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I'm writing a story where an American military officer would be driving about 50 kph over the speed limit in Saskatchewan on a highway. What would the penalties be forgetting caught considering the driver is a colonel in the American military, there for a few days on vacation? This might be a bit out of your expertise, but anything you can offer is appreciated. Thanks!

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I had to poke around a bit with this one, so let me just apologize off the bat for the time it took to answer this. As far as i could find out, the consequences of a traffic violation in Canada can vary depending or whether or not your character’s home state and Saskatchewan have a reciprocal agreement, if they do, they will be punished in their home state using their home country’s criminal code.

Also the typical highway speed on a Canadian highway is 100 km/h, if your character was going 50 over thats 150 km/h or about 93 mph. That level of speeding in a 50 zone would normally carry with it 10 demerit points and a fine of about $500. However highways have a posted speed limit of 100 km/h so the penalty is lowered to 5 demerit points and a fine of about $260, this is still not good. As your character may face civilian penalties, and military ones as well.

Disclaimer: this information is for use in fiction only, please do not use this to decide when it’s ok to speed! Don’t do it, the number on the sign is there for a good reason! Especially in areas where road/weather conditions are unpredictable. Be safe out there, and follow the rules!

Anonymous asked:

How do Canadians respond to being asked if they know French? I know a few Canadians. One from Vancouver and another from I'm not sure where said that it's very annoying and said don't ever ask Canadians that. But my friend from Quebec and does speak some French thought it was a very good question. So, I'm writing a book with Asian characters on vacation in Niagara Falls. I wanted to use this experience and have them ask that and get annoyed responses. But is it really accurate?

I speak French, and personally I have never gotten annoyed at someone for asking. But I've known people who did get annoyed at that question, it really depends on the individual. So to answer you question, yes it's accurate they get annoyed at people for asking if they speak French. But it would also be accurate if they didn't, hope this helps!

Anonymous asked:

Hiya! So glad to see you're in the scriptfam. I'm writing a story where Russia basically declares war on the world and I'm thinking of having them invade Canada. Is this something that's feasible at all, assuming America and NATO are out of the picture? What kind of resources and stuff could Canada offer?

So, Canada has a population about 36 million. Russia has a population of about 144 million, that is 4 times larger than Canada. Typically a country’s military strength is based on how many soldiers they have, as well as their technology. Russia also has nuclear weapons, so if the USA and NATO were out of the picture Russia could possibly invade and be successful.

On to the resources, we have oil, fresh water, lots of trees for lumber, great soil, and fish both in the sea and lakes. We also have several mining resources, gold, silver, copper, zinc, uranium, and diamonds. Hope this helps!

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Anonymous asked:

Are private whirlpool tubs allowed in hotel rooms in Canada, or are they illegal? (Sorry for the randomness of the question. It's a long story.)

Hey there, so this is a legal question. I don't have the qualifications to answer this question, as harmless as it may seem. I would suggest checking out Canadian law websites such as: http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/

Anonymous asked:

So if my character is traveling throuh the Canadian bush what sorts of wildlife would they be encountering, like if they were up north in Ontario.

Bears (black bears), moose, white tailed deer, cougar, lynx, geese, herons (depending on the time of year), wolves, coyote, jack rabbit, cottontail rabbits, various songbirds, snowy owls in the winter, great horned owls in the summer, squirrels, raccoons, porcupine, beaver if they are near water. This is only naming a few examples, if you need more information searching for northern Ontario wildlife should provide more examples. 

Anonymous asked:

So my MC is hospitalized in Canada but she's from the United States, would they still treatvher even though she doesn't have a special card like a canadian would have?

Yes the hospital would still treat her, she would just be sent a bill later for the treatments. Also that card is a provincial health card, and I’ll be doing a post on the Canadian healthcare system in the future!

Anonymous asked:

My character gets attacked by a moose, what sort of injuries would he have?

Disclaimer: Not a doctor, a medic, or a moose expert.

Moving on, depends on how your character was attacked. If they hit it with their car, they would have injuries consistent with hitting something quite large that then went through the windshield. So scratches, potential puncture wounds from the horns, bruises and such that come from a typical car accident.

If they are attacked head on this is a different story, moose will charge you. head down antlers out. So right off the bat you’ll have puncture woulds from the antlers, then one of two things will happen. They’ll either knock you down, there you now have to worry about hooves, or push you ahead to run at you. if they get their hooves on your character they’ll most likely have broken bones, severe bruising, possible internal bleeding, and lacerations. 

Anonymous asked:

Would it be offensive to have a Canadian superhero who turns into a moose?

I don’t find it offensive, and as long as you don’t bring too many other Canadian stereotypes to the character I think it could be quite funny. Moose after all, are quite big and strong!

Provinces and territories (a brief overview)

The Provinces

Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba: These three are prairie provinces which means they are relatively flat with long stretches of prairie and farmland. The winters there are bitterly cold and storms can whip up rather suddenly.

British Columbia: It is much more temperate and rainy than a lot of Canada, they even have a rainforest on the pacific coast! They also have some beautiful mountains which people travel long distances to ski on.

Quebec/Ontario: These two have very similar climates with warm to hot summers and very cold and snowy winters, spring is muddy and has both warm and cool days,fall is the same way with more cool than warm days and eventual morning frost.

Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador: The four of them make up the maritime provinces, these provinces have cooler summers and warmer winters compared to much of Canada. They are prone to wet and stormy weather, which can make for a soupy spring and fall.

The Territories

Nunavut/Northwest Territories/Yukon: These three are very far north leading too a very cool climate, the tree line is up in this region anything further north than that is tundra. It’s cool in the spring, summer and fall and absolutely frigid in the winter (some place get down to -50 Celsius!). Another interesting thing about the territories is that several communities experience 24hr daylight for as long as 4 months. permafrost is an issue in places making agriculture and development difficult. Some species of plants and animals only call this far north home.

Anonymous asked:

I'm thinking about writing a Canadian character, and I'm curious - do Canadians really say "eh?" Or is that just a stereotype?

Canadians do say “eh?” but nowhere near as often as the media seems to think we do, it’s mostly used after a statement that is intended as a question. A few examples would be “it’s difficult, eh?” or “rough night, eh?”. As for the situations it’s used in, I find that it’s only said around your peers, or with people you are comfortable with.

Hope this helps!

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