“America is a corrupt shit show,” Larry said, agreeing with me before adding, “but we’re no better Tom.
“For example, the chair of the BBC - the loudest voice in Britain - somehow managed to arrange a loan for someone as a favour to BoJo and has been compelled to resign.
“Think America has a sexual harassment problem? We Brits invented sexual harassment. We pass it off as ‘just a wee bit of fun’.
“Our biggest problem right now is Brexit. People are freezing and starving in the dark. And it’s getting worse.
“You Canadians are so naive. The biggest problem your lot have had to face occurred 50 years ago when the FLQ was kidnapping Quebec cabinet ministers. One was killed - that was tragic.
“Since then, what problems have you had? Oh, I know your home province of Alberta is a cesspool of right wing nutjobs, MAGA wannabes and truck drivers who like to take trips to Ottawa in the dead of freezing Canadian winters to protest. But protest what? They didn’t know. But at least those truckers could afford the gasoline to waste.
“Your biggest issue right now is that whack job QAnon ‘Queen of Canada’ stealing motorhomes.
“But beware of Pierre Poilievre, Tory leader and wannabe PM. Another mad Tory. Remember the secretive Stephen Harper? Whose whole raison d'etre was to lower taxes for the rich. Pierre will be much worse.
“Anyway, we appear to be stuck with a BoJo puppet. Boris is over at No 10 often. Always in the middle of the night to talk with Rishi. They kick me out of the house when Boris arrives, they know I hate him. I gave him a right good scratching one night - 14 stitches to close the wound I heard.
“Upshot is - we’re no better than the US - but at least they have a decent honest President and a more than competent Veep.
“Cherish what you have in Canada Tom - and hold on to it.”
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