Cool things about CANADA!

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The Canadian Venerable
Venerable Vital Grandin,
Oblate of Mary Immaculate,
(Born in 1829, died in 1902).
Bishop of Saint Albert, Alberta.
Declared Venerable on December 15, 1966.

Venerable Alfred Pampalon, Redemptorist,
(Born in 1867, died in 1896).
Declared Venerable on May 14, 1991.

Venerable Élisabeth Bergeron,
(Born in 1851, died in 1936).
Founder of the Sisters of
Saint Joseph, Saint Hyacinthe.
Declared Venerable on January 12, 1996.

Venerable Délia Tétreault,
(Born in 1865, died in 1941).
Founder of the Missionary Sisters
of the Immaculate Conception.
Declared Venerable on December 18, 1997.
Causes Introduced To The Vatican For Elevation To Sainthood
Jérôme Le Royer de la Dauversière, layperson,
(Born in 1597, died in 1659).
Founder of Montréal and
the welcoming religious of Saint Joseph.

Jeanne Mance, layperson,
(Born in 1606, died in 1673).
Co-founded Montréal and
founder of the “Hôtel-Dieu” of Québec.

Pierre-Joseph-Marie Chaumonot, Jesuit,
(Born in 1611, died in 1693).
Companion of the Canadian Martyrs.

Didace Pelletier, religious brother,
(Born in 1657, died in 1699).
Carpenter and Church builder.

Jeanne LeBer, layperson in seclusion,
(Born in 1662, died in 1714).

Rosalie Cadron-Jetté,
(Born in 1794, died in 1864).
Founder of the Sisters of Mercy.

Marcelle Mallet,
(Born in 1805, died in 1871).
Founder of the Sisters of Charity of Québec.

Élisabeth Bruyère,
(Born in 1818, died in 1876).
Founder of the Sisters of Charity of Ottawa.

Élisabeth Turgeon,
(Born in 1840, died in 1881).
Founder of the Sisters of the Holy Rosary, Rimouski.

Marie Fitzbach,
(Born in 1806, died in 1885).
Founder of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd of Québec.

Éléonore Potvin,
(Born in 1865, died in 1903).
Co-founded the Servants of Jesus-Mary, Hull,
with Father Alexis-Louis Mangin.

Catherine-Aurélie Caouette,
(Born in 1833, died in 1905).
Founder of the Sisters of Adoration
of the Precious Blood, Saint-Hyacinthe.

Alexis-Louis Mangin, priest,
(Born in 1856, died in 1920).
Co-founded the Servants of Jesus-Mary,
Hull with Éléonore Potvin.

Théophanius-Léo (Adolphe Chatillon),
Brother of the Christian Schools,
(Born in 1871, died in 1929).

Gérard Raymond,
(Born in 1912, died in 1932).
Student in the Little Seminary,
(Petit Séminaire) of Québec.

Ovide Charlebois,
Oblate of Mary Immaculate,
(Born in 1862, died in 1933).
Bishop of Keewatin, Manitoba.

Marie-Clément Staub, Assumptionist,
(Born in 1876, died in 1936).
Founder of the Sisters of
Saint Joan of Arc and of the Canadian Montmartre.

Eugène Prévost, priest,
(Born in 1860, died in 1946).
Founder of the Sacerdotal Fraternity
and of the Oblates of Bethany.

Antoine Kowalczyk,
brother of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate,
(Born in 1866, died in 1947).

Louis Émond, layperson,
(Born in 1876, died in 1949).
Co-founded the House of Jesus Carpenter
in Québec with Father Lelièvre of.

Victor Lelièvre,
Oblate of Mary Immaculate,
(Born in 1876, died in 1956).
Apostle of the Sacred Heart.

Catherine de Hueck Doherty,
(Born in 1896, died in 1985).
Founder of the Madonna House in Combermere, Ontario.

Pauline Archer-Vanier,
(Born in 1898, died in 1991).
“Mamie” of the Arch founded
by her son John (Jean) in Trosly-Breuil, France.

