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Date Posted: 20:23:35 12/29/01 Sat
Author: Paul
Subject: Re: New Capital city for Canada
In reply to: Ronald Dykeman 's message, "New Capital city for Canada" on 19:11:48 12/29/01 Sat

> Dear Group,
>
> Here is another idea for our platform. The current
>capital city of Canada, Ottawa, is situated in an area
>of Canada that gives the easterners of Canada way too
>much influence, to the detriment of much of the rest
>of the country. Imperial Canada proposes to move the
>capital. Our proposal is to build a new capital city
>in the Flin Flon, Manitoba and Creighton, Saskatchewan
>areas.
> There are several important reasons for this idea.
>The area were suggesting is right south of Canada's
>geographic center. It is right along a provincial
>boundary, thus making the establishment of a special
>National Capital District quite easy. Being far more
>centrally located than Ottawa, the federal government
>of Canada would be much more able to balance it's
>priorities for each region of Canada. By this we mean
>that the provinces of Ontario and Quebec would would
>no longer monopolize the attention of the federal
>government, and thus make the other provinces feel
>ignored. At the same time, this move would, hopefully,
>spur more development and population growth in the
>western provinces of Canada. It would also, most
>importantly, get Ottawa, literally, out from under
>Quebec. Therefore Quebec's whining would be a lot
>easier for Ottawa to ignore. Getting back to the issue
>of more growth and development in the Canadian west,
>as the western provinces grow and have a greater voice
>in Canada, Quebec would simultaneously become a lesser
>voice in Canada, and hopefully would get the message
>that the federal government of Canada isn't listening
>anymore. At that point they would either, grow up a
>little bit and learn to get along, or they would get
>in their little corner and sulk like the little
>children that they are. Either way it would be just
>fine, because Canada's capital would be far enough
>away from Quebec that they will be out of the new
>capitals face with their childish attitudes.
> Literally the city will have to be almost
>completely rebuilt. The area has much natural beauty
>already. Building a new and thoroughly modern city
>there for an Imperial capital is certainly do-able.
>Properly planned, and meticulously rebuilt acording to
>such a plan, a new city in the area we propose for a
>new capital would be a capital city that Canadians can
>regard as a major point of national pride. This, along
>with crowning an Emperor of the Canadian Empire would
>go a long way towards putting Canada on the road to
>greatness among the nations of the world. We belive
>that the spirit of national renewal and pride that
>this would instill in Canadians would be a major jump
>start for Canada to make many of the other changes
>that are so desperately needed to solve so many of the
>other issues that perplex the people of Canada so much
>right now.
> Obviously, the city will have to be renamed. The
>name Flin Flon simply will not do for our new capital
>city. Therefore, our last point of this message, what
>will we call our new capital city? We ask all of you
>to offer suggestions for a name for a new capital for
>Canada. We look forward to your suggestions.
> Many Thanks,
> Ronald Dykeman
> Founder of the Imperial Canada Association

Dear Sir,

As a native of western Canada, I could not agree with this idea more than I do. The people that run the federal government of Canada in Ottawa are so out of touch with reality. Something needs to be done to make the federal government of Canada more in touch with the people. Perhaps the idea of having our capital moved to the prairies is the best proposal I have seen on this board yet. Not only would the federal government be forced to take a more balanced view of the issues in Canada, but the move itself would give them the chance to clean house. You know how that is, when you move, you have to sort through your belongings, and you, more often than not, throw away old bric a brac that you have accumulated over the years that you don't need anymore. Such a move would be a golden opportunity for the federal government to do the same with their bureaucratic accumulation that has built up since 1867. This way, the new federal government of the Canadian Empire as Canada would be called then would, hopefully, be far less wasteful.

Paul

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