>Shoulda stayed British then! You mean Canadians get the same paltry amount of vacs as the US? (and then you go and waste them by holing up in a cottage on some lake! :-)

Hey, how did you know I rent a cottage by the lake every June?

>How would one have a summer holiday then, say, a week skiing (but I guess you guys don't have to go too far for that and can have several weekends at it)?

Skiing is a winter thing. It's a 45 minute drive after work. Night skiing is big business here in Quebec. The hill are usually open till 11 every night.