Daryl

To be clear, I didn't say 'publicly available', I said 'stock publicity footage'. It gets distributed to various industry connections, footage that might go into movie trailers, footage that might be used for 'behind the scenes' footage on the DVD. No worries about the "come across as a classic “my uncle works at Nintendo” kind of comment." Classic or not, my daughter actually DID work as a truck costumer on that movie. I believe she is credited in the IMDB for that movie.

The X-files series, shot in Canada.

It is absolutely fascinating to visit the 'circus' - the staging area for all of the set trucks and equipment trucks, if you can get past the security. I remember one set in downtown Hamilton, Ontario back a few years, where they 'blew up' a car after a car chase. On the main street through a few blocks of downtown Hamilton. The thing is, they 'blew up' that car several times, in several takes. They also did the car chase in several 'rehearsal' takes before the actual 'take'. Fascinating seeing the same cars weaving through the same traffic time after time, each one exactly the same. Speed through the scene, stop, back up, and do it all over. Each time increasing the speed. Stunt men hanging out the window. All the street signs changed to American streets. Even the background 'advertising' billboards were changed to American brands. Strange seeing a billboard for an American brand in downtown Hamilton. That was before SFX. The shoot was at night, no traffic, but the lights they brought in made it as bright as day. They needed their own generators to produce enough power for the huge banks of lights. All for a few seconds of actual movie.

Goes back to the early 1900's.

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/marquis-wheat

The primate in that movie was every bit as obnoxious in real life as it was in the movie. The handlers had their hands full with that one. Lots of work for the costumer who had to do the laundry.

But that tennis ball on a stick was actually part of the stock publicity footage. I remember viewing it as well.

Americans will be too busy trying to keep their own country together than to worry about invading Canada. Fact is, the National Guards of the American States are probably more powerful and stronger than the US Army is on American soil. Some Guard units even have advanced fighter jets. The National Guard troops are a substantial component of the strength of the American army. The American army would have to bring all of its own assets back from the rest of the world before they could even contemplate military action on American soil.

And the National Guard units answer to State legislatures, not Washington.

https://www.usamm.com/blogs/news/who-controls-the-national-guard-when

The irony is, that America is most certainly going to split at least in two in the next few decades. California will never submit to the 2025 Manifesto. and New York will also join in. The American Civil War never really dd end, and it is time for the next round. This time, there will not be a clear winner and separation is assured. Margaret Atwood read (wrote about) it correctly.

Justin was the right leader at the time he was elected, but his 'best before' date had certainly come and gone. Politics really wears one down. American politics wears down a Canadian leader even more. But Justin did stand up to Trump and won in the last round of trade negotiations with America.

Fell flat on his face in the Meng Wanzhou, affair, however. The Michaels were clearly targeted because of their American connections - one with the Democrats the other seriously tied to the Republicans. Lawful and legitimate targets for the Chinese, they fit perfectly into the requirements - influential Canadian citizens who were very close to American politicians and under the American State Department umbrella. Justin knew (or should have known) that, and he fell right into an American cesspit that there was absolutely no good way out of for Canada.

Methinks also his Catholicism and the political fighting between the Pope and China at the time had something to do with the animosity, as well. Really, selecting as the Canadian ambassador to China, a devout Roman Catholic official who is a staunch supporter of and even leader in the Roman Catholic Church bid for domination of the world religious order, during this crucial time? Smells entirely of Justin putting his religion ahead of sound international diplomacy. China never got over that slight, and held it over Justin and Canada ever since. China hit Canada hard, economically, for that.

The world has changed since he was first selected as PM, and the new era requires a different leadership style. A 'just watch me' decisiveness of his dad, but without the arrogance. Carney has that style. When he lead the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, he got things done while outmaneuvering the politicians. And he understands more than any other world leader today about how money and the economy work. A 'social responsibility conscience'. we will have to wait and see, but that is what the Green party is for.

What are you, a child? Because you are acting like one. If someone disagrees with you, even proves you wrong, you throw a childish tantrum. Or maybe a bratty teenager.

I would expect something far mor civil from an adult.

So you would advocate that millions and millions of people continue living with their pain when CBD oil has been clinically, medically proven to reduce inflammation and inflammatory pain?

https://www.forbes.com/health/cbd/cbd-for-pain/

I know for a fact that you are American, because Americans are typically so arrogant and vulgar. And usually, a lot more stupid that Canadians. I hear they still teach that the abacus is an example of a modern computer.

The Canadian film industry is so huge that a great majority of 'Hollywood' films have at least part of the movie shot in Canada. Night at the Museum (all of them) was a big one that very few people realize was shot in Canada. I Robot, also parts of it shot here. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Chronicles of Riddick (all of them) was shot in Canada. The list goes on and on and on. The reason why so few Canadians recognize Canadian cities and settings in the American movies is that the sets are aways 'Americanized' - American flags, American money, American license plates, American road signs, American brands, American store branding, American iconography. Even if you knew it was shot in Canada, you would hardly recognize it as Canadian. The sets are purposely designed to look American. Even when it is supposed to be a Canadian city in the movie.