Comments on: I am Canadian, What am I

By: Tatiana

Tatiana — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:05:05 +0000

I live in a city where there is never a dull moment somthings ALWAYS happening.. Toronto…i just have to say i have a freind of asian decent, black,spanish,indian(sikh),white and all of them are amazing people all Canadians…we all get along perfectly well there is no hate between us…i absolutley love living here…where would i ever be able to meet so many diffrent ppl nowhere!.. i love living in such a diverse nation…and i love hockey..its a canadian thing eh?..

I <3 being a Canadian ;)

By: Ibraheem

Ibraheem — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:42:51 +0000

Living in Canada, especially in places like Toronto, will only create and nurute individuals who are socially akward and confused. I fear for my children and I hope to get out as soon as possible. Their is nothing more valuable you can offer your children than roots and sense of belonging. Wake up and look around you! People in Canada are extremely shallow and have no natural vibrance and no originality. Everything they do is deliberate, even their personalities are deliberate and often carefully thought out. No tradition, no heritage. What is even more pitifull is that most of them do not realize it.

Young immigrants are the most confused of all, as they still identify with their native countries but are not genuine enough to be considered as such by their own native people, nor do they have anything to assimilate to, therefore they lose the art of effectively communicating along with many other valuable characteristics, and become one of two people; intelligent and frustrated or shallow and dumb.

If material gain is more valuable to you than the richness of ones soul and being, then Canada is the place for you.

By: s andrews

s andrews — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:16:14 +0000

canada blows for culture. All we have is american culture. I live in VAncouver, and when i look around i see large mostly happy chinese, spanish, east indian families that hang out together…. contrasted with canadian ‘nuclear’ families whos family members can’t wait to get the hell away from each other when they go out in public. Just go to any mall in vancouver and you will see.

All the ethnic families bring their own culture over here and protect it because they know canada has none that they would ever want. I used to think ‘Those asses refuse to learn our language and dont talk to canadians unless they have to… they wont assimilate’. Now i see it differently and am envious of their cultures…. cultures that go back many centuries and WORK.

What does canada have? 100 years of beaver pelts and settlers, american style city planning, gridworked suburbs, lousy conceptual art, and that FUCKING native indian culture the government shovels down my throat… makes me want to hurl. Why the hell should i have to put up with that? That isnt my culture, i have no relatives or great grandparents that even knew an indian. We have jack shit, and i now know that this sort of way of living is not good for any person’s mental/emotional well being in the long run. Americanism has pretty much taken over… if they are budweiser, we are bud-light.

By: Get real

Get real — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:10:33 +0000

This article is exactly what is wrong with Canada. Canadians don’t have an identity, they are followers and posers. Multiculturalism is a myth and produces only one thing; the lack of identity. For that reason, Canada as a country is doomed to fail. This article to me shows nothing but ignorance and sounds like a cry for recognition which is all too typical of Canadians. To say that “We never had an early struggle to separate ourselves from our European roots like the US did,” is the perfect example of this ignorance. Although, Canada might not have faught a civil war there have been many struggles poth physical conflict and ideological. The Rebellions of 1837,the Red River Rebellion, the quiet revolution,the Oka crisis, Conscription Crisis of 1917, FLQ – October Crisis, Air India flight 182 bombing, The On-to-Ottawa Trek and Regina Riot, the two Quebec referendums, just to name a few struggles, conflicts, riots that have shaped Canada. Not to mention that the result of two of those led to political hangings. People like yourself work so hard at sugar coating everything that you are eroding the very essence of Canada or at least whatever is left of it. With people and attitudes like that Canada will self-implode. You are so focused on trying to paint Canada as a “mosaic” (which is BS) that you neglect to realize that the very canvas on which this mosaic is paint is cracked and flawed. There is a great lack of unity in this country from east to west and having live in 5 provinces I have witnessed it first hand. How can a country be united when all we can focus on is how “different” we all are. The convas of this “great mosaic” is falling apart.

By: Carlene

Carlene — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:17:01 +0000

Wendy says:
April 28, 2005 at 5:25 pm
As an American who has fallen head-over-heels for a Canadian man (because he rocks!) I found your post wonderful and moving. Thank you for the insight. While I am currently day-dreaming about moving to Canada to be with him, (like I said, he rocks) at the moment, a lot of things bar my path, mainly finances and my Mother. But reading this made me feel like it is not too much to dream of. Thanks!

Carlene: I will fight you any day of the week Wendy! Bring it on!!!

By: Lilly kabrinkonka

Lilly kabrinkonka — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:41:27 +0000

uh huh, uh huh
that’s right girl
u r on a roll!11

By: Lilly kabrinkonka

Lilly kabrinkonka — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:40:26 +0000

I heart canadia
but ill have u say america is bettr than canada
because of entrtainment resons

By: sakshi

sakshi — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:03:50 +0000

canada is very multicultural.
it lets other immigrants in,
and makes them feel welcome

By: brian

brian — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:58:54 +0000

i love 8==D

By: Kelley

Kelley — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:36:56 +0000

:) i loved it i was just looking around to see what information i could find for my debate-”canadian identity is NOT threatened by americans” and what you wrote helped a lot! and it makes me proud to be Canadian