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timsco on Sept 20, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Help, I’m on the IRS hit list

The Canadian government advises you to go to a British consulate if a Canadian one can't be reached while abroad. I think it's the only benefit of having the queen on our money left.

arethuza on Sept 20, 2011 | [–]

Canada might be left our nuclear submarines in the national equivalent of a will:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_of_last_resort

Whether you would want them is another question!

jarek on Sept 20, 2011 | [–]

To be fair, it's pretty standard for smaller nations to collaborate and share resources with allied larger nations when it comes to embassy matters.

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