Oh Canada - 49 Things to Celebrate About Being Canadian this Canada Day

Two years ago for Canada's 147th Birthday I had a great time compiling a list of 47 reasons why I am proud to be Canadian and last year I did it again.  I'm pretty impressed at  how easy it is to put this list together each year because as I grow older I find I'm becoming more and more patriotic to this amazing country.  So come on it's time to celebrate again as Canada turns 149 years young with my list of 49 reasons why I am proud to be Canadian.

Yes that is the CN Tower in the background (it turned 40 last week)

 

1. A commitment to equality in our national anthem with the gender neutral O Canada Bill
2. Earlier this year Canadians freaked out when Loblaws was going to pull locally produced French's Ketchup (made with tomatoes from Leamington Ontario).  Canadian shoppers were so passionate about keeping the locally made ketchup that the decision was reversed.
3. Amazing Canadian books being turned into television awesomeness.  This summer Sarah Polley is working on an adaptation of Margaret Atwood's unbelievable book Alias Grace that will be available on Netflix and CBC.  
4. There is also going to be a reboot of the beloved classic Anne of Green Gables later this year.
5. New sitcom Letterkenny about small town life in a fictional Ontario town (loosely inspired by creator's experience in Listowel Ontario).
6. The Strumbellas 
7. The CBC Music Festival (made for families - highlight of this year Tokyo Police Club)
8. Victoria BC (North America's second most haunted city, after New Orleans)
9. The Toronto Blue Jays (games have slowly become a family tradition to us)
10. Schitt's Creek and Dan Levy, the next generation of Canadian awesome, including a commitment to hard work (read this great article on Dan Levy and finance here)
11. George Stroumboulopoulos, I know that he wasn't everyone's first choice for Hockey night in Canada, but I can't wait to see what he does next!
12. July Talk
13. Amazing Scouting and Girl Guide programs
14. Donald Sutherland
15. Gender Equal Cabinet, cause it's 2015
16. A super photogenic Prime Minister
17. Blue Rodeo
18. Roots Canada Clothing
19. Pelee Island Wine
20. Most of the world's french fries come from New Brunswick
21. Kelowna produces the majority of water slides in the entire world
22. Jos Lois tasty lunchbox treats
23. Kraft Dinner
24. Coffee Crisp Chocolate Bars
25. Swedish Fish (yeah I know it seems weird they're produced in Canada to me too)
26. Winnipeg mints coins for more than just Canada (60 countries total)
27. Joshua Jackson
28. Jay Barachel (and the fact that they are making Goon 2)
29. Ellen Page
30. Will Arnett
31. Baroness Von Sketch Show
32. Don Cherry's "Amazing" suits
33. Montreal Bagels
34. One year (and possibly 18 months parental leave) to focus on family
35. Toronto ravines (an escape from the city)
36. Gun control
37. Dennis Lee and Alligator Pie
38. Robert Munsch (American born Canadian author)
39. Chinguacousy Park
40. The Sound of Music Festival Burlington
41. Pride Month Toronto
42. The Great Lakes
43. Joel Plaskett 
44. Canadian Tire Money
45. Niagara Falls (Canada side)
46. A real walled city in Quebec
47. Half of the world's polar bears
48. The Canadian Refugee System
49. Local grown farmers markets for all sorts of yummy Canadian grown delish!

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