Georges Vanier,
(Born in 1888, died in 1967).
Governor-General of Canada from 1959 à 1967.
 
They have the best movie at Epcot! It shows the festival of lights and the winter carnival. It must me about now. Does anyone know?
 
And on the lighter side… 😃

You know you’re Canadian when:
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*  You're not offended by the term "HOMO MILK" 
* You understand the phrase "Could you pass me a serviette." I just spilled my poutine. 
* You eat chocolate bars not candy bars. 
* You drink POP not SODA
* You know that a mickey and 2-4's mean "party at the camp eh!!!" 
* You don't care about the fuss with Cuba, its a cheap place to travel with good cigars and no Americans.
* Pike is a type of fish, not part of a highway 
* You drive on a highway, not a freeway 
* You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers
* You know that Casey and Finnigan are not part of a Celtic Musical Group. 
* You are excited whenever an American television show mentions Canada.  You make a mental note to talk about it at work the next day.
* You know what a tuque is. 
* You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit. 
* You live in a house with no front step but yet the door is one meter from the ground. 
* Your local paper covers the national news on 2 pages but requires 6 pages for hockey. 
* You know four seasons: winter, still winter, almost winter and construction. 
* You understand the Labatt Blue commercials. 
* You perk up when you hear the theme from Hockey Night in Canada. 
* You are in grade 12 not the 12th grade. 
* "EH" is a very important part of your vocabulary. 
* You actually get these jokes and forward them to all of your Canadian friends!!!!
 
Jeff Foxworthy on Ontario:
If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 36
inches
of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by,
you live in Ontario.
If you’re proud that your region makes the national news 96 nights
each year
because Wawa is the coldest spot in the nation, you live in Ontario.
If your local Dairy Queen is closed from September through May, you
live in Ontario.
If you instinctively walk like a penguin for six months out of the
year,you live in Ontario.
If your dad’s suntan stops at a line curving around the middle of his
forehead, you live in Ontario.
If you have worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you live in
Ontario.
If you have had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who
dialed a wrong number, you live in Ontario.
YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRUE Ontarian :
  1. “Vacation” means going South past London for the weekend.
  2. You measure distance in hours.
  3. You know several people who have hit a deer more than once.
  4. You often switch from “heat” to “A/C” in the same day and then back
    again.
  5. You can drive 110 kph through 2 feet of snow during a raging
    blizzard, without flinching
  6. You design your kid’s Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
  7. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled
    with snow.
  8. You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and
    road construction.
  9. Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to
    your blue spruce.
  10. Down South to you means London .
  11. Your 1st of July picnic was moved indoors due to frost.
  12. You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.
  13. You find 0 degrees “a little chilly.”
  14. You actually understand these jokes, and you forward them to all
    your
    Ontario friends.
 
I’m propping up this thread becasue someone from the Water Cooler might want to see this, ok Montie?! 😛
 
Since I actually have Canadian Tire money in my wallet, I guess I’m really Canadian, eh?
 
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rlg94086:
No Doot Aboot It!
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While being taxed to death in the process… no thank you.
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Shoshana:
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We can be guaranteered that our poorest of the poor would be able to receive treatment…money or no money…👍

Blessings,
Shoshana
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Jeffrey:
While being taxed to death in the process… no thank you.
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Pinball Clemens says that the American Dream is the Canadian Reality.

By the way, I can’t get Captains Quarters. Is it jammed? Can anyone else get it?
 
Well… I guess I can say I disagree with Mr. Pinball Clemens then. And whats Captains Quarters?
Ani Ibi:
Pinball Clemens says that the American Dream is the Canadian Reality.

By the way, I can’t get Captains Quarters. Is it jammed? Can anyone else get it?
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Jeffrey:
Well… I guess I can say I disagree with Mr. Pinball Clemens then. And whats Captains Quarters?
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Pinball is a Florida football player who now captains the Toronto Argonauts. Captains Quarters is an American blog who is live-blogging the Canadian election starting at 6 Central.
 
