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What makes living in Canada Great?

  • 1. It's Canada… Duh!

    Votes: 12 31.6%
  • 2. It's in North American and NOT the good ole US of A… Duh!

    Votes: 12 31.6%
  • 3. Hockey is one of our national sports.

    Votes: 7 18.4%
  • 4. We enjoy one of the greatest standards of living in the world.

    Votes: 17 44.7%
  • 5. Per capita we have/have had some of the best comedians in the world.

    Votes: 6 15.8%
  • 6. Per capita we have/have had some of the best singers/musicians in the world.

    Votes: 9 23.7%
  • 7. Having winter 5 months of the year rules….

    Votes: 4 10.5%
  • 8. Having a Monarch is cool.

    Votes: 5 13.2%
  • 9. I was born here/ I chose to live here.

    Votes: 11 28.9%
  • 10. None/All of the above and more... If you choose this option please elaborate….

    Votes: 7 18.4%

What makes living in Canada Great?

5K views 78 replies 25 participants last post by  Dr.G. 
#1 ·
So... How the frick do you post a new poll... I have done it before and suddenly I can't get it to work.

Mods/Mr. Mayor please delete this thread once I get an answer. I didn't mean to post this as a thread without the poll, but in trying to get it to work this thread was generated in error and I have no way of deleting it.
 
#57 ·
The fact that I'm only a couple of hours away from a great craft beer market...in the US! :D
 
#63 ·
Not to put too fine a point it, but they do not always shout, lest it disturb other passengers.

PS Are you saying that passengers elsewhere do NOT thank the driver?! How uncouth! It is time for them to visitVictoria and learn some proper Canadian manners.
 
#65 ·
Something is wrong with the vote tabulator in this poll.

It's hard to summarize why this country is great, but I voted for #4 because it reflects how I feel. For any one particular factor, there are other 'better' countries, but Canada is hard to beat when evaluated across a wide variety of indices.
 
#66 ·
The poll allows you to vote for multiple items.

Not sure about multiple times.beejacon
 
#72 ·
As another person who chose to live in Canada, there are lots of things I *could* mention, but there are primarily three that brought me to this great country:

1. The ability to be closer to nature. Some might scoff, knowing I live in a "city" (Victoria, and right smack in the middle of it too I might add!), but we have so much more nature here than we did in Florida. I see wild animals of all sorts, all the time, plus a turbulent ever-changing sky with seasons, plus the flora, the mountains, the sea. I can see the stars again, and I'm not far from places where I could see the rest of the Milky Way go by. I feel much more connected to the earth, at the risk of sounding like a damn hippy. :)

2. Civility. I was sooooo tired of the hate and fear and simple RUDENESS of the US. Sure, Canada has its squabbles, but the people here (at least on this island of ours, but I think it's quite prevalent outside of Vancouver Island) act like they're on a boat together ... there's a real sense of community in most of the places in Canada I've seen. Respectful disagreements, even! Amazing.

3. History. For a country that only really finally officially came together in 1982, this place has history. First nations and immigrant and settler history. A real respect for the heritage, and an interest in where we've been. This reminds me of my years in England (and being in BRITISH Columbia and particularly Victoria helps that a lot) way back when, the England I partially grew up in, and of course I find that terribly comforting.

You'll notice I didn't mention the health care. I didn't come here for that, and in fact only just recently got my care card (I was paying out of my own pocket before that). I will only say that for my wife, myself and everyone we've met here, the system has done its job and done it well (maybe it's a different story in other parts of the country, but we have NO complaints!).
 
#73 ·
chas_m, there are too few people who actually take the time to connect with nature, something we have done all our lives. We began in our younger years tenting, then a tent trailer, then a truck camper, a small motor home and currently a larger one. We've spent many a night around a fire with friends and relatives all across this great land, fished it's lakes and photographed its beauty. I hope to continue the practice as long as my age allows.
 
#74 ·
Amen, Brother Sinc. Other than day trips to Niagra Falls, my first real experience with Canada was camping from Quebec to Manitoba. We drove in a little VW Bug, and stayed at provincial parks in each province. It was the first time this city boy heard the call of a loon, sat and watched the sun rise over a small lake, or cooked outdoors on a small fire I made. While we got to meet a great many great Canadians along the way, it was getting in touch with Nature that I recall the most, even to this day, 41 years later.

Paix, mes amis.
 
#75 ·
The shale pathway up to the top of Gros Morne and the summit of Gros Morne.

Malpeque, PEI - home to the finest oysters in Canada.

The Matapedia in New Brunswick.

The Minghan archipelago Quebec.

The Bruce overlooking Georgian Bay in Ontario.

Wapusk on Hudson Bay in Manitoba

The Athabaska Sand Dunes in Saskatchewan

Willmore Wilderness in Alberta

Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia

Kluane in Yukon

Nahanni NWT

The Sugar Maple

Douglas Fir

Prairie Grass

Quebec's cuisine

Our parliamentary system of governance

Official Bilingualism

CBC Radio & Radio Canada

National Film Board

Our art galleries big and small

Our artists

Bears, Beavers, Lynx, Wolves, Salmon, Cod, Eagles, Blue Heron

Harold Innis

Wilfred Laurier

Stan Rowe

Chief William Commanda

Outdoor rinks

The Canoe

Kayaks

Lake Superior

Our Flag
 
#79 ·
From coast to coast to coast. God bless Canada. :love2:
 
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