burnt, and other Canadians, my intent certainly was not to insult, injure, or harm you in any way. It was to point out that BSE was a terrible thing those involved in animal health, whether as ranchers on boards of animal health, veterinatirans, or scientists in our Universities, worked as hard as they could to prevent.

Depopulating some imported herds was one method used, with varied success. We don't know why BSE happened in Canada, and not as much in the USA, but I feel it is possible the stringent culling of those imported herds in the USA could have had an effect. Granted, it may have been something else, entirely, but who knows what that was???

Re. how grateful, or not, people in the USA are for all Canadians have done for us........there are plenty of people in THIS country who are not grateful for all their own nation has done for them, let alone to consider any other country has done things for our benefit!

THe 'benefit' should go BOTH directions, and I believe it truly does. Our nations have long had a mutual benefits business, military, natural resources, and friendships system, both within and outside of government efforts. It is doubtful there are many of us who do not have family ties, whether we know it or not, given how little most here know of their ancestors. Maybe that is the problem........families do have to work at getting along!

mrj