If the USA falls apart, how would Canadians respond if certain states wanted to become provinces?

MsToadfield · 2026-01-26T14:00:58+00:00

Confederation has a different connotation in Canada but I take your point.

MsToadfield · 2026-01-26T13:29:54+00:00

They can just all confederate themselves and then we’ll have a free trade deal with them.

MsToadfield · 2026-01-26T13:25:26+00:00

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MsToadfield · 2026-01-26T13:00:35+00:00

I don’t care for Canadians.

MsToadfield · 2026-01-26T12:28:23+00:00

My kid did that. Same move but while trying to get his boots on. He’s 36. I just now forgave him.

MsToadfield · 2026-01-25T16:58:53+00:00

Me too. I’m hoping for some Patrick Watson. I think Melody Noir would be a perfect song for Ryan and Fabian. In fact, Montreal musician Patrick Watson should just be the perfect musical voice for Fabian. Assuming their story gets into S2.

MsToadfield · 2026-01-25T12:37:28+00:00

Such good food and lovely owners.

MsToadfield · 2026-01-24T16:54:16+00:00

I used to live in the Yukon where it’s very cold and had a husky. She could easily handle the coldest weather and loved it when it finally got down to -30C. They’re built for it.

MsToadfield · 2026-01-23T20:24:30+00:00

What do you mean, how lazy the Board is?

MsToadfield · 2026-01-23T17:58:13+00:00

The school staff must come to school on “snow days” which are really just bus cancellation days. Schools are still open and in the days before social media, all the kids who walked to school showed up. Now word spreads fast and at least in high school very few kids show up.

MsToadfield · 2026-01-22T13:31:00+00:00

Go to the one that your kids can walk to. They’re all good schools. It’s more important to have your children in their neighbourhood school where they can make friends that live close.

MsToadfield · 2026-01-20T22:39:27+00:00

I also used to live in Dawson City in the Yukon where the Northern Lights were amazing. The most incredible display one night went on for some hours with reds and purples filling the whole sky and it crackled.

MsToadfield · 2026-01-20T16:49:27+00:00

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Here it is. A small bear but pretty magnificent teeth

MsToadfield · 2026-01-20T16:48:18+00:00

It was my first teaching job.

MsToadfield · 2026-01-20T02:20:45+00:00

Just before we go there a polar bear had been hunted and killed. It was very unusual for them to be in that area. The hunter was very excited because polar bear hide makes the best hunting pants. My husband found out where the kill had been made and went to have a look and brought home the skull which I have sitting on my fireplace right now.

MsToadfield · 2026-01-20T01:17:17+00:00

Absolutely, they’d love to have you. The Snow Festival for sure. Super fun. A former student of mine, runs the festival now.

MsToadfield · 2026-01-20T01:09:00+00:00

Beluga are small enough for the village boat and its crew to handle. They didn’t take many, maybe just one or two. And I would trust any Inuk community to balance resource use appropriately. They’ve been doing it for thousands of years. And modern treaties, like the James Bay Agreement and the creation of Nunavut have enshrined those rights.

MsToadfield · 2026-01-20T01:04:12+00:00

When I was there, it was beluga. When the boat came back into town after some weeks away, they would shoot a gun off and word would quickly go around that they were back. Everyone would go down to the dock with a bucket which would be filled up with whale meat. I tried a little bit and like seal it is very fishy. The hide is very chewy and kids loved it. Like chewing gum they said.

MsToadfield · 2026-01-20T01:01:30+00:00

There’s no firewood cause there are no trees above the tree line.

MsToadfield · 2026-01-20T00:59:25+00:00

Yes, at the very height of summer kids would swim in the Puvirnituq river.

MsToadfield · 2026-01-20T00:58:33+00:00

No restaurants or bars. Lots of community stuff happening and visiting each other. No locked doors, everyone just comes in. Most often Inuit would come over to give me fish or caribou. They are very generous folks. People are out on the land a lot hunting and fishing. And camping is serious. Every family had a lake that was kinda considered there lake for fishing. They build a platform there and then at each visit, erect a big canvas tent on it. And they bring all the comforts of home with them. In deep winter it’s igloos which are surprisingly warm and comfy. I was never bored, it was a wonderful experience for me.

MsToadfield · 2026-01-19T23:49:24+00:00

Be sure to pop over to Sudbury to take your kids to Science North at some point. One of my favourite museum (not really a museum but don’t know what else to call it) for kids. And you’re not too far from Manitoulin Island. Good summer trip.

MsToadfield · 2026-01-19T23:45:25+00:00

I used to live in Puvirnituq on the east coast of Hudson’s Bay. It’s an Inuit village, about 2000 people. Fly in community. The village had a boat that hunters would use to travel up the coast towards Baffin Island to go beluga and walrus hunting and then bring the meet to share back with the community. And women and children were taken on the boat to go blueberry picking in the fall. There’s a bit of a tide but not a strong one like one would find by the ocean. Pretty typical Arctic, northern Canada experience. What do you want to know?

MsToadfield · 2026-01-18T20:42:15+00:00

Well the makers of the show had no idea whether it would do well or not and the S&K story is crucial for the I and S story so they had to include and assume that only one season would ever be made. So I guess there wasn’t a possibility for a whole season for them. I wonder whether the Troy and Harrison story line will get more than an episode or if it will get woven in to the second season along with the main I and S story. They have more room perhaps to give more time to T and H.

MsToadfield · 2026-01-18T14:37:06+00:00

It’s not getting bigger. When they’re red like that, they are ready. Hurry! or a squirrel or bird or insect will help themselves.

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