Balance?

God was missing for six days.  Eventually, Michael, the archangel, found 
him, resting on the seventh day.

He inquired, "Where have you been?"

God smiled deeply and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, "Look, 
Michael. Look what I've made."

Archangel Michael looked puzzled, and said, "What is it?"

"It's a planet," replied God, "and I've put life on it. I'm going to call it 
Earth and it's going to be a place to test balance."

"Balance?" inquired Michael, "I'm still confused."

God explained, pointing to different parts of earth. "For example, northern 
Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth, while southern 
Europe is going to be poor. Over here I've placed a continent of white 
people, and over there is a continent of black people. Balance in all 
things."

God continued pointing to different countries. "This one will be extremely 
hot, while this one will be very cold and covered in ice."

The Archangel , impressed by God's work, then pointed to a land area and 
said, "What's that one?"

"That's Alberta, the most glorious place on earth. There are beautiful 
rivers and streams, lakes, forests, hills, and plains . There were even 
mountains as tall as the sun . The people from Alberta are going to be 
handsome, modest, intelligent, and humorous, and they are going to travel 
the world. They will be extremely sociable, hardworking, high achieving, 
dependable, and producers of products to  help  the world."

Michael gasped in wonder and admiration, but then asked, "But what about 
balance, God? You said there would be balance."

God smiled, "There's Quebec and Ottawa . Wait till you see the idiots I put 
there."