Why We Love Canada

125 Birthday Countdown

Why We Love Canada

WE CANADIANS don't make a huge show of our love for Canada.

But if your response to our request for short essays on “Why I Love Canada”

is any indication, the still waters of your affection run as deep as Lake Superior.

Young and old, long-time Canadians and new arrivals, you share an enthusiasm

for your country that may surprise those who think

we never wear our patriotism on our sleeve.

Until June 30, we're running a daily sample of your thoughts

to help mark the 125^th anniversary of Canada.

This request appeared in the local Burlington Post in June 1992...

to which I responded:

Diverse Land and People

I love Canada for her diverse landscapes ... from her eastern shoreline waters to Ontario's green rolling hills and escarpment rockfaces, the prairies for their golden grain fields, the lofty snow peaks of the Rockies and British Columbia's rugged coastline!

I love Canada for her diverse businesses and industries, from fishing coves and deep waters to products from the land, ore from her mines to metropolitan commerce and trade.

I love Canada for her diverse peoples and respective cultures, all unified under the name of Canadians. It is inspiring to meet, to observe and hear about their introductions to Canada.

This is the pulse that makes our Canada click and succeed in the eyes of the world.

Canada's Centennial Celebration was in 1967.

Canada Day is July 1 each year.

Merle Baird-Kerr

June 1992