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John Canuck is a proud Canadian, born and raised in a democratic and wealthy country. He works hard at his job at Esso where he is allowed to dress casually. He and his Canadian wife, with her income as an editor at HarperCollins Books, live well and do their best to take good care of their family. Although not politically active, John Canuck tries to vote in every election but usually his schedule is so full that getting to the poll on election day is not easy. However, he loves his country and is grateful for all things Canadian. John Canuck's typical business day goes something like this...

Slipping a stick of en entyne into his mouth, he finally turns into the mall parking lot where he parks near the en:Sears store near next to the en:Century 21 Real Estate office, across from en:Home Depot where after work he has to pick up some en:Energizer batteries and the new en:Stanley hammer he needs. While there, he plans to take a look at the latest en:Black & Decker power saws and the new en:Toro lawnmowers.

At the office, he spends a busy morning on his Motorola phone using the en:Sprint connection., while clicking away on the Compaq computer and printing reports on the Hewlett-Packard printer. After making several Xerox copies for his boss, he uses AOL and the Netscape Navigator to find the website to download the latest version of Encarta, storing it in the Windows folder with the Intuit accounting program. For lunch, he and a few co-workers usually have something at McDonald's on Monday, KFC on Tuesday, en:Burger King on Wednesday, then on Thursday they cut back on the fat and have only a salad at Wendy's. Fridays are always hectic, so lunch is limited to a Pepsi and a Pizza Hut pizza delivered to his desk.

The busy day for John Canuck does not end at the office. On the way home he has more stops to make. First he runs in to the en:Rexall drug store to pick up en:Tylenol, en:Johnson & Johnson Band-Aids, a roll of Kodak film, and a box of en:Tampax for his wife. At the checkout counter he purchases a copy of Time Magazine*, en:Sports Illustrated and en:TV Guide**, then grabs the latest John Grisham bestseller for himself and a Danielle Steel paperback for his wife.

Next stop is Wal-Mart where, using his wife's neatly typed list, he fills a cart with the en:Remington hair dryer, a new en:Corning Ware casserole, a en:Hamilton Beech coffee grinder, and a en:George Foreman grill. After paying with his en:Visa card, he drives to the en:IGA where he runs around tossing things into the shopping cart. en illsbury rolls, en:Campbell's soup, en:Reynolds wrap, fresh California lettuce, Kraft cheese slices, a few en:Swanson dinners, en:Green Giant mixed vegetables, Heinz ketchup, en:Haagen-Dazs ice cream, plus en reo's and a few Hershey bars for the kids. With friends coming over on the weekend, he had plenty of en:Bud Light but added to his shopping cart, a case of Coke, en lanter's Peanuts, and en rville Redenbacher popcorn....

When his wife arrives home, she joins him for a few relaxing moments to watch the local news. A reporter says that one of the politicians in Ottawa is complaining about Canada being swallowed up by corporate America.

John Canuck shakes his head in amazement at the stupidity of some of the socialist protectionists who believe such a thing could ever happen.

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