This week in the news

Two hundred years ago today America declared war upon Great Britain and her northern colony of Canada. It was a bloody and often desperate struggle.
During the next two years the British burned the White House, the Americans thrashed the British in the Battle of New Orleans and the Canadians, with Indian auxilliaries repulsed the U.S. invaders from the Niagara Peninsular.
By December 1814 the treaty of Ghent was signed and everybody became friends again.

The Canadian borders were agreed upon, which still hold good to this day.
The British gave up trying, once and for all, to bring their rambunctious American child back into the Empire.
The "Star Spangled Banner" was written and later adopted as the U.S. National Anthem.
The three nations formed one of the most powerful alliances known in history.
Prosperity and peace have flourished between them up till this present day.
Tomorrow a billion dollars worth of goods will flow South across the Canadian border to the States.
Finally we all speak ENGLISH.

Maybe a little war isn't bad from time to time!