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Originally Posted by Lanny_MacDonald
I have been asked to speak to a graduating class of university students about what it is to be Canadian. I am very proud of my heritage and have an opinion (shocking isn't it) on what it is to be Canadian, but I thought I would like to hear what some other people think it is to be Canadian. Please keep the jokes to a minimum and try and help me augment a presentation on what are Canadian ideals, attitudes and culture (yes, we have a very fine culture, one to be proud of). I would like to hear from you folks what you think differentiates Canadians from Americans and what makes Canada the country it is.
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Being a Canadian is demanding that government fix whatever real or perceived problems you have in your life. If your neighbor has more than you, government should take some of it and give it to you. It's the politics of envy.
I heard Canadian film director Norman Jewison once describe a Canadian lobster trap (an analogy of how Canadians treat success). A Canadian lobster trap doesn't have any netting on the top because if one lobster tries to leave, the others will claw him back down.