What makes you proud to be Canadian...

[Army Guy]

While out for coffee with a bunch of of friends, and acquaintances...One of the younger guys that i have never meet before was asking this question for his own peace of mind. most of us were ex military and he got a wide variety of answers some of them not very flattering....I struggled to come up with 10 things that made me proud to be Canadian....I did surf the web for more examples but most of them were after thoughts, really...fillers in a media article....

1...Meeting some of the greatest Canadians to serve in the military, to serve with them in all the hardships we faced was an honor..I wish the rest of Canadians had the same integrity, honor, drive, adaptability, ingenuity to name a few, as these people have.... 

2...escorting my best friend back from Afghanistan, and the long drive from trenton down the highway of heroes.... to see the highway lined with flags and people was the saddest and happiest moment i had as a soldier...I was proud to wear my uniform and serve Canada that day..., i can't say that for my entire service...

3...Being thankful of being born in this nation, to have the advantages i have enjoyed...It does not make me proud  but it does make me thankful...

4...Proud of our military history, the good, bad, and ugly parts as well, and try to honor those that served in the past...they were big shoes to fill. 

5... Proud of our traditional morals and values, like being honest,having a sense of integrity, honor, respecting religion, and everything tied to that such as marriage, strong family values,etc...

6....That's all i can think of at the moment...

I found that many of the examples i found on the web are just filler , not much thought put into it...I actually found more faults than things that gave me a sense of patriotism...

https://www.universitymagazine.ca/10-reasons-why-you-should-be-proud-canadian-on-this-canada-day/#:~:text=There are many reasons to be proud to,our diversity is one of our greatest strengths.

https://ucmas.ca/25-reasons-why-you-should-be-proud-to-be-canadian/

https://macleans.ca/news/canada/were-no-1-18-reasons-why-its-great-to-be-canadian/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40416696

https://www.national.ca/en/perspectives/detail/151-reasons-to-be-proud-you-re-canadian/

[herbie]

Not being given a choice in the matter I can only find pride in that there's nowhere better to be a citizen of.

[August1991]

AG,

Good OP. I wonder as you.

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We have this wonderful place -Canada. How? Why?

[August1991]

3 hours ago, herbie said:

Not being given a choice in the matter I can only find pride in that there's nowhere better to be a citizen of.

America is arguably better.

Many immigrants to Canada move south.

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Trump has this huge "walll' idea. In fact. America is a wonderful place.

 

Edited September 2, 2024 by August1991

[Guest]

-Most Canadians can take a joke.

We have a strong relationship with humor. It's currently damaged, but the true essence is still there.

I'm extremely proud of that.

I can easily take an "Eh" joke while traveling.

Plus, of course if I ever make a social faux pas while traveling and people ask where I am from, I simply tell them am American.

-Our appreciation for immigrants. We tend to have a far more welcoming society for such people.

-People tend to think positively of Canada. Even when I have traveled to places where I was deemed an American and belittled, upon finding out I was from Canada all was good.

-Hockey. Nothing more needing to be said. I love skating and skiing. 

[Dougie93]

pride is a sin which goeth before the fall

now Canada is proudly destroying itself by cultural revolution

"When pride comes, then comes disgrace,  but with humility comes wisdom." ~ Proverbs 11:2

[ExFlyer]

1 hour ago, Dougie93 said:

pride is a sin which goeth before the fall

now Canada is proudly destroying itself by cultural revolution

"When pride comes, then comes disgrace,  but with humility comes wisdom." ~ Proverbs 11:2

Well, I strongly suggest you get the phuk out.

Leave while you can...it will make many of us happy LOL

Quoting the bible now...like a blackturd convert LOL

[Army Guy]

23 hours ago, herbie said:

Not being given a choice in the matter I can only find pride in that there's nowhere better to be a citizen of.

Is that arrogance talking as there is plenty of countries that surpass Canada in most different areas...like quality of life, health care, education, taxation, the list is endless...

[User]

Canada is a really cool country, don't like a lot of the politics or how the economy is going, but having seen much of the world, you can do a whole lot worse. 

Be proud of being Canadian and as a bit envious American, you guys have some great outdoors left to roam and adventure in, great climates (I love snow myself). Take advantage! 

[Nationalist]

23 hours ago, ExFlyer said:

Well, I strongly suggest you get the phuk out.

