from your Canadian Ambassador

In responding to ignorance, one has to steadfastly guard against judging everyone for the very bad behaviour of just a few.  But today, it will take a little more effort, because today, we receive home 4 young men – fallen soldiers whose families have listened to their country and their military being mocked by a bunch of misspeaking yahoos in and around the same time period as they receive back their dead.  I do not believe the comedic-challenged satirist ‘wannabe’ ignoramus from Fox’s Red Eye (Greg Gutball, or something) represents the majority of Americans.  My fear, however, is that because so many Americans know so little about Canada and Canadians, the outrageous comments made by Mr. Gutgarp, (or something) will be accepted as factual by an unenlightened audience. 

Canada, known to Mr. What’s His Name as ‘that ridiculous Country’ received home four fallen heroes. They died in two separate incidents while serving in the American led war in Afghanistan.   The mother of one of the soldier’s held her little baby as she watched her husband’s casket moved from the transport plane to a hearse and with great dignity and pride, she saluted her husband, her baby’s dad. 

Sadly, the Fox comedic-challenged satirist wannabe ignoramus and his silly band of followers did not realize that Canada – you know that ridiculous country with no army – actually has a higher proportionate loss than the Americans.  And while I suspect the following approximate statistics re military deaths in Afghanistan are not important to ‘the most powerful nation in the universe’, please indulge me:

U.S.A.                      300,000,000  pop              667 military killed
Canada                     30,000,000  pop            116 military killed
U.K.                           60,000,000  pop             152 military killed

Mr. Gutfeld, I know we’re not Americans – a cross we all have to bear in this ‘ridiculous country’, but we also are not the enemy.  We are the A L L I E S.  Our loss is no less and no more significant than American families losing a solider to war.  The same goes for our policemen, who are some of the best in the world.  This summer, more Canadian RCMP will be travelling to Afghanistan as police mentors.  But not to worry, they will leave their red jackets and horses at home. 

You say you didn’t mean to show disrespect.  I didn’t hear it that way.  Your shtick wasn’t funny, your timing for a Canada bash was awful, and your lack of awareness of who is actually fighting this fight is quite unbelievable given that you are on a News station. 

So, today our soldiers will not get pedicures or manicures or run along beaches in white capris (???); rather some will fight, some will salute their fallen comrades, some will pack to go overseas to serve in the American led war in Afghanistan. 

In the meantime, I will go to a bridge and wave a flag and salute our fallen soldiers.  We do that here in Canada.  Every time a fallen soldier is repatriated, we stand on the bridges along the 401 Highway – now officially named Highway of Heroes.  As the Hearses pass by on their way to the Coroner’s Office in Toronto, we cry and wave and salute and quietly thank our men and women for their ultimate service. 

Here is a link -  .  Or, you can Google Highway of Heroes. 

I like a good laugh – but call me ‘ridiculous’ I just don’t think this or you was funny. 

I do not have Fox TV at this time but if I did it would be cancelled