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).
- The natural beauty of this country.
- Free health care.
- Our flag.
- Our national anthem.
- Our Prime Minister.
- Our diverse culture.
- Bilingual schooling.
- Immigration laws.
- British Columbia.
- Alberta.
- Saskatchewan.
- Manitoba.
- Ontario.
- Quebec.
- Newfoundland.
- New Brunswick.
- Nova Scotia.
- Prince Edward Island.
- Yukon.
- Nunavut.
- North West Territories.
- The Northern Lights.
- The Rocky Mountains.
- Trans Canada Highway.
- The prairies.
- Lakes. Lots of lakes.
- The nicer side of Niagra Falls.
- Hells Gate.
- Okanagan Wineries.
- Whistler.
- Snow blowers.
- Snow.
- Ice.
- I can go swimming in the ocean and skiing on the mountain within a couple of hours.
- Newfies.
- Québécois.
- CN Rail.
- Our gun laws.
- Peace.
- Freedom.
- The RCMP.
- Walkie-talkies.
- Peanut butter invented in Canada.
- Poutine.
- Ketchup Potato Chips.
- Our colourful money.
- Canadian Tire Money.
- No pennies.
- Loonies.
- Toonies.
- Touque.
- Toboggan.
- Igloos.
- Winter Olympics.
- Hockey.
- Basketball.
- Zippers.
- Beavers.
- Moose.
- BC Salmon.
- Otters.
- Killer Whales.
- Canada Goose.
- Polar Bears.
- Log Rider’s Waltz.
- Winnie the Pooh.
- Superman.
- Politeness.
- I’m sorry.
- Eh?
- Timbits.
- Lumber.
- Natural gas.
- Hollywood North.
- CBC.
- The Friendly Giant.
- Mr. Dressup.
- The Raccoons.
- Fred Penner.
- Raffi.
- Just For Laughs.
- Kids in the Hall.
- SCTV.
- Bob and Doug
- Some of the greatest comedians.
- Some of the greatest actors.
- Some of the greatest singers.
- Some of the strangest news articles.
- IMAX
- Molson Canadian.
- Real Beer (that’s not water).
- Glacier water.
- Pop.
- The metric system.
- The Pacific Ocean.
- The Atlantic Ocean.
- Santa lives in Canada.
- Lax marijuana laws.
- The Maple Leaf.
- Maple syrup.
- Nanaimo Bars.
- Split Pea Soup.
- Beaver Tails.
- Alberta Beef.
- Kraft Dinner.
- Montreal Steak Spice.
- Montreal Smoked Meat.
- Smoked salmon.
- Red Rose Tea.
- Coffee Crisp.
- Crispy Crunch.
- Girl Guide Mint Cookies.
- Kinder Surprise Eggs aren’t illegal…
- PEI Potatoes.
- Yukon Gold Potatoes.
- Hudson’s Bay.
- Air Canada.
- The Rocky Mountaineer.
- Postal Codes.
- Vulcan, Alberta.
- Drumheller, Alberta.
- Calgary Expo.
- Vancouver.
- Victoria.
- Calgary.
- Halifax.
- Montreal.
- Toronto.
- Friendly border guards.
- We are proud to display our flag as we travel.
- Bathtub races.
- Expo Ernie.
- Giant rubber duck.
- Inflatable beavers.
- Canadarm.
- Chris Hadfield- making space travel cool again.
- Best sushi around.
- Real Canadian Superstore.
- President’s Choice brand.
- 75% of the world’s mustard.
- Trivial Pursuit.
- 2-4.
- 26er.
- Insulin is a Canadian invention.
- Neighbours.
- Colour.
- Favourite.
- Zed.
- My friends.
- My family.
All of this and more helps to define what I feel makes Canada a great place to live. Happy 150th Canada!
Happy Canada Day 😀 🇨🇦
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