Islander Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 Good one! No Tim Horton's Donuts, either. What was up with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg928gts Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I wouldn't think our pharmaceutical firms would have any incentive to sell their products at deep discount prices, so could it be that there is some extreme greed on the part of some US drug companies? Not so much. It's because it's the US companies that spent the hundreds of millions of dollars to develop the drug and get it approved by the FDA. Canadian and other foreign drug companies pilfer the forumula and manufacture their own versions without having had the cost of devleopment and approval. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU73 Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 i'm not sure... but they sure love their BASS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picky Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Good one! No Tim Horton's Donuts, either. What was up with that? I used to head to Tim Horton's as soon as I crossed the bridge just to get a cup of their great coffee. But now we have Tim Horton's all over our area so I didn't feel it was worth mentioning. I guess we've been "Canadianized". LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 I wouldn't think our pharmaceutical firms would have any incentive to sell their products at deep discount prices, so could it be that there is some extreme greed on the part of some US drug companies? Not so much. It's because it's the US companies that spent the hundreds of millions of dollars to develop the drug and get it approved by the FDA. Canadian and other foreign drug companies pilfer the forumula and manufacture their own versions without having had the cost of devleopment and approval. Aren't most drugs patented in a number of countries, so that generic versions can only be made after the patents expire? I don't think pilfering is the business practice of most companies. We do have laws here, too. Also, not all drugs are invented in the US, either, although many are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 I used to head to Tim Horton's as soon as I crossed the bridge just to get a cup of their great coffee. But now we have Tim Horton's all over our area so I didn't feel it was worth mentioning. I guess we've been "Canadianized". LOL Another example of Canadian cultural imperialism at work. Soon you'll all be watching hockey and putting maple syrup on your pancakes while listening to Rush. Bwa-ha-ha-ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom67 Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Canadian bacon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuned4life Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Neil Young Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 The Guess Who,they'd never let ya forget,and Bob and Doug.Best neighbors we could have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Canada Snow Ice Extremely low population density Enormous natural resources French Indians Scottish European cities The Metro Winning U.S. hockey for them First to fight Friendly Neighbor Poutine Diana Krall Holly Cole Celine Dion Maynard Ferguson Robert Goulet K. D. Lang Arvil Lavigne Gordon Lightfoot Sarah McLachlin Joni Mitchell Alanis Morrisette Ann Murray Oscar Peterson Buffy Sainte-Marie Shania Twain Bachman Turner Overdrive Bare Naked Ladies Mr Hockey, Gordy Howe Pamela Anderson Jim Carrey Shannon Tweed Keanu Reeves Natasha Henstridge Jennifer Tilly Mounties Pierre Trudeau IMAX system Telephone and National Geographic Society by Alexander Graham Bell Television French and Indian/Seven Years'/War of the Conquest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 Not to forget: Bruce Cockburn Bif Naked Carole Pope & Rough Trade Wayne Gretzky Klaatu Lexa Doig Alex Trebek Jeff Healey Colin James Gilles & Jacques Villeneuve Yvon & Miguel Duhamel Nanaimo bars & butter tarts (two great dessert treats) Maple syrup The Calgary Stampede The Blackberry Paradigm speakers Bryston electronics Rush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputnik Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 You guys didn't mention Leonard Cohen or Alan Thicke. OK, I can understand wanting to keep Alan Thicke a secret. Back '01, we were in Victoria for Canada Day. We splurged big time and got a gorgeous harbor view room at the Empress and got to watch the fireworks from our window. Beautiful city you got there Pat. We tried but weren't able to make it to Hyder Alaska for the fourth (we did make it by the 8th though.) The bordering towns of Stewart BC and Hyder AK give an interesting contrast. The only way to drive or fly commercially to Hyder is via British Columbia. Just off of the Stewart-Cassiar Highway, you drive through the neat and tidy town of Stewart - nicely paved streets, quaint well maintained homes, and very clean downtown. You go through the most informal border crossing you'll ever see and enter Hyder (population around 100.) Hyder is like a town straight of Alaska bush country - dirt streets, old shabby buildings,and lots of rusty corrugated metal set along with Stewart at the end of a long fjord in stunning coastal scenery. The Fourth of July is the biggest day of the year for Hyder and can be a pretty wild time.. They put on as big a parade as they can muster and the Canadians come over from Stewart to watch and be part of the antics. I gotta make it up there for the fourth someday - it's on my "things I must do before I die" list. Hymns of the 49th Parallel by KD Lang is a must have album (buy it if you don't already have it.) I've touted it before in Thebe's music threads. Here is a part of a review that I clipped from Amazon that descibes it better than I can: "The result is an intimate and warm record perfect for quiet reflection. Like the citizens of that country, the music is powerful but extremely understated, incisive and brilliant. From Neil Young to Leonard Cohen to Joni Mitchell to the vastly-underrated Jane Siberry, lang's voice provides a soothing glimpse into the stillness of the Great North." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 Good calls on Leonard Cohen and k.d. lang (yes, she spells her name in lower-case), Sputnik. Jane Siberry is also really good. Have you ever heard her songs Mimi on the Beach or One More Colour? Love is Everything is great too. I was going to send my gf a Youtube link to it, until I realized it was a breakup song, so not a good idea.Love is Everything: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLbarC63q74One More Colour: As for Leonard Cohen, I wanted to see him when he played the arena just a couple of blocks away a few months ago, but the concert sold out within half an hour, in spite of having very little advance advertising. Yes, Leonard Cohen sells out hockey arenas here. When James Taylor played the same venue last summer, tickets were available for weeks. I went and James was great. If you ever get a chance to make it back to the Island, it would be great to have you over for a visit and listening session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 I saw The Guess Who listed already; but, a special nod to Burton Cummings as a solo act. Also, at least for a few songs, April Wine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 Colin James is a great blues player and deserves to be much better known. Here's one of his older videos. No better way to mess up your cheating ex-girlfriend's marriage to your best friend than flying in by helicopter and bringing your guitar and backup singers with you. Pardon the very low resolution. Colin James - Just Came Back: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winchester21 Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Just got back from the Montreal jazz fest/ Canada day celebration.WOW what a party. Great food, drink and Music. The Canadians really know how to put on a festival.Many friends up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderbender Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Just got back from the Montreal jazz fest/ Canada day celebration.WOW what a party. Great food, drink and Music. The Canadians really know how to put on a festival.Many friends up there. Glad you had a great time!!! I was there a few years ago for the Jazz fest, great party....really wonderful city....I agree, they do put on a great festival!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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