Canada's Tea Party?

I've been thinking for a long time what Canada could call her grassroots movement against big government, tax hell, creeping socialism, and other assorted evils. Unlike the American Tea Party movement, we don't have a specific episode of teenage rebellion in our formative years, in which we threw stuff sent to us by our mother into the pond, thereby spoiling it, just because she expected us to pay our share of the costs. But, as marketing experts will tell us, it's important to attach a catchy name to any campaign that will not only attract attention, but also has some secondary meaning. You know, the old double-entendre thingy. So what are we to do?

Well, we do have a number of well known products, including assorted liquids and things you can eat while imbibing them. Let's see now, there's:

1) "Poutine Party", but, aside from the alliteration, I don't think that would resonate much outside Quebec.


2) We could try "Canadian Bacon Party"? But nah. Not enough pizazz. (But it does go good on pizza.)

3) "Maple Syrup Party"? Too sappy. Besides, it's bad for the teeth.

4) How 'bout just "Canadian Club"? That has some potential, especially where imagery is concerned. You know. Cavemen and clubs, etc. drinking pouring whiskey out of the bottle, but I don't know of any red-blooded Canuck willing to just pour the stuff down the drain - or into the Atlantic. There is only one place it's normally poured, and that ain't it. It's gotta be authentic.

5) We could also take a very long standing piece of heritage from our newest province and call it the Screech Party. I like that one better, however, it does have the potential to conjure up images of angry mobs of Newfoundlanders throwing bottles of the stuff into the ocean, and somehow, I don't think they would want to be seen doing that or even imagined doing that. Why let a good bottle of Screech go to waste? (See 4, above.) On the other hand, having downed a few, perhaps the "screeching" element can be stressed, so it does have potential.

But no, I'll think I'd have to go with my final candidate:

6) "Drink 'Canada Dry' Party". It recycles an old song, too, so it could easily be set to music at our rallies.

If the Americans want to help out, they can bring us a cup of really strong Red Rose Tea in the morning. Eh, Buds?  Besides, we know you really wanted that tea, didn't you.

Anyone have any better ideas?