Happy Canada Day!

Canada is celebrating 150 years of being a country today.  So I’m going to share 150 reasons I love Canada (in no particular order).

1. The natural beauty of this country.
2. Free health care.
3. Our flag.
4. Our national anthem.
5. Our Prime Minister.
6. Our diverse culture.
7. Bilingual schooling.
8. Immigration laws.
9. British Columbia.
10. Alberta.
11. Saskatchewan.
12. Manitoba.
13. Ontario.
14. Quebec.
15. Newfoundland.
16. New Brunswick.
17. Nova Scotia.
18. Prince Edward Island.
19. Yukon.
20. Nunavut.
21. North West Territories.
22. The Northern Lights.
23. The Rocky Mountains.
24. Trans Canada Highway.
25. The prairies.
26. Lakes.  Lots of lakes.
27. The nicer side of Niagra Falls.
28. Hells Gate.
29. Okanagan Wineries.
30. Whistler.
31. Snow blowers.
32. Snow.
33. Ice.
34. I can go swimming in the ocean and skiing on the mountain within a couple of hours.
35. Newfies.
36. Québécois.
37. CN Rail.
38. Our gun laws.
39. Peace.
40. Freedom.
41. The RCMP.
42. Walkie-talkies.
43. Peanut butter invented in Canada.
44. Poutine.
45. Ketchup Potato Chips.
46. Our colourful money.
47. Canadian Tire Money.
48. No pennies.
49. Loonies.
50. Toonies.
51. Touque.
52. Toboggan.
53. Igloos.
54. Winter Olympics.
55. Hockey. 
56. Basketball.
57. Zippers.
58. Beavers.
59. Moose.
60. BC Salmon.
61. Otters.
62. Killer Whales.
63. Canada Goose.
64. Polar Bears.
65. Log Rider’s Waltz.
66. Winnie the Pooh.
67. Superman.
68. Politeness.
69. I’m sorry.
70. Eh?
71. Timbits.
72. Lumber.
73. Natural gas.
74. Hollywood North.
75. CBC.
76. The Friendly Giant.
77. Mr. Dressup.
78. The Raccoons.
79. Fred Penner.
80. Raffi.
81. Just For Laughs.
82. Kids in the Hall.
83. SCTV.
84. Bob and Doug 
85. Some of the greatest comedians.
86. Some of the greatest actors.
87. Some of the greatest singers.
88. Some of the strangest news articles.
89. IMAX
90. Molson Canadian.
91. Real Beer (that’s not water).
92. Glacier water.
93. Pop.
94. The metric system.
95. The Pacific Ocean.
96. The Atlantic Ocean.
97. Santa lives in Canada.
98. Lax marijuana laws.
99. The Maple Leaf.
100. Maple syrup.
101. Nanaimo Bars.
102. Split Pea Soup.
103. Beaver Tails.
104. Alberta Beef.
105. Kraft Dinner.
106. Montreal Steak Spice.
107. Montreal Smoked Meat.
108. Smoked salmon.
109. Red Rose Tea.
110. Coffee Crisp.
111. Crispy Crunch.
112. Girl Guide Mint Cookies.
113. Kinder Surprise Eggs aren’t illegal…
114. PEI Potatoes.
115. Yukon Gold Potatoes.
116. Hudson’s Bay.
117. Air Canada.
118. The Rocky Mountaineer.
119. Postal Codes.
120. Vulcan, Alberta.
121. Drumheller, Alberta.
122. Calgary Expo.
123. Vancouver.
124. Victoria.
125. Calgary.
126. Halifax.
127. Montreal.
128. Toronto.
129. Friendly border guards.
130. We are proud to display our flag as we travel.
131. Bathtub races.
132. Expo Ernie.
133. Giant rubber duck.
134. Inflatable beavers.
135. Canadarm.
136. Chris Hadfield- making space travel cool again.
137. Best sushi around.
138. Real Canadian Superstore.
139. President’s Choice brand.
140. 75% of the world’s mustard.
141. Trivial Pursuit.
142. 2-4.
143. 26er.
144. Insulin is a Canadian invention.
145. Neighbours.
146. Colour.
147. Favourite.
148. Zed.
149. My friends.
150. My family.

All of this and more helps to define what I feel makes Canada a great place to live. Happy 150th Canada!