Dear 77,301,997 Americans who voted for Trump (and to a few of our own MAGA-loving Canadians),

Let's take a moment to reflect on who we Canadians actually are, as you may have been misled lately.

We are compassionate. We are polite. We value education and children, our elders and the vulnerable.

We are proud, we are strong, we are free.

We quietly (sometimes not so quietly) go about our business.

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We香蕉视频直播檝e always shown up for you 香蕉视频直播� time and time again.

From the beaches of Normandy to the mountains of Korea, from the fields of Flanders to the streets of Kandahar, Canadians have stood beside you, fought beside you, and yes, died beside you during your darkest hours.

When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, we were there. When California burned, we sent our finest firefighters and water bombers. And on September 11, 2001, when the world stood still, we opened our homes and airports to thousands of your citizens, because that香蕉视频直播檚 what good neighbours do.

It would certainly never occur to us to ask for expressions of gratitude, let alone demand it. Who does that?

To be frank, it香蕉视频直播檚 hard 香蕉视频直播� really hard 香蕉视频直播� to watch your president, a convicted criminal who built his entire persona on insults, cruelty and division, turn that hostility on us.

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We actually understand how tariffs work.

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Canada is respected around the world 香蕉视频直播� not pitied or laughed at. We believe in upholding all of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms, not picking and choosing which rights apply based on political convenience. That's illegal, and morally reprehensible. What the actual what? Who even does something like that? 

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Canada

Elbows up.

Mary Adams,

Salmon Arm