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Top 10 Myths about Canada!!
We live in igloos...? We live in houses, and they are very well built houses.
Canadians do not have the same technology as Americans...? Canadians have access to the same technology as Americans and the rest of the civilized world.
There is snow everywhere all year long...? Anyone who has spent a summer in Vancouver, Toronto, or Montreal will strongly disagree with this.
We don't get the same movies Americans do...? We get the same movies, on the same day, and our censorship is less severe. Furthermore, the Paramount theater in Montreal is the most attended and most lucrative movie theater in North-America.
Canada does not have a film industry...? We have a thriving film industry, and many of the syndicated US TV shows, not to mention major studio motion pictures are filmed here. Canada is renowned to have some of the best production crews in the world.
Canadians all say "eh" and "aboot"...? Sure, some of us do, but Canada is a big country with many different people who speak many different languages with different dialects.
Everyone in Quebec speaks French...? Although a large percentage of the Province's
population is Francophone, there is also a large number of Anglophones and Allophones.
Canadians have fewer guns than Americans...? Canadians have just as many, if not more; we just have fewer murders.
Canada's national sport is Hockey...? Not completely true. While Hockey is very popular, and considered our national pastime, our national sport is Lacrosse. Oh, and we invented Baseball too.
In 1994, the Federal Government introduced Bill C-212 that officially made Hockey Canada’s National Winter Sport and Lacrosse Canada’s National Summer Sport. Thanks Rolly! So the answer is both!
Canadians policemen are all Mounties dressed in red uniforms...? Our cops are the same as American cops. The Mounties usually only dress up in red for for special occasions.
Hopefully this will Shed some light on the SECOND LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD for you!!
HAPPY CANADA DAY!!
Canadians do not have the same technology as Americans...? Canadians have access to the same technology as Americans and the rest of the civilized world.
There is snow everywhere all year long...? Anyone who has spent a summer in Vancouver, Toronto, or Montreal will strongly disagree with this.
We don't get the same movies Americans do...? We get the same movies, on the same day, and our censorship is less severe. Furthermore, the Paramount theater in Montreal is the most attended and most lucrative movie theater in North-America.
Canada does not have a film industry...? We have a thriving film industry, and many of the syndicated US TV shows, not to mention major studio motion pictures are filmed here. Canada is renowned to have some of the best production crews in the world.
Canadians all say "eh" and "aboot"...? Sure, some of us do, but Canada is a big country with many different people who speak many different languages with different dialects.
Everyone in Quebec speaks French...? Although a large percentage of the Province's
population is Francophone, there is also a large number of Anglophones and Allophones.
Canadians have fewer guns than Americans...? Canadians have just as many, if not more; we just have fewer murders.
Canada's national sport is Hockey...? Not completely true. While Hockey is very popular, and considered our national pastime, our national sport is Lacrosse. Oh, and we invented Baseball too.
In 1994, the Federal Government introduced Bill C-212 that officially made Hockey Canada’s National Winter Sport and Lacrosse Canada’s National Summer Sport. Thanks Rolly! So the answer is both!
Canadians policemen are all Mounties dressed in red uniforms...? Our cops are the same as American cops. The Mounties usually only dress up in red for for special occasions.
Hopefully this will Shed some light on the SECOND LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD for you!!
HAPPY CANADA DAY!!
HAPPY CANADA DAY!!
Some little known truths for my American friends:
Canada has vehicles... you do NOT have to get the the US border by Dog sled then drive or fly to your American destination.
Canada is NOT Winter all the time..
Canada HAS Electricity...
NOT EVERY Canadian talks like Bob & Doug Mackenzie
Canada has great Exports like Jim Carey, Water, John Candy, Jack Bauer aka Kiefer Sutherland, Oil, Justin Beiber LOL and wood... to name a few.
Canadians Invented:
AM radio
Invented by :
Guglielmo Marconi
IMAX projector and system
Invented by :
Graeme Ferguson,
Roman Kroitor
and Robert Kerr
Telephone
Invented by :
Alexander Graham Bell
Television
Invented by :
Reginald A. Fessenden
Zipper
Invented by :
Gideon Sundback
Music Synthesizer
Invented by:
Hugh LeCaine
Electron microscope
Invented by :
Eli Franklin Burton,
Cecil Hall,
James Hillier,
and Albert Prebus
Trivial Pursuit
Invented by :
Chris Haney
and Scott Abbott
Basketball
Invented by :
James Naismith
Canadarm
Invented by :
Spar Aerospace Ltd
So celebrate Canada with me by blowing something up and eating some Back bacon!
