Mein Kanada ich

Tis a time. Canada so bland and polite. What is the name of Canada even, even.... even?

The USA is named the United States of America. Kinda pompous isn't it? There is the United Kingdom in Britain. Well that's okay in an okay sort of way. Many countries are the United this or that. They could have Federation of... , or Republic of... , Empire of … but Canada is plain ol' Canada.

In the first century, Canada was officially known as “The Dominion of Canada”. Australia of the time was another “Dominion” but that part of the official name didn't really permeate. I mean people in the United States call their land the USA. Canada is a nice name but carries little impact in other languages.

A couple of us intellectual types engaged in a brain storm in Moss Park the other day. Its much like the MacKenzie Institute of Conservative dunces but this group doesn't qualify because none are liars, embezzlers, politicians, wealthy, or claim to be intelligent. We just throw ideas around mostly because we are way too old to even toss a softball.

Now admittedly, this was my original idea. But most ideas are germinated in collegiate engagements. So the credit belongs to the Moss Park Institute of Political Prestructuring. Or MOPIPP.

The idea is to convince Canadians, and their little brown nosed political animals to return the first name of Canada back to The Dominion of Canada. This is right out of Kert Rats. They used the term to refer to a collection of aggressive peoples known as “the Dominion.”

Using the name has that not so subtle impact. I've tried it out. Say to yourself how Americans would say. I am from the “USA”. Or the British, use Brits I am from Britain. Now say to yourself, I am from the “Dominion”.

The name pukes authority. It has that ring to it. It smacks down USA or American. We are the Dominion. Its better than Canadian which gets tired and Germans spell it with a “K” which is annoying. Annoying to a point only. Kanada looks better in print than that woosey Canada. But when a German says Kanada you just know its spelled wrong.

Ichte ist ein Dominion. Now that has cache.

Its time for the people of Canada to re-embrace the Dominion of Canada. A new political effort must be made to restore the proper name of Canada. Lets get back that Dominion.