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[Guy Courchesne]

My ties with Canada are a little scattered...I'm going back to make some long term decisions.

Ontario health care is something I wouldn't give up because it's a security blanket. On taxes, the trick is to have a good accountant.

I wanted to keep some options open in case my wife and I decided to move to Canada. That's unlikely so I guess I have to take the next steps to immigration here. I have just over a year left on FM3 renewals before I don't need to do it anymore! I'm registered with the embassy, in fact, they had tried to recruit me as a volunteer ward two years ago, for the Acapulco consulate.

One thing I've learned about the large machine of government in Canada. Nobody knows what they are doing, and if they do, they don't communicate with other agencies.

[Samantha]

Yes, those reasons are valid... I thought I had cut off all ties however a BC med bill reached me in the most bizarre way last year... It was for nearly $1000.00 in arrears, all of which was incurred long after I said good-bye to them. Something like that hanging around, completely their error, could mess things up for non-resident status.

If you are married to a Mexican, you become eligible for citizenship here after 2 years of marriage if you have been living in this country. Different Government agency than Migracion looks after that, but you probably are aware of all that. Seems the way to go for so many reasons if you are married and working here. I am taking that route this month after procrastinating a whole year and I am really looking forward to it now. I had a dream last night that I presented my Mexican passport instead of my Canadian one when I was travelling north and I got held up and interrogated by authorities along the way.

[Guy Courchesne]

I've been putting off taking the final steps through la migra based on my marriage. I wanted to see what would happen with the war on terror before deciding on anything. Seems like it was a good idea what with things getting tighter and tighter all the time between Canada/US and US/Mexico.

BC has a bit of a strange health care system, though I'm told that in my absence, Ontario has gone to a system similar to Lotusland. We'll see when I get back.

I don't want a Mexican passport if it's going to cause me trouble to travel around. Rather have the maple leaf...seems to open more doors.

[Samantha]

I plan to carry both passports, best of two worlds.

[Guy Courchesne]

Okay, here's what I have so far for an incredulous story to tell. Bear in mind I'll be telling this to people in Ottawa...in the Canadian hinterland.

My code name is Miguel Sanchez. I've been using that name anyway since NO ONE can pronounce neither Guy nor Courchesne in Mexico or the US. I've been under deep cover with the CIA in Mexico City, working on uncovering a terrorist cell here. Gotta be plausible, right? My Mexican AFI contact is Mila Chicaguapa...she's an exotic looking, super-spy who always wears a black leather cat suit (what else?).

I'm back in Canada to locate the evil Dr. Comebrazos, who, is a half Iraqi, half Mexican, half Algerian (don't worry...CIA can't do math anyway), and has arrived in Canada to recruit striking hockey players to his evil plot to poison the avocado supply exported to the US and Canada in a bid to deny the North Americans a reliable supply of guacamole, which of course, would bring down the free world.

Now I'm stuck...need some cover.

[MixtecaMike]

Make it more realistic.

I am a former Canadian citizen who payed US$947 to aquire Mexican citizenship without the unwanted waiting time. I am in Canada as a representative of casate.com looking for socially uncomfortable white males in the 35+ age group, or pasty-white gringas of any age and average or below looks interested in making 18-34 year-old Mexicans the envy of their neighborhoods.

All costs will be covered by casate.com, except a nominal CAN$9.95 documentation fee plus a SSAE.

(You can steam the stamps off of the envelopes for future use.)

For more exciting home business ideas (and a free guide to general theft and dishonesty) send US$20 via PM to the writer of this post.

[lozwich]

[matttheboy]

[Guy Courchesne]

Ok, all together now...

Cour, same as French for run...roll the r a bit...

Shine

[lozwich]

HAHAHAHAHA!

NO WAY!

In my little head it has never come even the slightest littlest teensy-weensiest bit close to sounding like that!

Can I take my hangover back to bed now that I've learned something today?

[Guy Courchesne]

please, feel free to take my hangover with you too...

Let me guess...it sounded like Kor-chehz-knee to you? That's what I usually get.

[lozwich]

Well, yeah...

But I knew it was wrong.

My hangover is escalating considering I'm sitting in an internet cafe surrounded by screaming kids blasting the crap out of each other in Warcraft. But, Spanish internet cafes sell booze....

Now there's an idea!

[moonraven]

I was right. But then half of my family is French-Canadian.

[Guy Courchesne]

Help! Lozwich's avatar has escaped my computer screen and is now running amok in my kitchen! Stop it before it kills something or eats my breakfast!!!

[Paulie2003]

All i know is...you're apparent lack of ANY culture has come across as a complete to me