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Topic: Happy Canada Day!

To all the Canucks on Chordie, a very "Happy Canada Day".

Our country is very different than it was at Confederation (1867) and not all of the changes have been for the better (IMHO). However, we still have a great many civil liberties and freedoms which allow us to enjoy good music & good books, have a job, own a home, raise a family, fish for trout, worship as we please, express our views publicly, hug our wives & children, and so much more. Hope everyone enjoys the festivities, BBQ's, fireworks, and family gatherings!

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Re: Happy Canada Day!

Indeed, Happy Canada Day!

I have Canadian friends (and now, another in Tenement Funster, I hope!), and I've truly envied them and their "Canadian way of life," for lack of a better way of putting it.

I've always enjoyed the time I've spent there, and often wished I were able to emigrate.

(also - GO HABS GO!!!)(also also - I'm a HUGE Corner Gas fan!)

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Re: Happy Canada Day!

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Re: Happy Canada Day!

Happy Day to all from Canada,,,,



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Re: Happy Canada Day!

Happy Canada Day to all our Neighbors to the North!!!!

Give us a couple-three days & we'll light up a few Fireworks for ya' (at least those of us who are still rainy & damp, the rest might abstain to prevent turning the landscape into an inferno).

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Re: Happy Canada Day!

Tenement Funster wrote:

To all the Canucks on Chordie, a very "Happy Canada Day".

Our country is very different than it was at Confederation (1867) and not all of the changes have been for the better (IMHO). However, we still have a great many civil liberties and freedoms which allow us to enjoy good music & good books, have a job, own a home, raise a family, fish for trout, worship as we please, express our views publicly, hug our wives & children, and so much more. Hope everyone enjoys the festivities, BBQ's, fireworks, and family gatherings!

http://hstontario.com/wp-content/upload … NTARIO.png

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Re: Happy Canada Day!

A very happy Canada day from me

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Re: Happy Canada Day!

Happy Canada Day!

But if I may I'd like to sheepishly inquire/confirm; Does Canada Day fall into the same category as Independence Day here in the States?

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9 Reply by Doug_Smith (edited by Doug_Smith 2015-07-02 03:18:41)

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Re: Happy Canada Day!

unclejoesband wrote:

Happy Canada Day!

But if I may I'd like to sheepishly inquire/confirm; Does Canada Day fall into the same category as Independence Day here in the States?

I hope our Northern friends will correct me, but I think you are on the right track.  If I remember correctly the Constitution of Canada was signed in 1867 which like our Declaration of Independence paved the way to freedom from British Rule.  We managed it with musket balls in a fairly short time frame, whereas Canada remained under limited political control of London until 1982 when it became a fully independent Nation.



Edited to Add:  Although it might have been more proper to say "limited political control of The Crown", I used London kind of like we use Washington to indicate the seat of Government.  My Apologies to the Qeen, no offense intended.  Uncouth Colonial that I be.

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Re: Happy Canada Day!

Love the Leafs, love my Canada Dry, and I'd love to get my meds from y'all, if I could ever remember to check the prices.

I know folks make fun about the "oots" and "aboots", but y'all were there for us in wartime (beginning in 1812) and that about says it all as far as friendship and allies are concerned. I know the US wars haven't always been seen favorably in Canada, but that hasn't hurt our relations IMO.

Thanks for your service and friendship, Canadians and Happy Canada Day!

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Re: Happy Canada Day!

Well, Happy Canada Day then to our northern neighbors.

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Re: Happy Canada Day!

Doug_Smith wrote:

whereas Canada remained under limited political control of London until 1982 when it became a fully independent Nation.

WOW! I did not know that. Thanks for the history lesson.

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HAPPY Canada day!  Sorry I'm a day late.  I worked some 9+ hours yesterday.  Hopefully that was because some of my Northern Co-Workers were enjoying their day!  smile  And for the record, I love the "aboots"  hee hee hee - I heckled a Canadian once in California.  A bunch of folks were trying to guess where he was from based on his accent.  I sat there rolling my eyes.  Then I said, "I know what country you're from, BUT you have to say 'the word' for me if I am right" - He says, "I'm from the Western portion, we don't say THAT!" And we bantered back and forth a bit while the others looked at us crazy and insisted to know what I knew.  Good times, good times.  Thanks Canada, for giving my Grandma awesome bingo nights and funny money to look at when I was a kid.  smile

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Re: Happy Canada Day!

Doug_Smith wrote:
unclejoesband wrote:

Happy Canada Day!

But if I may I'd like to sheepishly inquire/confirm; Does Canada Day fall into the same category as Independence Day here in the States?

I hope our Northern friends will correct me, but I think you are on the right track.  If I remember correctly the Constitution of Canada was signed in 1867 which like our Declaration of Independence paved the way to freedom from British Rule.  We managed it with musket balls in a fairly short time frame, whereas Canada remained under limited political control of London until 1982 when it became a fully independent Nation.



Edited to Add:  Although it might have been more proper to say "limited political control of The Crown", I used London kind of like we use Washington to indicate the seat of Government.  My Apologies to the Qeen, no offense intended.  Uncouth Colonial that I be.

Doug ... you've pretty well nailed the history, and you're right that our July 1st roughly corresponds to your July 4th. Our climate has always limited our population growth relative to the USA, and the great majority of us live within 100 miles of the American border. Our whole population is 35,000,000, which is almost 1/10th of the USA's (319,000,000). For reference, the city of Tokyo, Japan has more people than Canada does (37,600,000) ... that creeps me out a lot!

I doubt you'll ever see a "No Vacancy" sign up on our border!

15 Reply by Cocktailsfor2 (edited by Cocktailsfor2 2015-07-02 22:18:25)

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Re: Happy Canada Day!

Funster - are you a hockey fan (almost a sacriligious question to ask a Canadian, but there are the odd few who don't, after all)? If so, do you follow or read Spectorshockey.net ? "Spector" is an old pal of mine, Lyle Richardson, who lives in Charlottetown, PEI, with his lovely wife... (I'm not asking if you know Lyle, just if you're familiar with the site)

(This kind of question was covered in the Corner Gas episode An American in Saskatchewan, if you've ever seen that one. And no, I'm not suggesting that every Canadian watched Corner Gas, too... big_smile  )

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Re: Happy Canada Day!

I sure am a hockey fan, and played for quite a few years (goal tender). I wasn't any good, but at 6'4" all I had to do what put on all the gear, go down in the butterfly position, and odds are the puck would hit me (LOL). There's some dispute about this, but the acknowledged birthplace of hockey (Windsor, Nova Scotia) is less than a half hour's drive from where I live.

I've tried to support the Maple Leafs over the years, but can't say I'm a fan ... it's been a very poorly run organization. As a hockey fan, I have to say that the Detroit Red Wings run the type of team-based organization that few have been able to duplicate.

And "Corner Gas"? Awesome show ... everyone has a guy like Oscar in their neighborhood.

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Ha! I often use that picture.

My missus and I have watched CG so much, we use quotes and memes from it as shorthand in conversation...

D'ya ever read ?

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We can be heroes just for one day

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