Happy Thanksgiving to all Canadians

[maplesyrup]

Let each of us list the ways that have significance for us:

We are at least attempting to have a true democracy

English and French are both official languages in this great land.

Even though your white male is still in a prilileged position in our society, women are almost on parity in the highest court of the land, as four out of nine members are female on the current Supreme Court of Canada.

Visible minorities are accepted probably moreso here in Canada, than any other society due to our constantly addressing toleran ce in our schools.

The less privileged in our society have a small but important social service network to help them through the tough times.

I have been told it is arrogant to say this, but BC is really a beautiful province.

We have an abundance of all material things.

We have been at peace for close to 60 years, I think, apart from a few separatists shenanigans in the late sixties, early seventies in Quebec.

We used to have good hockey (joke!)

[playfullfellow]

You forgot family MS. That is what we should be most thankful for.

[caesar]

at this moment my most prssing thanks is thank god its Friday. It has been a long week. I will join you in your arrogance MS in declaring BC is a beautiful province with mostly temperate weather. Now if we could just get some responsible moderate politicians. Life would be good. Good health and family and good friends are most important. Have a great Thanksgiving.

[Slavik44]

I'll be the third arrogant one to join in and say , God bless B.C and it's beauty, now if onyl we could get a political party to match it then we would all be happy

anyways lets hope that we can keep progressing in fixing the problems MS, mentioned.

[August1991]

Thanksgiving is a strange holiday. Nowhere in the world does it exist. Until much older, I didn't realize that Americans celebrated it on a Thursday - in November.

Thanksgiving (strangely translated as L'Action de grâce) is a holiday for family, like Christmas/New Year, but it hasn't been "commercialized". There are no gifts.

I have tried to explain this holiday to non-Americans. "Other than Christmas, Canadian families wish most to get together on this weekend."

I am thankful this year that I can be with mine. If you are not with yours, be patient.

[Newfie Canadian]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

I'll agree with playfullfellow, and say that family is what I'm most thankful for. My wife and daughter are what makes the world go round for me. I'll also buckle and admit that British Columbians have a beautiful and great province.

I'm also thankful that I live in a very great country.

With the events off the coast of Ireland in the last week, I am also thankful that we have an incredibly professional Armed Forces that do a great job under difficult circumstances. And I am thankful that the incident aboard Chicoutimi wasn't as serious as it could have been.

Lastly, I am thankful for the service that Lt. Chris Saunders provided this country, and by extension all Canadians. "Thank you Chris."

[Big Blue Machine]

Merry Christmas too

[maplesyrup]

You forgot family MS. That is what we should be most thankful for.

PFF.....thanks. Of course family and friends. I was just listing a few of the uniquely Canadian perks. Family and friends are universal. And also in Canada can work at pretty much whatever we desire as long as we are prepared to apply the learning curve.

[maplesyrup]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

I'll agree with playfullfellow, and say that family is what I'm most thankful for. My wife and daughter are what makes the world go round for me. I'll also buckle and admit that British Columbians have a beautiful and great province.

I'm also thankful that I live in a very great country.

With the events off the coast of Ireland in the last week, I am also thankful that we have an incredibly professional Armed Forces that do a great job under difficult circumstances. And I am thankful that the incident aboard Chicoutimi wasn't as serious as it could have been.

Lastly, I am thankful for the service that Lt. Chris Saunders provided this country, and by extension all Canadians. "Thank you Chris."

NC.....excellent sentiments. Newfoundland and Labrador is spectactorily beautiful as well and I especially enjoy the N & L culture, (I.E. its people).

[maplesyrup]

I am also thankful for the sun that warms us, for the forests that house us, for the oceans and the prairie lands that feed us, and the moon that moves the tides.

I appreciate the many customs and traditions of our aboriginal societies, and that they have shared so much with us. I trust we will continue to support our First Nation peoples, so that they can stay on the road to healing their communities.

I have a very warm feeling on this Thanksgiving Day, a privileged visitor on this planet Earth.

[kimmy]

I'm thankful that I'm younger, smarter, and better looking than all of you.

(oops. Was that out loud?)

-kimmy

{I'm kidding I hope everybody had a nice weekend. }

[Guest eureka]

Only someone younger could think he was smarter!

I had a great thanskgiving watching the blossoming of my one year old grandaughter.

I trust everyone else did. Should we think of moving the celebration to a later date now that Global Warming is making our harvest season come later?

[kimmy]

Only someone younger could think he was smarter!

And modest.

I mentioned I was kidding, right?

I had a great thanskgiving watching the blossoming of my one year old grandaughter.

My special guy joined us for Thanksgiving dinner. He lost his mother to cancer this past winter, and his father lives far away, so I really appreciate that my family makes him welcome. I guess that is what I am thankful for this year.

I trust everyone else did. Should we think of moving the celebration to a later date now that Global Warming is making our harvest season come later?

This is a superb idea. Since our American friends had "Columbus Day" on Monday, and will have a 4-day Thanksgiving long weekend in November, I don't see why we couldn't follow their lead. Our early October holiday could be renamed to "Tim Horton Day" or something uniquely Canadian, and we could have a 4-day long weekend in November.

I do not suggest this out of a desire to Americanize Canada. I just think November is far too long and we could really use a 4-day long weekend to break up the monotony.

-kimmy