From the Globe and Mail:
"147 reasons to love Canada"
We asked some well-known Canadians and you, our readers, to help us build our list of 147 reasons to love Canada. What follows is the full list of 147 reasons.
"147 reasons to love Canada"
We asked some well-known Canadians and you, our readers, to help us build our list of 147 reasons to love Canada. What follows is the full list of 147 reasons.
1. Our national anthem
2. We never say die
3. The maple leaf on travellers’ backpacks from all over
4. ‘We’re building a country together’
5. The ‘small town’ of Canada
6. Our raw natural landscape
7, Lester B. Pearson
8. Montreal
9. The Canadian flag
10. Canadian passports
11. Saskatchewan
12. The Trans-Canada Highway
13. Prairie summers
14. We stand up for each other
15. Snow
16. Canadian maples
17. We care
18. That our national identity is about not really having one
19. We’re safe (and that’s not boring)
20. Gentle patriotism.
21. Maple syrup
22. Montreal bagels “Straight out of the oven.”
23. Our tolerance
24. We’re still becoming
25. We thrive on entrepreneurship
26. Roadtrips
27. Toronto.
28. We’re always game for a new normal
29. Bilingualism “I love that my kids speak both French and English even though I don’t (yet).”
30. Our health care
31. Our compassion
32. You can make it here.
33. Our apologies “Canada is the best country because you can walk into someone and they will apologize first.”
34. It’s inspiring
35. We believe in the public good
36. Our soldiers
37. Canada Day
38. Roméo Dallaire
39. The Dionne Quints
40. Freedom
41. Canada’s Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART)
42. The Canadian Arctic
43. The Montreal Canadiens
44. Home-grown TV.
45. Tim Hortons and poutine.
46. “Our semi-regular attempt to annex the Turks and Caicos Islands.”
47. “Our democracy, as protected by our amazing Charter of Rights and Freedoms.”
48. Gay marriage!
49. Gun control.
50. “Our revered national police force: The RCMP.”
51. Asked for our virtues, we can’t name just one
52. It’s full of Canadians.
53. People around the world love us
54. Stereotypes about us are usually right – and worth being proud of
55. Frederick Banting “Canada is the birthplace of insulin"
56. Old Quebec
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/147-reasons-to-love-canada/article19372494/?page=all
2. We never say die
3. The maple leaf on travellers’ backpacks from all over
4. ‘We’re building a country together’
5. The ‘small town’ of Canada
6. Our raw natural landscape
7, Lester B. Pearson
8. Montreal
9. The Canadian flag
10. Canadian passports
11. Saskatchewan
12. The Trans-Canada Highway
13. Prairie summers
14. We stand up for each other
15. Snow
16. Canadian maples
17. We care
18. That our national identity is about not really having one
19. We’re safe (and that’s not boring)
20. Gentle patriotism.
21. Maple syrup
22. Montreal bagels “Straight out of the oven.”
23. Our tolerance
24. We’re still becoming
25. We thrive on entrepreneurship
26. Roadtrips
27. Toronto.
28. We’re always game for a new normal
29. Bilingualism “I love that my kids speak both French and English even though I don’t (yet).”
30. Our health care
31. Our compassion
32. You can make it here.
33. Our apologies “Canada is the best country because you can walk into someone and they will apologize first.”
34. It’s inspiring
35. We believe in the public good
36. Our soldiers
37. Canada Day
38. Roméo Dallaire
39. The Dionne Quints
40. Freedom
41. Canada’s Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART)
42. The Canadian Arctic
43. The Montreal Canadiens
44. Home-grown TV.
45. Tim Hortons and poutine.
46. “Our semi-regular attempt to annex the Turks and Caicos Islands.”
47. “Our democracy, as protected by our amazing Charter of Rights and Freedoms.”
48. Gay marriage!
49. Gun control.
50. “Our revered national police force: The RCMP.”
51. Asked for our virtues, we can’t name just one
52. It’s full of Canadians.
53. People around the world love us
54. Stereotypes about us are usually right – and worth being proud of
55. Frederick Banting “Canada is the birthplace of insulin"
56. Old Quebec
^ This was a very long list with 147 items and a bunch of descriptions. I narrowed them down to 56. It is almost Canada Day (this Tuesday) and so is a good time to reflect on what you love about your country. ^
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/147-reasons-to-love-canada/article19372494/?page=all
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