higher taxes, yes! We have 36m people in a country larger than yours. You think Infrastucture is going to cost a bit more to maintain. EHH!
Like I said You have never been to Canada!
Here are some things which make Canada such a great country:
Great variety in seasons
Great world-wide reputation with other countries
We invented Hockey
We invented Basketball
We invented the telephone
We invented cable T.V.
There are over 2 million Canadian patents
We are one of the G-7 countries
We are a part of NATO
We are a part of NAFTA
We are one of the only countries that can put up with Americans
We have a low crime rate
Canada doesn't have the highest national debt (The U.S. does, ha!)
We have a slightly lower debt per-capita than the U.S.
We can understand American-English. (Well most of us anyway)
Canadians are polite
Canada is easy to spell
Canada is easy to pronounce
We have one of the top education systems
Canada has one of the fastest growing populations in the world
Canada introduced peace-keeping
Our government pays for medicine. In other words, no hospital bills
We have nice cities
We have clean cities
We are at peace with many countries
We are the leader in telephone technology
We have better technology than the U.S.
We made those dinosaurs in Jurassic Park
We are not stupid
We invented refinning
Canada has more clean water than any other nation
Canada is a free and democratic society
Hockey is Canada, Canada is hockey
We know how, and when to use the word, "eh"
We have two official languages, and a leader that speaks his own
Unlike what many people think, Canadians are patriotic
We are probably the least biased country
There's a lot of famous Canadians
We don't have to worry about nukes or bombs
Lots of ski resorts
We have the world's longest brige (P.E.I. to the mainiland)
We have the world's tallest self-supported structure (CN Tower, Toronto)
Most of us know what the CN Tower is for
We have the world's longest street (Yonge St., Toronto to somewhere near Manitoba)
We are great world-leaders withour beer
Canadians are 300% less likely to be murdered than Americans
Economy living up to most of its potential of all G7 nations
Falling crime rate
We have the 'Smarties' candy unlike Americans (Very important, isn't it?)
Our schools have less of a dicipline problem than American schools
Canadian students rank higher than American students in Math, Science, English, ...
1/3 of Microsoft programmers come from the University of Waterloo
Canadian invented the baseball glove
Canadian invented insulin
Canadian invented the kitchen stove
Titanic, written, directed and produced by a Canadian, James Cameron
Nelvana Corp. of Toronto hired to produce all American cartoons on CBS
Canadian woman second in comand at UN (American not 1st or 3rd or 4th or... in command)
Canada is the only country at the Atlanta summer olympics that sent more women than men, meaning we aren't sexist
Canada is one of the few countries with women in the millitary
Canada has a trade surplus, unlike our southern friends
Canada is slated to get rid of the deficit and debt before the U.S.
Canadian music is world reknowned
Unemployed Canadians receive higher welfare cheques than unemployed Americans
Average life expectancy of a Canadian is 79 years, the highest in the world (U.S. is 75 years)
Canadian cities lead the world in quality of life. Vancouver (1), Toronto (3), Montreal (15). Closest American city was Atlanta at thrity-something
Canadian discovered Pablum (Baby food)
Women in Ontario can walk around topless legally (For men: YES! For women: Your freedoms are expanded)
Canadian doctor at the Montreal General Hospital was able to map the human brain
Recovered bodies of the Titanic are buried in Halifax (not really something to demonstrate patriotism but an interesting fact)
Canada never owned slaves (there were slaves in Canada in the 18th century but they were owned by the British government)
Many American slaves came secretly to Canada during the American civil war
Canada receives more immigrants per capita than the U.S. (almost twice as much)
Canada among most popular tourist destinations in the world
Canadian universities are world-reknowned for quality education and cheap tuitions
Canada is one of few countries at the UN to be apart of the security counsil, giving Canada a strong voice
Canada has teh lowest crime rate among major industrialized countries
Canada leads all economic powers in economic growth
World's best infrastructure
Very low inflation (0.9%)
Falling unemployment rate
Canadian social programs are unsurpassed
Stocks reaching new records
Major profits among Canadian companies
Canada is home to the world's third largest food franchise--Fogen Frutz
More medals per capita than any other country at the Atlanta Summer Olympics
Canadian troops lead the invasion of Normandy
Invasion planned in Quebec City by Mackenzie King, Winston Churchill, and Roosevelt
Canadian attack at Vimy Ridge during WWI; one of the turning points of the war
You know the nuclear bombs the U.S. prides itself on? Well they get the essential uranium from Canada
More drinkable water in Canada then anywhere else in the world
The longest inclined tower in the world (Olympic Tower, Montreal) |
