Are Poppys just a Canadian thing? Or do they have the poppy fund in the U.s. too??
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It is, as far as I know, pretty much Worldwide.\n\nIf I'm not mistaken it started with the poem "In Flanders Field", written by Canadian Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD...  Later it was "followed up" with another "reply" like poem written by American woman, Moina Michael... Some may not be familiar with it, so here it is...\n\nWe cherish too, the poppy red\nWhich grows on fields wherre valor led,\nIt seems to signal to the skies\nThe blood of heroes never dies.\n\nShe then adopted the custom of wearing a red poppy in memory of the sacrifices of war and also as a symbol of keeping the faith.\nMadam Guerin, from France, had visited the U.S. learned of the custom and took it a step further upon returning to France.  She hand-crafted red poppies, selling them to raise money for the benefit of orphaned and destitute women and children in war torn areas of France.\nThis tradition later spread to Canada, the United States and Australia.  Today, the money collected from the sale of poppies goes to fund various veterans programs.\n\nAnd there you have it... It took a Canadian to think of and write about it, and American to follow through and flaunt it, a European to "synthesize" and import/export... and the rest of the world to help make it a cherished symbol on November 11th of each year.\n\nCheers!
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well,in Canada we have queen Elizabeth II on one side and traditionally a big old elk on the flip side. Now,however we have different causes represented and have had remembrance day,breast cancer,each province, native art and some others on the other side. The queen is always there though.
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Poppies are used around the world to recognize fallen soldiers. It dates back to WWI when the battlefields sprung huge numbers of blossoms. Their color is appropriate to the bloodshed of warfare.\n\nCheck out this excerpt from Wikipedia:\n\nThe poppies\n\n\nPoppies are sold every year as an act of remembrance to fallen soldiers at war.\nThe poppy's significance to Remembrance Day is a result of Canadian military physician John McCrae's poem "In Flanders Fields". The poppy emblem was chosen because of the poppies that bloomed across some of the worst battlefields of Flanders in World War I, their red colour an appropriate symbol for the bloodshed of trench warfare. A French woman by the name of Madame E. Guérin introduced the widely used artificial poppies given out today. Some people choose to wear white poppies, which emphasises a desire for peaceful alternatives to military action. An organisation called People Against Global Imperialism produce and wear black poppies.\nIn Britain the poppies are the flat Earl Haig variety and in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand the poppies are curled at the petals.\nIn Sri Lanka in the inter-war years, there were rival sales of yellow Suriya (portia tree) flowers by the Suriya-Mal Movement on Remembrance Day, since funds from poppy sales were not used for Sri Lankan ex-service personnel but were repatriated to Britain. However, nowadays poppy sales are used for indigenous ex-service personnel.
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The Canadian Health System is based upon the same system that exists in Britan or Sweden. Only the US does not have this type of system
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I am Canadian.  You are helping us in Iraq.  This is a UN mission.  We are not there to help you.  We looked at the situation and were personally asked to go.  If you know us right away we don't want war so we have made it in to a rescue mission for Afghan people who want peace.  The word terrorism or half the bush-isms are over used.  We are not hungry for war.  It takes more guts to say sorry when your right to quiet a fight then to say your right when your wrong.  This humility will not work on say it two times Bush because he is daft.  Canada doesn't understand why someone would have a rocket launcher in their front closet.  I almost want to say the Afghans deserve themselves so let them kill each other. But in reality those people are people and despite their anger, retaliation, bull headiness and poppy growing need strong people who will help them get on with enjoying life.  So no we do not support any war willingly.  We go to war more in a policing manner to help people not take or secure oil.
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Money raised from buying the poppies goes to support The Royal British Legion, the UK’s leading charity for safeguarding the welfare, interests and memory of those who have served in the Armed Forces and their dependants. It provides financial support to millions and its goodwill provides for all age groups, from the elderly to the very young.
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As an American of Canadian descent, I got both sides of this.  Americans know Canada is our ALLY. No matter what, we share this hemisphere and thankfully we DO enjoy a grudging respect and to certain points....affection for one another. The French were there for us in the beginning, but have looked down their nose at both us AND Canada for a long time. So its basically US and Canada vs. France. We bust on Canada because were basically brothers, freindly jabbing and the occasional fight that gets quashed quickly and were drinkin beer again.
