Patriotic Patter

The Santa Claus Parade: It Must Be Christmas Time!

In mid-November of each year, an over century old parade rolls into town in Toronto, and into people’s living rooms worldwide. Don’t worry if you missed this year’s edition, full television coverage will ensure it was recorded, and in fact, you can probably watch it on YouTube, which has a channel dedicated to this magical, [...]

20Nov2011 | Submit to Canadiana Connection | 0 comments | Continued

The Poppy and Remembrance

Who, on hearing Lieutenant-Colonel McCrae’s stirring words “In Flanders fields the poppies blow…” doesn’t automatically think of The Royal Canadian Legion’s annual Poppy Campaign? It is, after all, at the very heart of their Remembrance Program. It is due in large part to the Legion’s annual November outreach to Canadians of all ages that we [...]

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Canadian Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! This weekend many Canadian families will be carving turkeys and filling their bellies full of stuffing, mashed potatoes, and gravy. In our house the extensive feast of thanks usually follows with a selection of pies, preferably pumpkin and apple. Thanksgiving is typically celebrated as a weekend to spend time with family, to travel, [...]

9Oct2011 | Pat Williams | 1 comment | Continued

Canuck Quotes: Canada Day

“I particularly recall another July 1st in Canada’s Centennial Year, here on Parliament Hill. I said then, and I repeat it today, that ‘Canada is a country that has been blessed beyond most countries in the world.’ It is a country worth working for….I am not just a fair weather friend, and I am glad [...]

1Jul2011 | Pat Williams | 0 comments | Continued

Canuck Quotes: The Canadian Flag

. . all the rules the ordinary flag owner need pay attention to are few and simple. For him is just one flag that can properly be flown; that is the Union Jack. The Red Ensign, called the Canadian Flag, with the Canadian Coat of Arms in the field is proper only afloat. . . [...]

14Jan2011 | Pat Williams | 0 comments | Continued

Trivia EH? The Canadian Flag

The Canadian flag was officially inaugurated on February 15, 1965. The Flag of the United States was adopted in 1777. The current flag of the United States was inaugurated in 1959. Since December 18, 1964, the Union Jack is flown in Canada as a symbol of membership in the Commonwealth and allegiance to the Crown. [...]

12Jan2011 | Pat Williams | 2 comments | Continued

Canuck Quotes: Jean Chrétien

“A prime minister has a unique duty to preserve the integrity of the office. It is not about power. It is about responsibility.” Jean Chrétien Prime Minister of Canada 2002 “The art of politics is learning to walk with your back to the wall, your elbows high, and a smile on your face. It’s a [...]

7Dec2010 | Pat Williams | 0 comments | Continued

Canuck Quotes: Alexander Mackenzie

“However narrow and inexperienced Mackenzie may be, I imagine he is a thoroughly upright, well-principled, and well-meaning man.” Lord Dufferin Governor General of Canada 1872-1874 “I have always held those political opinions which point to the universal brotherhood of man, no matter in what rank of life he may have taken his origin.” Alexander Mackenzie, [...]

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Canuck Quotes: Sarah Emma Edmonds

“My dear comrades, my heart is so full I cannot say what I would to you. Tears are in my eyes, but I shall never, never forget your love and kindness to Frank Thompson. All that I can say is that I am deeply grateful, and may God bless you.” Sarah Emma Edmonds during a [...]

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Trivia EH? Canadian War Grave Trivia

Some of these numbers are approximate: 74 Countries have Canadian War Graves 115,000 Total Canadian war dead from WW1 & WW2 82,000 of these have known graves. 30,000 of these have no known grave and are remembered on large memorials 516 Canadians died in the Korean War 104 Canadian Peacekeepers have died in the cause [...]

11Nov2010 | Steve Douglas | 0 comments | Continued