What makes you a Canadian?
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The fact that i can call Stephen Harper a complete A-HOLE...and the secret police do not cart me off to a new lifestyle.
I wasn't born in Canada. I was born abroad. Lived there for 4 months and then traveled the world with my parents for a year and 4 months before coming to Canada. I had my permanent residence for Canada, a couple weeks after I was born.
I'm 16 right now and I came here three months before my 2nd birthday. The first season I expereinced here was winter and I love the winter,my birthday's in the winter. The first holiday I experienced here was Christmas and I love christmas. Of course I don't remember anything but looking at when I got here, these would be my firsts.
Hockey is my life. I play hockey, watch hockey and love hockey with all my life, just as much as I love this country. I've had no other home than this. I hate the country that I was born in and I hate that all my legal documents say that i'm born there because Canada is the country i've grown up in. I've grown up like a Canadian. (p.s maple syrup is friggen amazing!! ) I'm not legally a Canadian yet, but I still call my self one because I'd do anything for this country. I've grown up here. I've grown up singing the national anthem in both of our national languages.
I've been in this country for 14 years. English was my first language and i'm learning french right now ( my teacher said im getting natural, feel so darn smart XD) haha so I can some what communicate in it. Good enough to order stuff at a restaurant .
The way I feel towards this country, the fact that although I wasn't born here, but almost my whole life has been spent here and that I was brought up like a Canadian, isn't that enough to state that I truly am Canadian at heart? I know it's not legally, but either way, isn't being a canadian a part of who I am
I'm 16 right now and I came here three months before my 2nd birthday. The first season I expereinced here was winter and I love the winter,my birthday's in the winter. The first holiday I experienced here was Christmas and I love christmas. Of course I don't remember anything but looking at when I got here, these would be my firsts.
Hockey is my life. I play hockey, watch hockey and love hockey with all my life, just as much as I love this country. I've had no other home than this. I hate the country that I was born in and I hate that all my legal documents say that i'm born there because Canada is the country i've grown up in. I've grown up like a Canadian. (p.s maple syrup is friggen amazing!! ) I'm not legally a Canadian yet, but I still call my self one because I'd do anything for this country. I've grown up here. I've grown up singing the national anthem in both of our national languages.
I've been in this country for 14 years. English was my first language and i'm learning french right now ( my teacher said im getting natural, feel so darn smart XD) haha so I can some what communicate in it. Good enough to order stuff at a restaurant .
The way I feel towards this country, the fact that although I wasn't born here, but almost my whole life has been spent here and that I was brought up like a Canadian, isn't that enough to state that I truly am Canadian at heart? I know it's not legally, but either way, isn't being a canadian a part of who I am
Because one of my Passports say I'm Canadian.. guess that make me "Canadian" :canada:
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Somebody beat Twila to a Narco Thread?? I'm shocked!!
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Somebody beat Twila to a Narco Thread?? I'm shocked!!
Me too. Do you not know the rules yet Boomer? It's always ladies first. Sheesh!
Now I have nothing to write about...oh ffs.
What makes me a Canadian is the nationality stated in my passport.
I have a feeling though that you might have intended to ask what makes me a patriot, so I'll answer that too. What makes me a patriot is love for my country, which I understand to be the earth, the citizens of which are mankind.
I could be wrong of course, and maybe what you really intended to ask was what I like about Canada; so I'll answer that question too. One of the things I like most about Canada are my friends and family and making new friends in Canada. Then again, friendship making new friends is generally what I like most about any country.
Getting back to the original question though, the nationality stated in my passport is what makes me Canadian.
Just to play devil's advocate, a little sarcasm, irony and humour:
I'm proud of Canada, the sacrifices of Canadian soldiers in the Boer wars, the courage of our government to write the Indian Act (on which South Africa built Apartheid) and establish the Indian Residential Schools System, and the writing of the Chinese Exclusion Act. Taking away the right of German and Ukrainian Canadians to send their children to school in their languages after WWI was another milestone in the building of our great nation. Japanese internment camps in BC and their forced dispersion east by popular demand in spite of the military's recommendations all for a few votes brings a tear to my eye. Discriminatory immigration policies in favour of British immigration until the 1960's was another wise contribution to the building of our great nation.
Book I of the B&B Commission and it's talk of two founding races is a piece of sophistry we can all be proud of along with the separate school system.
The forced displacement of indigenous peoples to the far north to defend Canadian interests during the cold war makes me proud of their sacrifice for our great country. I'm sure many Canadians would have wished for the same privilege.
Thinking about our wonderful history makes me wanna sing O Canada with love and pride in all of our wonderful accomplishments.
There are many things I was born in this country it has provided well for me.
I can choose to live the way I want without much of a tado about it.
I don't have to stand with my hand over my heart yet I can stand repsectfully
for the National Anthem.
It used to be I didn't have to mourn the loss of damn near everything or be
afraid of my own shadow.
Now of course we have an ongoing list like the stations of the cross at church.
9/11, is the leader now for mourning people got tired of Pear Harbor and there
is a list of crap to be mourned both here and south of the border.
Tissue companies should sponsor the events there are so many.
Now of course to be a good Canadian or American we must spend at least part
of the day looking for or promoting a hero.
Yes and Canadians have turned complaining into an art form we are the best at it
We can be thankful and complain at the same time its wonderful
I can choose to live the way I want without much of a tado about it.
I don't have to stand with my hand over my heart yet I can stand repsectfully
for the National Anthem.
It used to be I didn't have to mourn the loss of damn near everything or be
afraid of my own shadow.
Now of course we have an ongoing list like the stations of the cross at church.
9/11, is the leader now for mourning people got tired of Pear Harbor and there
is a list of crap to be mourned both here and south of the border.
Tissue companies should sponsor the events there are so many.
Now of course to be a good Canadian or American we must spend at least part
of the day looking for or promoting a hero.
Yes and Canadians have turned complaining into an art form we are the best at it
We can be thankful and complain at the same time its wonderful
Staying in country instead of bailing at the first opportunity.
In hindsight I wonder what 'my people' means under the microscope.
In hindsight I wonder what 'my people' means under the microscope.
Damn British were so braindead when it came to original place names everywhere they went...
"Hey let's name everywhere after the same place we left because we hated it so much.
I wiz speech MHz.Damn British were so braindead when it came to original place names everywhere they went...
"Hey let's name everywhere after the same place we left because we hated it so much.
Hes autour space. Kuel.
But your no wrong as we approach the 9 Pin, rolling swells, pyramid seas .
Stand bye to come about!
AHOY ABOARD THE PEQUOD !
A good CDN feelin` is picking up a good CDN buddy so we can go on a rage, as we say down under.
07.45 hrs. tomorrow at AKL International.
HEY HO !
LETS GO !
07.45 hrs. tomorrow at AKL International.
HEY HO !
LETS GO !
Nice try, there is no horizon is Sask. The only point of reference is the Milky Way. Even GPS devices come with a warning not to tap the AP, its working fine, Sask is what it is. Even the invaders had to hire people to live there.