I don't know where you got the image of lumberjacks from. Maybe it was the constant castigation of us for "clinging to our guns", or their smug satisfaction from announcing that they are Canadian to anyone who would listen as they traveled overseas during the war in Iraq that left a bad taste in my mouth, but they have always struck me as a bunch of teacher's pet weasels.

More than anything, they want to be loved by Europe and the media for "being nice". As such, it doesn't surprise me a bit that they handed over their country to a bunch of communists without a single complaint. I was surprised when a few of them finally made a bit of a stir during the trucker's protest a few years ago. But then they just rolled over and surrendered as soon as they met any resistance, which didn't surprise me at all.