It can be more than a bit discouraging to see how much bullshit there
is out there. Its also good to know that there are a lot of things in
Canada that are real and good and we can be very proud of: Thank God!
RCMP Our Mounties are the best police force on the
planet. No question about it. It's the way it is! Mounties are a
special breed of Police Officer. They take a reasoned, common sense approach to
Policing and they do it with professionalism and pride. They deal with Canadians
from all walks of life;the good the bad and the ugly and they serve in all parts
of Canada. As the National Police Force they are tasked with a huge variety of
duties and their reputation extends all over Canada and the world. Canada is the
only country on the planet with Mounties and without them we wouldn't be Canada.
So support your local Mountie!
Canada Post -Our post office is the best anywhere. They
will deliver mail anywhere in this huge country on time and in any
weather conditions and at a fair price with a smile!. When you consider the
great distances, challenging climate and geography and the fact that
millions of individual pieces of mail are processed and delivered every day
you begin to understand what a great job our Post Office does. Support your
local Postie!
Canadian Armed Forces - The best anywhere. Our troops
are terrific! Some of our troops have been called upon to do a forth and
fifth rotation to Afghanistan. And they do it. To be asked to go into a
dangerous territory like this to protect Canada's interests and then to be
asked to go back five times is way beyond the call to duty. Our troops are
brave, efficient and professional and represent some of our very best
citizens.
Canadian Emergency Services personnel -Firemen,
Ambulance attendants, Police Officers all do a great job and they are
there when you need them! It doesn't matter that it is -30 or that it's 3am
when you call they come. And they solve problems you can't. And they do it
day in day out.
Canadian
Doctors and Nurses. It's no secret that Canada has the best Doctor's and
Nurses on the planet. When you have a Canadian RN or RPN working on your case to
heal you your chances are as good as they can be. I can speak from experience
here. Our Southern Cousins are quite aware of this too and keep on enticing our
Health Care professionals down south with promises of big pay checks and warm climates.
Thankfully most of them come back to the Great White North.
The
Average Canadian - a great person -friendly honest, fit,
hardworking and helpful. Our Auto Workers build the best cars in North
America. Our Forestry Workers lead the world. Our Miners and Oil Field
workers are the best anywhere. Drop into any Tim Horton's and you will see
average Canadians, polite, friendly and talking about the last hockey game.
Visit a store in Canada and a cheerful Clerk will help you out. Stay at a
Canadian Hotel or eat in a Restaurant here and you will receive good value
and a smile. Say that Canadian beer sucks and you will get a black eye. But
nobody is perfect.
Canadian Astronauts -the crème of the crème. Not
to be confused with 
Canadian
Teachers -we all remember our favourite teachers who taught us how
to think and made us better people! I don't know how they put up with us
brats but they do and we are better people for it.
Canadian Entrepreneurs
Despite all the bullshit in Canada we still have hard working spirited Canadians who become Entrepreneurs and work hard to create wealth and keep
this country going. They are saints! Without them the small Ma and Pops the
medium and even large operations our country would grind to a halt, nobody
would be working and everyone would be wondering what went wrong and who to
blame.
Hockey Canada has the
best hockey players on the planet. We own the game .Its the way it is on
planet Earth.
Canadian Woman Anchors As a male I
admit to being smitten by our female Anchors in Canada. What a wonderful group
of women we have here. Both on CTV, CBC and Global, Canadian women are fabulous.
Not only do they look great which I guess is a sexist thing to say (but so what)
but they are intelligent and fun to listen to and very informative. Yes the men
do a good job too but sorry guys I just don't think you look as good. I will
name a few just for the record in no particular order; Sandie
Rinaldo , Marcia McMillan,
Heather Hiscox, Kate Wheeler, Susan Bonner, Jacqueline Milczarek Carole MacNeil,
Susan Hay, Beverly Thompson,
Bridget Anderson, Catherine Clark , Cindy Burgess and Paula Todd.
I could and should go on but I think I have made my point.
Canadian Public Servants -Oh sure
we pick on them but the fact is they are a dedicated, hard working and
friendly group for the most part and they do a hell of a good job. But don't
tell them that or they will be spoiled!
YOUR
VERY FIRST BILLION -finally somebody comes clean on how to operate a
successful business in Canada -all the stuff you need to know but nobody
will tell you! Ok I admit it we published this book so we know that it is
good!
CANADA THE TRUE NORTH STRONG AND FREE! (Yes
Sir it's True!)
Over 80% of the Canadian
population lives within 100 miles of the Canada-USA border!!! And
most of them live in a few large cities. So one could argue how is our North Strong and Free? As far as the
north goes nearly all of it is completely empty! We don't even have a ship in
Canada capable of going thru the Northwest Passage. In fact we have so under populated the far north that others including our friends to the south are
laying claim to parts of it. Luckily there are two sides to this
story. We do have a significant force in the form of 4100 Canadian
Rangers and an additional 3000 Junior Rangers on guard in Northern
Canada. Its a unique force with an important job and part of the Canadian
military Reserve Force. They do excellent work! Ok I guess
we are strong and free. I just wish we had more Canadians willing to join
with our hardy citizens in the far North and help develop it. No
fighting traffic on the 401, no smog, no living like sardines in an
overpriced condo -the True North Strong and Free!
Canadian Hero's We know who
they are but don't brag about it. But I will give you a hint-the Oil Service
Technician who comes out to your house on a Sunday night at 35 below to fix your
furnace so your family won't freeze to death and then tells you it was just a
small thing and don't worry its all covered by your annual contract. The Mom's
and Dads who dedicate their lives to raising their kids and the kids who are
Scouts and Guides and Beavers and collect bottles to fund their troops and our
Soldiers who are sent to distant shores to protect Canada's interests and the
Girls at the Donut shop who are always happy to serve and have a smile and the
Teachers who make a difference in our careers by being so darn good! The
Government workers who work a few extra minutes at the end of their shifts to
serve the public because they want to do a good job even though we pick on them
all the time. The young man at the gas pumps who pumps your gas at close to
minimum wage and listens to two hundred people a day blame him for the high
prices. Our Nurses who help us out when we are sick and try their very best to
look after us and help us get well again. They really are heroes. Its quite a
long list so I better stop here. Maybe one more -the young man with Cancer and
one leg that made it half way across the country to raise money for fighting the
disease and showed us all how to make the very best of what you have. And the
other young man with Cancer and one leg who I saw make it across Canada and dip
his artificial leg into the Pacific ( Steve Fonyo -well done Steve!). I was in
the crowd in the last few hundred feet of that journey cheering him on! Welcome to
Canada the greatest country in the world! Although we usually don't admit
that.