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Actually, from what I've heard from the Hill, we Canadian have taken a step back from legalizing marijuana because the Tories are in power and they're more hardline about drugs and crime than the Grits were. However, the Tories won't be in power forever because the only reason that they're in power is because the Grits were corrupt. Once the Grits have improved their image and the Tories begin screwing up, the Grits will probably become the ruling party again and marijuana will be put back on the agenda. As it is, marijuana enforcement here is pretty lax and most people I know (I'm a 20-year-old university student) smoke pot on a regular, semi-regular, or occasional basis. I've also heard that Spain, Mexico and the UK have discussed decriminalization, but Mexico and Canada have been afraid the American repercussions, but now the Americans are requiring passports from us (grrr!) it might become less of an issue
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yes, but in canada, not in the US\n\ncheers,\nkc
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YES YES YES!\n\n\n\n to all these ignorants who want to talk out of theirasses, do your research, and actually try it if you want to know what you're talking about\n\n\nhttp://poppyseedtea.com/ this website was created by the parents of a teen who overdosed on Morphine and Codeine from Poppy Seed Tea. \n\nBE CAREFUL, the thing about poppy seed tea, is that sometimes it's a total failure and sometimes you're high as a kite! You see, poppy seeds really do come from the Papaver Somniferum (opium poppy) plant, and although they do not directly give the seeds their intoxicating alkaloids, alot of the time the resin seeps onto them and is the exact same as opium. Take a pound or more of poppy seeds, steep them in boiling water for about 30 minutes, and add lemon juice to aid in the removal process, then drain and drink the juice. Drink small amounts at a time or you may find yourself dead like the other guy. yes i've tried it, and yes it's exactly like opium (it is)
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I'm glad that someone else has realized this.  It's probably for being first a colony dependent upon Great Britain and then even though nominally independent, having to live beside the US.\n\nCanada is SO politically correct that the Supreme court has just authorized 8-0 the wearing of a Kirpan, a ceremonial sword by elementary and high school students.  Canada is so scared of injurying the sensibilities of its large immigrant population that anything goes.  Pretty well any religious practice is accepted in Canada despite secular beliefs.  Another example in Polygamy for a Mormon offshoot in Boutiful BC.  Canadians don't want to insult anyone not white or coming from a country other than Canada or Western Europe.\n\nAny complaint by any white Canadian is quickly shut down by screams of "Racism!!!"
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How come we don't hear the USA government ranting and raving about this?  Here in Canada, whenever it is talked about decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana, the USA government gets angry and tells our government not to do that.
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Canadians know more about America than Americans know about Canada. This makes sense because America is a superpower, therefore U.S. culture is so ubiquitous. I'm an American and know a lot more about Canada than most Americans. The Canadian Prime Minister is Stephen Harper. Paul Martin came before him. Jean Chretien came before Martin. Canadians are generally more liberal. They allow gay marriage. They have very few restrictions on abortion. Attempting suicide is not illegal there. Canada is officially bilingual. The Queen of England is the head of state i believe. Everything is in metric. They have less violent crime. Canada has universal healthcare.
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Here are a couple of links that show Canadian Funds, symbols, & prices. \n\nhttp://www.lockley.net/canadian_mutual-funds.shtml\n\nhttp://globefunddb.theglobeandmail.com/gishome/plsql/gis.process_fr?fr_param1=canada&fr_mode=FUNDNAME&iaction.x=13&iaction.y=5
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it isnt poppy seeds, at all... Crystal meth or ice are the same DRUG, and it is one of the worst drugs out there, you can smoke or snort it, actually you can inject it also. if you are in a position, DONT DO IT, meth does some serious damage, just stick to weed, its all natural and grows out of the ground, meth is a home made drug with tons of chemicals and nasty shit.
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Pots legal in Canada? I'm in the wrong country!
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Canada, medical expenses in USA are way too high. Besides, people are too cold and self-minded in America, not to mention crime, gangs, and that stupi Wheel of Fortune! ANd who can live without Molson Canadian?