Leave while you can...it will make many of us happy LOL

Quoting the bible now...like a blackturd convert LOL

He's not wrong Flyer.

[Nationalist]

I like the wide open spaces.

I like being able to eat the fish I catch.

I like the Rockies.

I like the Maritimes and the people there.

I like the country culture of the west.

I do not like the politics nor Toronto.

 

[ExFlyer]

20 minutes ago, Nationalist said:

He's not wrong Flyer.

Maybe. I just have no tolerance of bible quoters

Still, constantly complain or leave and stop being miserable and complaining.

[Nationalist]

1 minute ago, ExFlyer said:

Maybe. I just have no tolerance of bible quoters

Still, constantly complain or leave and stop being miserable and complaining.

Christians will be Christians.

But...he was not wrong in what he said.

[herbie]

On 9/1/2024 at 9:30 PM, August1991 said:

America is arguably better.

Many immigrants to Canada move south.

Not in any way better. And once again, you 'heard of some' and translated that in your head to "many". Some immigrants wanted to go there in the first place but it was easier to come here first.

[Dougie93]

On 9/2/2024 at 12:30 AM, August1991 said:

America is arguably better.

Eagle with thunderbolts in talons grasped

Glorious Union, to free all the slaves everywhere, or die trying

Shining City upon a Hill

New Jerusalem

[CITIZEN_2015]

Proud to be a citizen of a country which

1 - Is respected but not hated throughout the world as a peaceful country.

2 - The land of freedom for its citizens and all those suppressed in their homeland, especially women.

3 - The land of opportunity if you are willing to work hard.

4 - The land that stands for democracy, freedom and equality.

5 - The land of cultural diversity.

God bless our land forever.

 

[Dougie93]

46 minutes ago, CITIZEN_2015 said:

Proud to be a citizen of a country which

1 - Is respected but not hated throughout the world as a peaceful country.

2 - The land of freedom for its citizens and all those suppressed in their homeland, especially women.

3 - The land of opportunity if you are willing to work hard.

4 - The land that stands for democracy, freedom and equality.

5 - The land of cultural diversity.

God bless our land forever.

 

but you're not really a Canadian

you're really just an Iranian dissident with nowhere else to turn, living in Canada

for example,  nothing you listed there has anything in particular to do with Canada

that list would apply to all Western countries

you honestly don't know anything about Canadian culture

other than that Canada took you in from Iran

sure, you might be grateful for that

but that would apply to any liberal country which accepted you

and apparently, all you've learned as a refugee to Canada

is to be a Woke Progressive leftist Liberal NDP  Cosmopolitan

which means that most Canadians actually despise you, Globalist Foreigner

I don't agree with the Persian Shia, but I can at least respect them as worthy adversaries

unlike you, infiltrating Marxist traitor against the Crown

Edited September 7, 2024 by Dougie93

[Old Guy]

29 minutes ago, Dougie93 said:

but you're not really a Canadian

you're really just an Iranian dissident with nowhere else to turn, living in Canada

I fail to understand your post Dougie. Assuming Citizen 2015 is an Iranian dissident and immigrated to Canada and is now a citizen of Canada why would that make a difference. You for example seem to be a troll:  a person who intentionally antagonizes others online by posting inflammatory, irrelevant, or offensive comments or other disruptive content.

Be that as it may, I am an immigrant who has been a proud Canadian Citizen for over fifty years. I too am proud of my country because of the respect it has around the world, for the freedoms we enjoy and for the tolerance we show even internet trolls like you.

[CITIZEN_2015]

4 hours ago, Dougie93 said:

but you're not really a Canadian

you're really just an Iranian dissident with nowhere else to turn, living in Canada

for example,  nothing you listed there has anything in particular to do with Canada

that list would apply to all Western countries

you honestly don't know anything about Canadian culture

other than that Canada took you in from Iran

sure, you might be grateful for that

but that would apply to any liberal country which accepted you

and apparently, all you've learned as a refugee to Canada

is to be a Woke Progressive leftist Liberal NDP  Cosmopolitan

which means that most Canadians actually despise you, Globalist Foreigner

I don't agree with the Persian Shia, but I can at least respect them as worthy adversaries

unlike you, infiltrating Marxist traitor against the Crown

You are so fu*ked up in your retarded brain that everything you assumed from my posts and said in your post above you got it wrong. There is not a single factual statement in your post. The only thing you didn't call me was a terrorist or Nazi or fascist but yes I know why. Those words are exclusively reserved for you yourself.

