Why is Canada Great?

Well...

1. Great variety in seasons

2. Great world-wide reputation with other countries

3. We invented Hockey

4. We invented Basketball

5. We invented the telephone

6. We invented cable T.V.

7. There are over 2 million Canadian patents

8. We are one of the G-7 countries

9. We are a part of NATO

10. We are a part of NAFTA

11. We are one of the only countries that can put up with Americans

12. We have a low crime rate

13. Canada doesn't have the highest national debt (The U.S. does, ha!)

14. We have a slightly lower debt per-capita than the U.S.

15. We can understand American-English. (Well most of us anyway)

16. Canadians are polite

17. Canada is easy to spell

18. Canada is easy to pronounce

19. We have one of the top education systems

20. Canada has one of the fastest growing populations in the world

21. Canada introduced peace-keeping

22. Our government pays for medicine. In other words, no hospital bills

23. We have nice cities

24. We have clean cities

25. We are at peace with many countries

26. We are the leader in telephone technology

27. We have better technology than the U.S.

28. We made those dinosaurs in Jurassic Park

29. We are not stupid

30. We invented refinning

31. Canada has more clean water than any other nation

32. Canada is a free and democratic society

33. Hockey is Canada, Canada is hockey

34. We know how, and when to use the word, "eh"

35. We have two official languages, and a leader that speaks his own

36. Unlike what many people think, Canadians are patriotic

37. We are probably the least biased country

38. There's a lot of famous Canadians

39. We don't have to worry about nukes or bombs

40. Lots of ski resorts

41. We have the world's longest brige (P.E.I. to the mainiland)

42. We have the world's tallest self-supported structure (CN Tower, Toronto)

43. Most of us know what the CN Tower is for

44. We have the world's longest street (Yonge St., Toronto to somewhere near Manitoba)

45. We are great world-leaders withour beer

46. Canadians are 300% less likely to be murdered than Americans

47. Economy living up to most of its potential of all G7 nations

48. Falling crime rate

49. We have the 'Smarties' candy unlike Americans (Very important, isn't it?)

50. Our schools have less of a dicipline problem than American schools

51. Canadian students rank higher than American students in Math, Science, English, ...

52. 1/3 of Microsoft programmers come from the University of Waterloo

53. Canadian invented the baseball glove

54. Canadian invented insulin

55. Canadian invented the kitchen stove

56. Titanic, written, directed and produced by a Canadian, James Cameron

57. Nelvana Corp. of Toronto hired to produce all American cartoons on CBS

58. Canadian woman second in comand at UN (American not 1st or 3rd or 4th or... in command)

59. Canada is the only country at the Atlanta summer olympics that sent more women than men, meaning we aren't sexist

60. Canada is one of the few countries with women in the millitary

61. Canada has a trade surplus, unlike our southern friends

62. Canada is slated to get rid of the deficit and debt before the U.S.

63. Canadian music is world reknowned

64. Unemployed Canadians receive higher welfare cheques than unemployed Americans

65. Average life expectancy of a Canadian is 79 years, the highest in the world (U.S. is 75 years)

66. Canadian cities lead the world in quality of life. Vancouver (1), Toronto (3), Montreal (15). Closest American city was Atlanta at thrity-something

67. Canadian discovered Pablum (Baby food)

68. Women in Ontario can walk around topless legally (For men: YES! For women: Your freedoms are expanded)

69. Canadian doctor at the Montreal General Hospital was able to map the human brain

70. Recovered bodies of the Titanic are buried in Halifax (not really something to demonstrate patriotism but an interesting fact)

71. Canada never owned slaves (there were slaves in Canada in the 18th century but they were owned by the British government)

72. Many American slaves came secretly to Canada during the American civil war

73. Canada receives more immigrants per capita than the U.S. (almost twice as much)

74. Canada among most popular tourist destinations in the world

75. Canadian universities are world-reknowned for quality education and cheap tuitions

76. Canada is one of few countries at the UN to be apart of the security counsil, giving Canada a strong voice

77. Canada has teh lowest crime rate among major industrialized countries

78. Canada leads all economic powers in economic growth

79. World's best infrastructure

80. Very low inflation (0.9%)

81. Falling unemployment rate

82. Canadian social programs are unsurpassed

83. Stocks reaching new records

84. Major profits among Canadian companies

85. Canada is home to the world's third largest food franchise--Fogen Frutz

86. More medals per capita than any other country at the Atlanta Summer Olympics

87. Canadian troops lead the invasion of Normandy

88. Invasion planned in Quebec City by Mackenzie King, Winston Churchill, and Roosevelt

89. Canadian attack at Vimy Ridge during WWI; one of the turning points of the war

90. You know the nuclear bombs the U.S. prides itself on? Well they get the essential uranium from Canada

91. More drinkable water in Canada then anywhere else in the world

92. The longest inclined tower in the world (Olympic Tower, Montreal)