Bill Curry

Politician

Liberals downplay the crisis. Some even depict the 'red maple tide' as a net benefit. Canadians, they say, do jobs Americans won’t do: park ranger, goalie, microbrewer.

Some ask if Canadians are suited to democracy. A consultant put it this way: 'They’re so hard to rile up. Are they even capable of the anger that drives modern politics? We just don’t know.'

Yo, Canada: Take Off, Eh? Defending America Against The Red Maple Menace

Bill Curry: "As America leads the world into a golden age of globalization, jobs and capital cross borders in nanoseconds. Enter the Canadians, with their crippling, last century ideas of 'universal' health care and 'secure' retirements." (Ian Muttoo/flickr)