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ters_of_Canada
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01-09-2009, 02:44 PM
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42% of Canadians probably realize how little relevance knowing this would affect their daily lives.
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01-09-2009, 02:45 PM
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lets hold a summitt!
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01-09-2009, 02:47 PM
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Has lived the dream!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dobbles
how many PM's have you had?
i only ask because with america, we often memorize the important ones in school, but most people have no idea when james buchanen was president or whole the 23rd president was.
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I think about half as many prez's as you've had. Harper is our 22nd. So even less than half I guess.
I can name all of the ones in my life time, and about 5 others. I'll admit Troutman's question stumped me, though I have a guess.
Yeah, we kinda just learn the 'important ones' too.
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01-09-2009, 02:48 PM
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addition by subtraction
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16th PM was Joe Clark...
I thought he was the principal of a high school in New Jersey?!?!?!?! 
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01-09-2009, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by troutman
Quick - name the 2nd PM . . . .
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that one isn't too difficult. It's guys like Abbott, Thompson, Bowell and Meighen that I forget.
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01-09-2009, 02:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Phanuthier
Well considering the large amount of immagrants coming into Canada, I'm not surprised. Its not like its really important info to an immagrant coming over - as long as they are doing a good job at whatever they're doing, thats fine by me.
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Going to guess that you are an immigrant?
In all seriousness though. I remember getting more American history crammed in my brain then Canadian.
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01-09-2009, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by cky
going to guess that you are an immigrant?
In all seriousness though. I remember getting more american history crammed in my brain than canadian.
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lol!
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01-09-2009, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by cKy
Going to guess that you are an immigrant?
In all seriousness though. I remember getting more American history crammed in my brain then Canadian.
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Ha I don't even (permanently) live in Canada anymore (but no I was born and raised in Canada)
If someone were to ask me to name Canadian PM's... I know it started Sir John A MacDonald... many years... Pierre Trudeu... skip many years... Mulroney, Kim Campbell (lol), Chretien (sp?), Martin, Harper.
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01-09-2009, 02:49 PM
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addition by subtraction
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Originally Posted by Daradon
I think about half as many prez's as you've had. Harper is our 22nd. So even less than half I guess.
I can name all of the ones in my life time, and about 5 others. I'll admit Troutman's question stumped me, though I have a guess.
Yeah, we kinda just learn the 'important ones' too.
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yeah, i know our first 10, everyone since 1900, and important ones like lincoln... but not so much on those mid 1800's guys!
but i am a pretty rare person to actually care. i think most americans are equally as clueless about our past.
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01-09-2009, 02:51 PM
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Wasn't Red Green the PM once?
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01-09-2009, 02:53 PM
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Sir Ronald A MacDonald.
He left politics and whored out to the every populat cattle and sugar beverages cartel muhahaha.
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