John Stewart calls Obama visit to Canada a "pre-season" game

Stewart is correct. I've been saying the same thing for quite some time. That is exactly why most US president's visit Canada first. It isn't because Canada is the biggest trading partner or because of the primacy of border issues.  It's because it allows a foreign visit on training wheels.

 

And there's nothing wrong with that. It just makes sense.  As Canadians our job is just to take advantage of the situation.

 

One other thing though: Canadians - particularly our media - NEED TO STOP FISHING FOR CANADA COMPLIMENTS FROM FOREIGNERS.  It's humiliating and tacky. If you wouldn't fish for compliments about yourself, don't denigrate your country by doing it to the rest of us.  The next person to ask "so what do you think of Canada" should get some moose antlers shoved up their northwest passage. 

 

I'm looking at you, Mansbridge.

 

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