Oh Canada - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

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[Mark CDT]

That offer of a 1.000,- a day I assume is PayPal free so I think I accept right away, whatever dollar you quoted 

Do I have speak/eat/meet French?

- Dagfinn A.

Of the 4 Atlantic Provinces - French is easy to find in New Brunswick (about 50 %), Nova Scotia (about 20 %), Prince Edward Island (small %) and Newfoundland (almost nil).  But the places to go are Quebec City and Montreal 

[Mark CDT]

Crime is not an extremely high concern here (but it does indeed exist).

Just don’t ride on a Greyhound bus out in Western Canada.  A horrendous crime lat week - random stabbing and beheading - not the norm, Thank God

[Peter S]

{Spanish, ACA-NADA}

That sounds so weird it might be true 

As I found it on the same page I found the following, I suspect not..   


An Englishman, a Canadian and an American were captured by terrorists.

The terrorist leader said: "Before we shoot you, you will be allowed last words. Please let me know what you wish to talk about."

The Englishman replied: "I wish to speak of loyalty and service to the crown."

The Canadian replied: "Since you are involved in a question of national purpose, national identity, and secession, I wish to talk about the history of constitutional process in Canada, special status, distinct society and uniqueness within diversity."

The American replied: "Just shoot me before the Canadian starts talking."

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According to Wikipedia, the derivation of the name Canada is exactly as you posted earlier...

 

[Odette]

LOL Peter...........and so true.

Canada has many different areas distinct from one another.  Here in the West, we are separated from the rest of the country by the Rocky Mountains.  People in Ontario and Quebec use this as an explanation for what they consider our 'quirkiness, eccentricity.' 

[minke]

Do you realize that Alexander Graham Bell was an American who also lived here in Canada - in Baddeck, about 240 miles form my home city of Halifax.

And without his invention of the telephone - you would not be on the Internet today. Well, maybe you would be but he is the one that deserves the credit.

Come to Canada - Jane and I will let you stay with us for 4 weeks at $1,000 per day 

That would be enough time for you to get a feel for Atlantic Canada - but that's only a small part of Kanata 

Ahem........... Alexander Graham Bell was Scottish

[Evelyn Yvonne Theriault]

Dagfinn,
If you're going to celebrate Canada with ice cream it had better be a very rich MAPLE WALNUT ICE CREAM!
Here's what you need to do: find a walnut tree, collect the nuts and follow the Canadian Living recipe below!

Preparation:
1. On small rimmed baking sheet, toast walnuts in 350°F (180°C) oven until golden and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Let cool and set aside.
2. In large heavy saucepan, bring maple syrup to boil over medium-high heat; boil until reduced to about 2/3 cup (150 mL), about 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in 10% and whipping creams; heat over medium heat until tiny bubbles form around edge of pan.
3. In bowl, whisk egg yolks; slowly whisk in cream mixture. Return to pan; cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until thick enough to coat back of spoon, 6 to 8 minutes.
4. Stir in maple extract. Strain custard into 9-inch (2.5 L) square metal cake pan. Place plastic wrap directly on surface; refrigerate until cold, about 1-1/2 hours.
5. Freeze until almost solid, 3 to 4 hours. Break into chunks and purée in food processor until smooth. (Or freeze in ice-cream machine according to manufacturer's instructions.)
6. Spoon one-quarter of the ice cream into airtight container. Sprinkle with one-third of the walnuts, swirling slightly with spoon. Repeat twice. Cover with remaining ice cream. Freeze until firm, about 6 hours. (Make-ahead: Freeze for up to 1 week.)
Source
Canadian Living Magazine: July 2008

Or, if you're lazy order some Breyer's ice cream - easily THE BEST IN THE WORLD

[Evelyn Yvonne Theriault]

For many of us Canadians, an important part of our ongoing identity crisis, is our "insecure, my big brother is better than me" obsession with the U.S.
Here's an example of this which is meant to be funny about Canadians and Americans (as a matter of fact some of my best friends are Americans  .

I Am Canadian - Molson

[Eli]

Ah, Canada, so many positive attributes.  

In Winnipeg, you have the most technologically advanced mint in the world.  They produce coins for more nations than any other country http://www.mint.ca/royalcanadianmintpublic/. The building is beautiful in itself.  

The real Winnie the Pooh came from White River, Ontario http://www.wconx.net/~museum/winnie.htm.  Tell me that tidbit of history didn't change children's imaginations forever!  

Then you have the Group of Seven, Canada's John Muir(s) without a camera but canvases instead.  They had some amazing stories, Tom Thompson died under mysterious circumstances and Emily Carr had a pet monkey.  My favorite place to view the Group of Seven art is at the McMichael, a gallery specifically for Canadian Art.  http://www.mcmichael.com/

I could go on and on . . .

[Sherri]

This is a timely thread! I just got back from 5 days camping in Ontario's Algonquin Park.  It was truly a magical experience. The wilderness was breathtaking. The sound of loons calling at night was haunting and beautiful. It really stoked my Canadian pride to see such wonderful wild area being managed so well to balance human recreation, protected wilderness, and sustainable logging.

I really think that for both Canada and the USA, our natural areas really are jewels that deserve our protection.

[wthepoo]

Some more videos about Canada (all by The Arrogant Worms)

Canada's really Big


We are the Beaver


Rocks and Trees


I am not American


The Last Saskatchewan Pirate


Enjoy,
Wolfgang.