I guess I should be sorry for you but you are not mentally challenged for who I have lots of respect and sympathy. You are fu*king retarded in real sense and a loser in life hated by everyone who surrounds you and you blame everyone else for your loses in life. You can't get even one thing right among tens of claims you made about someone you never met or know. 

Edited September 8, 2024 by CITIZEN_2015

[Dougie93]

6 hours ago, CITIZEN_2015 said:

You are so fu*ked up in your retarded brain that everything you assumed from my posts and said in your post above you got it wrong. There is not a single factual statement in your post. The only thing you didn't call me was a terrorist or Nazi or fascist but yes I know why. Those words are exclusively reserved for you yourself.

I guess I should be sorry for you but you are not mentally challenged for who I have lots of respect and sympathy. You are fu*king retarded in real sense and a loser in life hated by everyone who surrounds you and you blame everyone else for your loses in life. You can't get even one thing right among tens of claims you made about someone you never met or know. 

the overwhelming majority of your posts is just you ranting and raving like a lunatic about your enemies in Iran

or ranting and raving like a lunatic at any Canadian who is not keen for Canada to get involved

plus you might invoke some Liberal NDP Cultural Marxist talking points from time to time

and again, your list is completely generic, there's nothing there particular to Canada

you could say the same thing about all Western countries

but when I talk to Canadians face to face

they are not happy about the country filling up with immigrants from the Middle East

they say it's not even recognizably Canada anymore

particularly when they're not even allowed to say that publically, lest they be cancelled by the Cultural Marxists

literally thought crime, which never existed in the Canada I grew up in

Canada was the First Nations, the Quebecois & the British North American Loyalists

but now it has simply become a Globalist Cosmopolitan Post National State

anybody who is actually Canadian knows it

 

[Dougie93]

7 hours ago, CITIZEN_2015 said:

The only thing you didn't call me was a terrorist or Nazi or fascist

well you did say that you supported the Shah

and he was a brutal dictator not unlike Adolf Hitler

not that I surmise that Mossadegh would have been a better option

since he would have just turned out to be a brutal Communist dictator in league with the Soviets

from a Canadian point of view, there are no good options in Iran

[CITIZEN_2015]

3 hours ago, Dougie93 said:

 

 

they are not happy about the country filling up with immigrants from the Middle East

 

Now I realized you are totally illiterate or commenting on me, someone you never met without even reading my post. Me and taxme are the two strongest advocates of European only immigrants and not from middle east.

On 8/31/2024 at 5:22 PM, CITIZEN_2015 said:

Not sure why the thread is specific for Asians. Canada needs to halt immigration till our infrastructures allows resumption at a reasonable rate. But if we have to be specific about restricting from a certain region, I would be more specific about immigrants from Arab regions and India/Pakistan rather because of cultural differences.

And especially from ME

On 8/5/2024 at 9:01 AM, CITIZEN_2015 said:

These events are result of failures by British politicians to listen to their nation. Canadian politicians must learn from what is happening. Nobody dares to say it but I say it. Stop Muslim fanatics and terrorist sympathizers from coming to Canada now or we will witness our Canadian cities set on fire by these extremists aw well. The British have been traditionally racist and Canadians more tolerant of differences but there is a limit to this and I think Canadians are fast reaching that limit.

I

Edited September 8, 2024 by CITIZEN_2015

[Dougie93]

1 minute ago, CITIZEN_2015 said:

Me and taxme

pretty sure Taxme is a Neo Nazi

but whatever, two peas in a pod

 

[CITIZEN_2015]

9 minutes ago, Dougie93 said:

pretty sure Taxme is a Neo Nazi

but whatever, two peas in a pod

 

He may be a Neo Nazi, I don't know that is his political view, but you are a hateful illiterate full Nazi with retarded brain/

Edited September 8, 2024 by CITIZEN_2015

[paradox34]

Absolutely nothing! I love this countries diverse geography and biodiversity but the political entity you can keep! Citizenship these days simply confers the governments right to pick my pocket and dictate my life choices!