Our Liveral Government has listed canoes as an example of "culturally significant artifacts." As such, they are now protected under Canadian Law and cannot leave the country.
Cutbacks resulting from a falling crimerate have resulted in a total RCMP strength of only 3 members. None of these 3 men have fired a firearm at any time and are required for ceremonial duties in any event. We may be able to provide one man for the victory parade. You will be responsible for assuming any costs associated with the transport, feeding and care of any RCMP member assigned to victory parade duties.
The only flying squirrel we could find was, in fact, a US squirrel. It is now going through the refugee claimant process (pre-approved) which is extremely expensive as well as pointless. Also, as only one squirrel could be located it has been listed as an endangered species. We hope to locate at least one more refugee claimant squirrel (of the opposite sex) so that the species can be continued.
With sincere regrets,
The People of the Dominion of Canada.
btw Blade...
If the joke had been about the War in Iraq the joke would have been funny. Canada's support for the war on terrorism was quite serious:
Canada supplied a battalion of infantry, several state-of-the-art recce vehicles and a number of specialist sniper troops:
The snipers were directly involved in supporting US troops and the US Army has recommended several for combat citations.
A Canadian sniper set a new world record for the longest range sniper engagement.
The PPCLI were involved in a number of engagements with terrorist positions.
The Coyote recce vehicle was quickly made responsible for airfield security/camp security as it is head and shoulders superior to any recce vehicle fielded by any army.
Make fun of Canada and our military all you want...but please keep the facts straight. We tend to get touchy when our (generally) insignificant contributions are overlooked.
