The US has viewed Canada as America’s rightful property since 1775. Russia of course interested in on the Arctic seaways that are going to open up in the coming decades, but Canada 's greatest threat always has, and will continue to be, its Southern neighbor. Russia won’t need anything from the Northwest Territory or Nunavut for the same reason that the UK isn’t horribly concerned with shipping lanes off the coast of Norway.

The “economy” just means stock prices whenever you hear politicians or news pundits talking about it. They don’t give a shit about buying groceries or affording rent, or people finding jobs. It just refers to stock portfolios and anything else is superfluous.

Who could have guessed that a return to Blairism would be so terrible

I want everyone to know that i ate the beaver, and i eat it most nights.