As a proud Canadian, I can vouch for the fact that our politics are just as messy and frustrating as any other country in the world. That said, we’d welcome the Stone Soup clan to our country! ;-)
If you’re using the ALT+# keys, it has to be done on the numeric keypad, not the numbers above the letters on your keyboard. Many laptops/netbooks don’t have a separate keypad. Just a 411! ☺
Color me confused – the bears didn’t complain about the conditions, it was Goldilocks who found the beds too hard and soft, oatmeal too hot or cold.