Credit to Chris Lancaster
Well today is Canada Day and even though I think I’m a pseudo-American (my birthday is on July 4th) I was born here and am really grateful for my roots in this country. Here’s some reasons why I’m glad I’m a Canadian.
- Freedom. Even though there are some trends that are a bit unsettling I still have the freedom to write what I want on this blog and publicly profess my faith.
- Security. Relatively speaking – I feel pretty safe here.
- Free Health Care. It has its faults of course and still needs some work (it’s also kind of not free because our taxes pay for it) but I can go to the hospital or my doctor and not worry about how much it’s going to cost me. That’s nice.
- Hockey. Our hockey teams/players rule. ’nough said.
- Travel Perks. It’s kind of cool that wherever I go in the world people are really receptive to the fact I’m a Canadian. Just being a resident of Canada gives you a sort of “special recognition” (probaby due to the friendly role Canada plays on the foreign relations scene).