150 Things to Love about Canada June 30, 2017 Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Email A gender-balanced Cabinet The Canadian flag Universal public healthcare Hockey Our national winter sport The long-form census (reinstated under the Liberal government in 2016!) National Indigenous Peoples Day Every year on June 21, we honour and celebrate the cultures and traditions of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples Politeness (sorry!) The first-ever Prime Minister’s Youth Council Baffin Island, Nunavut Beavertails Parliament Hill New tax relief for members of the Canadian Armed Forces Tom Jackson A Métis actor, singer, and philanthropist Harjit Sajjan The first Sikh to become Minister of Defence L’Acadie and Acadian culture and history Lester B. Pearson Prime Minister of Canada (1963-1968) and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize Caesars Beavers! Celine Dion Milk in a bag Lobster (and lobster rolls!) Timbits Keeping BC’s North Coast clean with the oil tanker moratorium Loons Justin Trudeau’s committment to standing with the LGBTQ2 community for human rights and equality And he became the first Canadian PM to ever march in Pride parades We have a feminist Prime Minister We’re diverse and inclusive We recognize that our differences make us stronger! The Great Bear Rainforest Olympic ice hockey gold medals We have the most in the world, for both men and women Our stunning mountains Basketball Invented by Canadian Dr. James Naismith in 1891 Ice fishing Moose Thérèse Casgrain A women’s suffrage activist, Senator, and the first female leader of a political party in Canada Jody Wilson Raybould The first Indigenous person to serve as Minister of Justice The Athabasca Sand Dunes in Saskatchewan The Montreal Jazz Festival The biggest in the world! The beautiful prairies Parks Canada giving free access to our National Parks for Canada 150! Hawaiian pizza The Canada Games Our national anthem: O Canada! The Group of Seven (Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A.Y. Jackson, Franz Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J.E.H. MacDonald, and F.H. Varley) Landscape painters who initiated the first major Canadian national art movement Buffy Sainte Marie Singer-songwriter, educator, and Indigenous activist The Snowking Winter Festival in Yellowknife Saying eh! The Human Rights Museum in Winnipeg Canadian veterans And the Liberal government is supporting them by reopening VAC offices and supporting veterans mental health, education, and skills training Butter tarts Rich Indigenous history, culture, and traditions We have two official languages, and speak hundreds of others! Alice Munro Short story writer and Nobel Prize winner Oswald Avery One of the three scientists who first demonstrated that DNA carries genetic material Bill C-6 protects Canadian citizenship Because a Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian Nanaimo bars Le Bonhomme Carnaval Gord Downie Ketchup chips The Confederation Bridge The world’s longest bridge over icy waters Snowball fights Urban parks like Rouge National Park Which the Liberal government is expanding and protecting Niagara Falls A Pan-Canadian Plan for pricing carbon pollution That will reduce greenhouse gas emissions AND grow the economy Multiculturalism Skating on lakes, rivers, and canals Anne of Green Gables Loonies and toonies Our wildlife The Rideau Canal The world’s largest naturally frozen ice rink Source: flickr.com/freezelight Wayne Gretzky The Great One The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Margaret Atwood Award winning novelist and poet The Royal Ontario Museum The Trans Canada Highway Insulin Invented by Canadian Frederick Banting in 1921 The new Canada Child Benefit Which will help lift almost 300,000 children out of poverty It’s illegal here to discriminate based on gender identity and expression William Shatner “Beam me up, Scotty” James Cameron 3-time Oscar-winning director of Titanic, Avatar, and many more Plexiglass Invented by Canadian William Chalmers in 1931 Young women from across Canada filled the House of Commons on International Women’s Day For Equal Voice’s Daughters of the Vote Tom Longboat World champion Onondaga distance runner who won the Boston Marathon in 1907 The CN Tower Budget 2017 The first ever federal budget to include a gender-based statement L’Hôtel de Glace in Quebec City Willie O’Ree The first black player in the NHL The Canadian Confederation That united our country on July 1, 1867 The maple leaf Peanut butter First patented by Canadian Marcellus Gilmore Edson in 1884 Drake via GIPHY Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy Making a difference in the world by empowering women and girls The walkie talkie Invented by Canadians Donald L. Hings and Alfred J. Gross in 1942 Poutine Skiing The Bay of Fundy with the highest tides in the world Oscar Peterson Jazz pianist and composer The Early Learning and Child Care Framework, helping give more kids the best start in life The Just for Laughs Festival Maple syrup The Northern Lights Source: flickr.com/Studiolit We welcome refugees Terry Fox http://www.terryfox.org/ National Parks Leonard Cohen Singer, songwriter, and poet The brave Canadian troops who fought in the battle of Vimy Ridge Canada’s signature on the Paris Climate Change Agreement Investments in better transit, roads, and bridges across Canada Pierre Elliott Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada (1980-1984, 1968-1979) Investments in new affordable housing Cirque du Soleil The Famous Five (Emily Murphy, Irene Marryat Parlby, Nellie Mooney McClung, Louise Crummy McKinney and Henrietta Muir Edwards) Their activism resulted in the groundbreaking ruling that women are persons, and allowed to be appointed to the Senate The Great Lakes The Tulip Festival The middle class tax cut The Liberal government has cut taxes for the middle class, and raised them on the wealthiest 1% The National Arts Centre Degrassi Sir John A MacDonald Our first Prime Minister and father of the Confederation The Liberal government is set to introduce legislation that will erase convictions for any Canadians ever found guilty of sexual activity with a same-sex partner Louis Riel Founder of Manitoba and defender of Métis rights and culture Polar bears https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polar_Bear,_Churchill,_Manitoba,_Canada..jpg Sonar Canadians Reginald Fessenden and Robert William Boyle contributed to its creation in the early 1900s. Neil Young “Keep on rockin’ in the free world” Canadian bacon Viola Desmond Human rights activist and the first Canadian woman on the 10 dollar bill The world’s longest undefended border Investments in mental health care to make sure families have access to the services they need Justice Bertha Wilson First woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada Legalizing, regulating, and restricting access to marijuana Justin Trudeau’s socks Canada’s new Oceans Protection Plan, which will keep Canadian waters clean and safe for generations to come Sledding Equal marriage All across Canada since 2005 Justin Trudeau raised the Pride flag and the trans rights flag on Parliament Hill Mary Pickford One of the greatest actresses and pioneers of classic Hollywood Cinema Canoeing Canada’s many lakes and rivers Maple taffy on snow https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maple_syrup_popsicle_(6974621697).jpg The Butchart Gardens in Victoria The snowmobile Invented by Canadian Joseph-Armand Bombardier in 1937 The Canada Pension Plan Which the Liberal government is strengthening! Canada geese Lacrosse Our national summer sport Smarties Yes, they’re from Canada! The longest coastline in the world Lake Louise Lighthouses Icebergs The CBC The Calgary Stampede Yahoo! The people of Gander, Newfoundland They welcomed 7,000 relocated travelers after 9/11. Their story is depicted in the Broadway musical Come From Away Celebrating Canada Day with friends, family, and fireworks Previous 25 Next 25 Donate and support positive politics The Liberal Party of Canada is 100% funded by grassroots donors like you. Give Monthly Transform our movement locally and nationally with an easy, hassle-free, monthly donation to the Victory Fund. Give Monthly Laurier Club Join the Laurier Club by contributing at least $1750 annually (or $145.84/monthly). If you’re 35 years of age or under, it’s just $75 monthly ($900 annually). Join Laurier Club One-time Donation Stop the Conservative Party from rolling back our progress for a stronger middle class. Donate Now
