Happy Canada Day!
Here some famous (and not so famous quotes about Canada (courtesy of Knights Canadian Info Collection)
Canada is like an old cow. The West feeds it. Ontario and Quebec milk it. And you can well imagine what it's doing in the Maritimes. - Former Saskatchewan premier Tommy Douglas
Canada is the greatest nation in this country. - Former Toronto mayor Allan Lamport
Down in Newfoundland, we can hardly sleep for wondering when St. Pierre and Miquelon are going to invade. –John Crosbie (on the state of Canada's military in 1983)
Gentlemen, we all must realize that neither side has any monopoly on sons of bitches.
C.D. Howe (in Washington to resolve a shipping dispute)
The fact is the statements are perfectly consistent, but more importantly, I don't have all the facts. - Prime Minister Paul Martin.
I've been called treacherous, stupid, venal, lazy ..and that's only by the Tories. - Peter McKay, former Tory leader.
Your majesty, I thank you from the bottom of my heart, and Madame Houde thanks you from her bottom too. - Montreal Mayor Camillien Houde (in 1939 to King George VI)
As always, Canada will now bury its war dead, just as the rest of the world, as always, will forget its sacrifice, just as it always forgets nearly everything Canada ever does. It seems that Canada's historic mission is to come to the selfless aid both of its friends and of complete strangers, and then, once the crisis is over, to be well and truly ignored. Canada is the perpetual wallflower that stands on the edge of the hall, waiting for someone to come and ask her for a dance.- Kevin Myers (The Daily Telegraph, London)
I guess Canada is a nice country. I've never thought much about it.- Anon. Cal-State student
Article comments
1 - Eric Olsen
nice Deano, thanks!
2 - dietdoc
Deano: Thanks, you made my day! And, after Temple's post about oil imports, I now realize the humor - and importance - of our northern neighbors.
Cheers,
Ron
3 - James Ryan
Do you guys ever get tired of bashing Canada? And you wonder why "your side" never wins. Dumbasses.
4 - Deano
Umm, hello? James Ryan,
Did you actually happen to READ the post? No one's bashing Canada.
Go troll somewhere else.
5 - Temple Stark
Ah, then you read past the lede then? :-)
I think a lot of people would be surprised that they are our largest oil importer.
6 - gypsyman
It just makes me all teary eyed...you like us...Oh shit I'm chanelling Sally Field again...On behalf of us beer drinking hockey playing toque wearing, igloo dwelling, snowshoeing, lumberjakcs, I'd like to say thanks eh?
I'd also like to leave you with some quotes by Pierre Elliot Trudeau who did his best to prove that Canadians can be intellectual.
On being caught swearing in the house of commons: "I said Fuddle Duddle"
On imposing the war measures act during the Quebec Crises when the F.L.Q. kidnapped the Quebec Minister of Justice and killed him."Just Watch Me"
On living next to the United States: "Living next to the United States is like sleeping with an elephant, you just hope it doesn't role over on you in it's sleep"
Early birthday greetings to you guys eh!
7 - Victor Plenty
My good friends from Canada have taught me how to remember the proper spelling for the name of their beloved homeland:
"C, eh? N, eh? D, eh?"
Happy Canada Day y'all!
8 - Adam
I was actually touched by the quote by Kevin Myers on how Canada is always forgotten after the wars. I fully agree but maybe that's why we are liked around the world because of the fact people don't remember we did fight and kill many innocent and non-innocent lives. If they didn't smoke so much dope in the 60's and 70's they would realize we made big mistakes in our governing body. Oh well we escape loved again. GO CANUCKS