iShares MSCI Canada Index (ETF) (AMEX:EWC)

Welcome to Canada, it's the Maple Leaf State.
Canada, oh Canada it's great!
The people are nice and they speak French too.
If you don't like it, man, you sniff glue.
The Great White North, their kilts are plaid,
Hosers take off, it's not half bad.
I want to be where yaks can run free,
Where Royal Mounties can arrest me.
Let's go to Canada, let's leave today,
Canada, oh, Canada, I Sil Vous Plait.
They've got trees, and mooses, and sled dogs,
Lots of lumber, and lumberjacks, and logs!
We all think it's kind of a drag,
That you have to go there to get milk in a bag.
They say "eh?" instead of "what?" or "duh?"
That's the mighty power of Canada.
I want to be where lemmings run into the sea,
Where the marmosets can attack me.
Let's go to Canada, let's leave today,
Canada, oh, Canada, I Sil Vous Plait.
Please, please, explain to me,
How this all has come to be,
We forgot to mention something here.
Did we say that William Shatner is a native citizen?
And Slurpees made from venison,
That's deer.
Let's go to Canada, let's leave today,
Canada, oh, Canada, I Sil Vous Plait.

Canada has the second largest oil reserves in the world.

I'm betting on a few countries with a high level of economic freedom.

Canada is a major exporter to the USA. I would venture to say their economy would be non existent without us buying their exports. Their currency is strong and likely to continue gaining against the dollar as long as the printing presses are churning out dollars at home. This will juice returns. I remember when a dollar US got you $1.65 Canadian. Now you get 95 cents.

Canada's Conservatives stormed to a decisive victory in Monday's federal election, winning 54% of Parliament seats and securing a stable 4 yr term in power.

Canada has a healthier economy than the US & most of euroland, and is rich in natural resources, as well as likely to benefit from the "melting" of the northern seas.

Canada fund - Canada has good demographics, a fairly stable fiscal situation, and is next door to the world's largest economy. Canada is the largest supplier of oil the US as of 2010-2011.

country is an exporter

Canada has not had their asset bubble deflation yet.

Canada has one of the best managed finance systems in the world. They didn't deleverage in 2005 like the US did and because of that, they are doing just fine. On top of that, they are resource rich and the number 1 net exporter of oil to the US. That will only increase as the GOM spill makes a mess of things

I trust this mix of companies. Exposure to CA banks is a safer (less aggressive) move than US banks.

Resource rich, sparsely populated country that is open to immigration. Reminds me of America at the turn of the 20th century.

Canada - less debt, natural resources, no housing bust, stronger banks

Canadian Banks are in much better condition than US counterparts, natural resource companies in this ETF are well managed.

Inflation Hedge betting on Canada's commodity heavy index

I like the argument on the Canada IRA-type accounts...money has to go somewhere and U.S. currency will devalue over time with the current administration's spending habits, so oil and gold will definitely recieve a boost in investment.

Dollar crash

The Canadian market has besten the crap out of the S&P over the last 10 years (compare TSX S&P vs. S&P in a common currency), and a weakening dollar will only make it worse.

Dropping dollar will boost commodity-rich foreign countries.
Canada avoided the subprime implosion and subsequent stimulus.