Happy Canada Day!!
Some little known truths for my American friends:
Canada has vehicles... you do NOT have to get the the US border by Dog sled then drive or fly to your American destination.
Canada is NOT Winter all the time..
Canada HAS Electricity...
NOT EVERY Canadian talks like Bob & Doug Mackenzie
Canada has great Exports like Jim Carey, Water, John Candy, Jack Bauer aka Kiefer Sutherland, Oil, Justin Beiber LOL and wood... to name a few.
Canadians Invented:
AM radio
Invented by :
Guglielmo Marconi
IMAX projector and system
Invented by :
Graeme Ferguson,
Roman Kroitor
and Robert Kerr
Telephone
Invented by :
Alexander Graham Bell
Television
Invented by :
Reginald A. Fessenden
Zipper
Invented by :
Gideon Sundback
Music Synthesizer
Invented by:
Hugh LeCaine
Electron microscope
Invented by :
Eli Franklin Burton,
Cecil Hall,
James Hillier,
and Albert Prebus
Trivial Pursuit
Invented by :
Chris Haney
and Scott Abbott
Basketball
Invented by :
James Naismith
Canadarm
Invented by :
Spar Aerospace Ltd
So celebrate Canada with me by blowing something up and eating some Back bacon!
Happy Canada Day!!
Canada Day!!
Interesting Facts about Canada!
Life Expectancy
The life expectancy here in Canada according to recent studies show men live to be to the average of 77 years where as the women have a longer life expectancy and live to be around 84 years.
Biggest Province
Our biggest province here is Quebec which covers an area over 1,365,128 square kilometres.
Highest Populated Area
Our province with the biggest population is Ontario with an outstanding 12.5 million people. Quebec is the second highest populated area with 7.6 million people.
Canadian Sports Inventor
Did you know that basketball was invented by a Canadian named Dr. James Naismith. Dr. Naismith was originally from a small town in Ontario called “Almonte” in which I grew up. He invented the game while working in Boston with college students.
Canada’s Size
Canada is the second largest country in the world next to Russia. The area size of Canada is a whopping 9,984,670 square kilometres.
Immigrants In Canada
A little over 16% of Canada’s population are immigrants which equals to roughly 5.5 million people. The total population of people in Canada is nearly 32 million people if not more.
Deepest Lake In Canada
The deepest lake we have here in our country is Great Slave Lake. This lake is located in the Northwest Territories and is a little over 614 metres deep.
Largest City
The largest city here in Canada is Toronto. This city is home to over 5 million people and Toronto residents hold more university educations than any other country in the world.
Best City To Live In
According to studies and research, Vancouver in British Columbia is tied with Zurich Switzerland for having the highest quality of life of any other city in the world.
Quality Of Life
According to the United Nations Human Development Index, Canada has got the highest quality of life in the world making it an ideal place to live and raise a family!
Life Expectancy
The life expectancy here in Canada according to recent studies show men live to be to the average of 77 years where as the women have a longer life expectancy and live to be around 84 years.
Biggest Province
Our biggest province here is Quebec which covers an area over 1,365,128 square kilometres.
Highest Populated Area
Our province with the biggest population is Ontario with an outstanding 12.5 million people. Quebec is the second highest populated area with 7.6 million people.
Canadian Sports Inventor
Did you know that basketball was invented by a Canadian named Dr. James Naismith. Dr. Naismith was originally from a small town in Ontario called “Almonte” in which I grew up. He invented the game while working in Boston with college students.
Canada’s Size
Canada is the second largest country in the world next to Russia. The area size of Canada is a whopping 9,984,670 square kilometres.
Immigrants In Canada
A little over 16% of Canada’s population are immigrants which equals to roughly 5.5 million people. The total population of people in Canada is nearly 32 million people if not more.
Deepest Lake In Canada
The deepest lake we have here in our country is Great Slave Lake. This lake is located in the Northwest Territories and is a little over 614 metres deep.
Largest City
The largest city here in Canada is Toronto. This city is home to over 5 million people and Toronto residents hold more university educations than any other country in the world.
Best City To Live In
According to studies and research, Vancouver in British Columbia is tied with Zurich Switzerland for having the highest quality of life of any other city in the world.
Quality Of Life
According to the United Nations Human Development Index, Canada has got the highest quality of life in the world making it an ideal place to live and raise a family!
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