#canada

I am a subject of the British Crown, but whenever I have to choose between the interests of England and Canada it is manifest to me that the interests of my country are identical with those of the United States of America. ↗

— Wilfrid Laurier

#america #between #british #canada #choose

We owe the Aboriginal peoples a debt that is four centuries old. It is their turn to become full partners in developing an even greater Canada. And the reconciliation required may be less a matter of legal texts than of attitudes of the heart. ↗

— Romeo LeBlanc

#attitudes #become #canada #centuries #debt

Canadians look down on the United States and consider it Hell. They are right to do so. Canada is to the United States what, in Dante's scheme, Limbo is to Hell. ↗

— Irving Layton

#canadians #consider #dante #down #hell

In Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Canada has at last produced a political leader worthy of assassination. ↗

— Irving Layton

#canada #elliott #last #leader #pierre

Canada is a great country, one of the hopes of the world. ↗

— Jack Layton

#country #great #great country #hopes #world

Can I see some ID?" "WE DON'T HAVE ID," said Jay, loudly. "'CAUSE WE'RE CANADIAN. WE DON'T USE ID...THERE. AND THAT'S WHY WE LOOK SO YOUNG. 'CAUSE WE'RE CANADIAN." Doug stiffened. Jay sounded crazy. Doug tried looking extra sane to even things out. ↗

— Adam Rex

#canadian #crazy #funny #sane #age

Canada is the only country founded on the relentless pursuit of the rodent. ↗

— Preston Manning

#country #founded #only #pursuit #relentless

Canada is the essence of not being. Not English, not American, it is the mathematic of not being. And a subtle flavour - we're more like celery as a flavour. ↗

— Mike Myers

#being #canada #celery #english #essence

Basketball isn't as popular in Canada as it is in the US. Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada. ↗

— Steve Nash

#canada #far #hockey #most #popular

You ever want to negotiate a hostage situation in Quebec, I'm your man. Send me in for a little parley and the francophone miscreants will flee, hands over bleeding ears. ↗

— Will Ferguson

#humour #travel #beauty