Oh for the love of (hr1$7 already !! WTF are people thinking (or maybe I should ask what they’re smoking) when they answer questions about what defines Canada? A piece of foliage is the number one thing that defines Canada? …… closely followed by a sport where people strap pieces of metal on their feet and fight over a round black thing with sticks?
A new survey offers a snapshot of what Canadians think defines their country, from the beaver to the Bluenose.
The survey by The Dominion Institute and Citizen and Immigration Canada was released on Monday, just ahead of Canada Day, in the form of a list of the top 101 things Canadians named.
Here are the top five:
- Maple leaf
- Hockey
- Canadian Flag
- Beaver
- Canadarm
Fµ(k m3 g3nt£¥ w1th 4 £0ng h4nУ3Ð w1r3 brµ$h — we are doomed.
What happened to things like diversity and compassion? Peacekeeping? (no, scratch that, the Liberals screwed the military on that one and the Conservatives have decided to change their roll) Multiculturalism? Vibrant and growing Aboriginal cultures? The true north?
One day before our national birthday, when our levels of patriotism are supposed to be nearly at their peek and then, tomorrow evening, explode in a heart felt and tear filled rendition of ‘O Canada, followed by fireworks lighting up the sky over Parliament Hill, I discover that most of us think we’re are defined by foliage, a game, and the representation of foliage on 6′ x 10′ piece of 100% polyester.
Words cannot describe just how absolutely fµ(k1ng proud I feel tonight.
You got it all wrong. Canadians strongly identify with their native land, specifically the natural part of that land, the Maple Leaf being a particularly identifying mark. For me, I would even put the white pine or cedar ahead. But I think many people are simply working with word association. Canada = the nickel in my pocket with a beaver on it, the maple leaf on the flag, and the hockey my parents forced me to play.
No list can really encapsulate what it means to be Canadian, which is why each of us has our own reasons to love it. My own private Canadian-io.