Quebec: 1/4 of strategic maple syrup reserve stolen

[Penguin]

Sticky-fingered thieves made off with almost 30 million Canadian dollars (US$30.4 million) worth of maple syrup from a reserve warehouse in rural Quebec, the provincial body responsible for managing the production of maple syrup said late Thursday. That’s more than a quarter of the province’s extra supply—stored each year to protect producers’ from the ups and downs of global supply and demand.

Late last week, the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers found empty barrels that had contained some 10 million pounds of maple syrup during a routine inventory check at a facility located in St-Louis-de-Blandford, a small town about 100 miles north east of Montreal. (Though the group didn’t specify, that works out to more than 15,000 oil drum-style barrels.)

http://blogs.wsj.com/canadarealtime/...es-go-missing/

Better invest in some maple syrup now, folks...

15000 barrels would fit about 75 tanker trucks - hard to imagine they stole it unnoticed by a B&E. My tip would be fraud or corruption, that the missing syrup never reached the warehouse.

Not pointing into any direction, but ...:

Its the Amish.
http://www.reocities.com/beaver_militia/canada.html

[u crank]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Its the Amish.
http://www.reocities.com/beaver_militia/canada.html

Checked it out. Seems legit.

[Sailor Steve]

The Canuckians are only getting what they deserve. They've been planning to invade us and we're just getting in the first strike before it's too late.

Following is the official list of Reasons To Fear Canada:

Ninety-percent of population is massed within 100 miles north of the United States' border.

Seems not to mind that one of its provinces being almost entirely French.

Excessive politeness only makes sense as cover for something truly sinister.

Citizens seem strangely impervious to cold.

Decriminalization of marijuana and acceptance of gay marriage without corresponding collapse of social institutions indicate Canada may very well be indestructible.

Has infiltrated entertainment industry with singers, actors, and comedians practically indistinguishable from their American counterparts.

Consistently stays just below cultural radar yet never quite disappears totally.

Parliamentary government and common-law judiciary appear to function acceptably yet remain completely inscrutable.

Never had a "disco phase".

Seemingly endless supply of timber, donuts, and Scotch-plaid hats with earflaps.

Keeps insisting it "has no designs on America" and "only wants peace".

Plays a mean game of pond hockey.

Has a universal health care system considered to be Socialist and yet it's citizens remain healthy, showing the people may invulnerable to disease.

[Krauter]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

The Canuckians are only getting what they deserve. They've been planning to invade us and we're just getting in the first strike before it's too late.

Following is the official list of Reasons To Fear Canada:

Ninety-percent of population is massed within 100 miles north of the United States' border.

Seems not to mind that one of its provinces being almost entirely French.

Excessive politeness only makes sense as cover for something truly sinister.

Citizens seem strangely impervious to cold.

Decriminalization of marijuana and acceptance of gay marriage without corresponding collapse of social institutions indicate Canada may very well be indestructible.

Has infiltrated entertainment industry with singers, actors, and comedians practically indistinguishable from their American counterparts.

Consistently stays just below cultural radar yet never quite disappears totally.

Parliamentary government and common-law judiciary appear to function acceptably yet remain completely inscrutable.

Never had a "disco phase".

Seemingly endless supply of timber, donuts, and Scotch-plaid hats with earflaps.

Keeps insisting it "has no designs on America" and "only wants peace".

Plays a mean game of pond hockey.

Has a universal health care system considered to be Socialist and yet it's citizens remain healthy, showing the people may invulnerable to disease.

[Kongo Otto]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

The Canuckians are only getting what they deserve. They've been planning to invade us and we're just getting in the first strike before it's too late.

Following is the official list of Reasons To Fear Canada:

Ninety-percent of population is massed within 100 miles north of the United States' border.

Seems not to mind that one of its provinces being almost entirely French.

Excessive politeness only makes sense as cover for something truly sinister.

Citizens seem strangely impervious to cold.

Decriminalization of marijuana and acceptance of gay marriage without corresponding collapse of social institutions indicate Canada may very well be indestructible.

Has infiltrated entertainment industry with singers, actors, and comedians practically indistinguishable from their American counterparts.

Consistently stays just below cultural radar yet never quite disappears totally.

Parliamentary government and common-law judiciary appear to function acceptably yet remain completely inscrutable.

Never had a "disco phase".

Seemingly endless supply of timber, donuts, and Scotch-plaid hats with earflaps.

Keeps insisting it "has no designs on America" and "only wants peace".

Plays a mean game of pond hockey.

Has a universal health care system considered to be Socialist and yet it's citizens remain healthy, showing the people may invulnerable to disease.

Have to change shirt because i spilled my coffee laughing.

[Oberon]

The biggest crisis to hit Quebec since October 1970!

[joea]

Darnit! We'll need to get the big guns out and launch a Royal commision to get to the bottom of this. Then we might get angry and table a complaint at the UN.

"We" will be watching you Sailor Steve.

[Penguin]

It looks like due to certain elements from Utah we will soon se a renaissance of War Plan Red respectively Defence Scheme No. 1 ...

Rumours say Steve was already seen renting a truck and packing up his buddies.



Can someone send me a bottle of maple syrup before the war gets hot?

[Hottentot]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

The Canuckians are only getting what they deserve. They've been planning to invade us and we're just getting in the first strike before it's too late.

I thought you already did that in 1999?

Uh, I mean... (Not Totally Safe For Work)

[Oberon]

It's not a real country anyway...

[u crank]

Originally Posted by Oberon

It's not a real country anyway...

Hold up there Limey. Dem's fightin' words. Look, we kicked your asses back to Britain during the Great Canadian Revolutionary War of 1867. There were no casualties but 18 people were severely hung over including the first Prime Minister. It was a good start.

Not really a country. Ha! More like four or five, depends on who you ask. And dem Quebeekers, they can leave any time if they want. I hear Australia's looking for immigrants. We'll give em away.

Okay, boys, where's me hockey stick.

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by Penguin

http://blogs.wsj.com/canadarealtime/...es-go-missing/


Not pointing into any direction, but ...:

OMG, it's the October surprise! We're going to invade Canada!

Tell big syrup No! No blood for Kanadian syrup!

[soopaman2]

I hereby protest the upcoming war on syrup!

I cannot live off of fake syrup. I need my maple. But wish a diplomatic solution can come from this.

There is no victory to be seen in invading Canada, we shoot them, they get free healthcare and they are back in action too fast. While in america they ask to see your insurance card, as your aorta spurts.

They would so kick our asses.

[nikimcbee]

Buy 'merican syrup!

This sounds like some sort of Tom Clancy novel.

Obamunist saboteurs sneak across the boarder and blow up the main Kanadian syrup refinery that supplies most of IHOP's syrup reserves.

Forward! On to the rich Kanadian syrup reserves!


He has 30 days do sieze to Kanadian syrup fields before the next golf vacation.