Calling All Canadians!

[res]

Hey Folks,

I'm from Dartmouth NS, lived there all my life.

Proudest moment in Canadian History: 2002 Salt Lake City Hockey Gold, that was my 1972 (not old enough to be alive then) number 2 would be the 1972 Summit Series.

 

[Darth Shoju]

I'm from Winnipeg for the last 8 years, but I was born and raised in the countryside west of the city. I enjoy poking fun at our American neighbours but deep down I'm really proud to share a border with them.

But I'll also have to say that my favourite moment was hockey gold in the last winter Olympics. Hearing the crowd sing the Canadian national anthem near the end of the game gave me goose-bumps of pride.

 

[Michael Tree]

How could I forget my proudest moment in recent Canadian history: The court of Ontario legalizing gay marriage.

 

[HellHound]

Michael - I fear we may be sliding down the slippery slope to politics here, but DARN, I am 100% behind you on that one.

I was at an Ahsley MacIsaac show in Newmarket where he announced after one girl demanded that he marry her: "Dont' you know, I can't legally get married!" to which a bunch of us yelled back "Yer in Ontario now, Sure you can!"

 

[Teflon Billy]

In terms of humour I pick the reaction of the Quebec government when a group of towns announced they would seperate from Quebec if Quebec seperated from Canada...

That was pretty sweet Watching the Bloc sputter about how "Quebec, as a nation, would be indivisible" was hilarious...particularly given their feelings on the indivisibility of nations

It was like watching a child argue that his bedtime isn't fair

 

[Teflon Billy]

Pierre Trudeau flipping the bird to a bunch of constituents at the side of his train.

Trudeau was the man!

His utter disdain for people not as smart as him (which was, to be fair, nearly everyone on Earth), is pretty remarkable given what a bunch of poll-slave populist suckups today's politcians are.

 

[Teflon Billy]

...Proudest moment has to be Tommy Douglas spearheading the socialization of our medical system. Given my medical history I, literally, would not be alive today without Mr Douglas.

I should probably change my vote to this

 

[FraserRonald]

I was at an Ahsley MacIsaac show in Newmarket where he announced after one girl demanded that he marry her: "Dont' you know, I can't legally get married!" to which a bunch of us yelled back "Yer in Ontario now, Sure you can!"

And speaking of Mr. MacIsaac . . . well, not really him, but his roots--the wife and I are heading to Cape Breton for the long weekend. Doing some camping on the Cabot Trail. Should be nice. Since we're moving back to Ontario at the end of August, we had to get to the Cabot Trail. Of course, that means missing the tall ships, but one of us must sacrafice and since my wife made the sacrafice of marrying me, it's only fair I make the sacrafice of missing the tall ships.

 

[Gregor]

Trudeau was the man!

Ya, I am sure plenty of Albertans feel the same way NEP anyone?

Looks like im the first Torontonian to stand up, but I know there are a few on here. I was raised in Mississauga, Ontario (which is adjacent to Toronto) and now I live in the T dot while I finish University and work in the provincial government.

Lets see, my favorite moment in Canadian history would have to be 1956 when Lester B. Pearson (THE greatest PM imho) presented Peacekeeping to the world as a viable form of international conflict resolution. However, back then it represented our Golden Age in International Relations and would come to define our nation's foreign policy standards for three decades. Sadly its now a tarnished lump of gold we still cling to in vain.

Lets go Canadians, there are more of you lurking on these boards!

Cheers,

edit - my smilies no worky.

 

[Azul]

Currently live in Ottawa, Ontario. Born in Quebec City, but I've also lived in Montreal, Kingston, and Toronto.

Favourite moment in Canadian History - it's a toss up between Confederation (1867 - when Canada came into existence as a nation) and the founding of Quebec City (1608 - my birthplace, plus Quebec City was the early lynchpin of New France so it's foundation led to my ancestors coming here in the late 17th and early 18th century).

Recent favourite - Chretien decking the protester who broke through police lines. That ranks up their in sheer attitude alongside Trudeau's middle finger salute. It's not PC, but sometimes it's good for a relatively pacifist nation to see that it's leader has some cohones.