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WhiteDove:
I think socialized medicine is a good thing. No system is perfect, but the American system is grossly unfair and inefficient.
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To each his own, however I nearly died while living in Canada under the system of health care delivery there. And it is not FREE. Many Canadians have the wrong idea about health care delivery in the States. Perhaps in your eyes it is unfair, but I think it is a stretch to call it inefficient. We don’t have folks dying while waiting for a bypass or surgery as I almost did while there. And having insurance, I presented my card to the hospital and doctors and they said that the government would pay for it. That is not fair to the citizens of Canada any more than the US paying for illegal aliens here. My husband was sent there on business and he was paid by the Canadian company, but I don’t think Canada should have paid for my care, or should I say the citizens of Canada.

All that said, Canada, at least the parts I saw, is a beautiful country. I met many wonderful people some of whom I still stay in touch with twenty years later. And one other thing, I never could understand why Canadians dislike Americans so much.
 
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Shoshana:
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We can be guaranteered that our poorest of the poor would be able to receive treatment…money or no money…👍

Blessings,
Shoshana
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Okay Shoshana, I was enjoying this thread unil this. And then WhiteDoves comment. Do we really have to insult America to make Canada look good. 😦

By the way, Victoria is the most beautiful city in the world.
 
mary bobo:
And one other thing, I never could understand why Canadians dislike Americans so much.
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For those who actually dislike Amercans (which is far from all of us!) I think it comes down to envy. It’s kind of like hating the New York Yankees (or Montreal Canadiennes); long term success and power generate envy which inevitibly gets expressed as serious dislike.
 
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For those who actually dislike Amercans (which is far from all of us!) I think it comes down to envy. It’s kind of like hating the New York Yankees (or Montreal Canadiennes); long term success and power generate envy which inevitibly gets expressed as serious dislike.
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Excuse me but the Toronto Maples Leafs would be a much better example. :cool:
 
Ani Ibi:
Excuse me but the Toronto Maples Leafs would be a much better example. :cool:
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No, they wouldn’t. They haven’t won a Cup since '67, and the Canadiennes are the winningest franchise in sports.

Besides, as a Canucks fan, I just can’t work up the same degree of loathing for the Leafs. It must be Pat Quinn’s influence.
 
mary bobo:
And one other thing, I never could understand why Canadians dislike Americans so much.
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After the American Revolution, the English were still north of the border. The English, in order to hang on to power, land, and resources manipulated Quebec, the First Nations, and the English colonists. Basically they said to Quebec that unless she cosied up with English, the American puritans would swallow up Catholic Quebec.

The English gave Quebec language, religion, and cultural rights. The English also made treaties with the First Nations and in return they fought alongside the English in the War of 1812. Without the First Nations, the English didn’t have a hope in hek of holding the Americans off.

The English ran the Canadas by means of the Family Compact. They used anti-Americanism to fearmonguer among those over whom they held domain (translate: oppressed).

Family Compact was officially dismantled after Confederation. However everyone who would wield power in Canada has resurrected some form of Family Compact. And thus anti-Americanism persists.

But let’s look at the facts. We are no longer an English colony. We are multicultural. Quebec is no longer Catholic. The First Nations have long since abandonned the idea of trusting the English. And for most of us, anti-Americanism falls on deaf ears. Why? Because America buys 80% of our exports, defends our homeland, and is home to our cousins, uncles, aunts, and so on.

Only the MSM and the most raucous of the most unlearned among us nurtures anti-Americanism anymore.
 
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No, they wouldn’t. They haven’t won a Cup since '67, and the Canadiennes are the winningest franchise in sports.

Besides, as a Canucks fan, I just can’t work up the same degree of loathing for the Leafs. It must be Pat Quinn’s influence.
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La-la-la. I can’t hear you.
 
SO, WHAT DO CANADIANS HAVE TO BE PROUD OF?
  1. Smarties
  2. Crispy Crunch, Coffee Crisp
  3. The size of our footballs fields and one less down
  4. Baseball is Canadian
  5. Lacrosse is Canadian
  6. Hockey is Canadian
  7. Basketball is Canadian
  8. Apple pie is Canadian
  9. Mr. Dress-up kicks Mr. Roger’s (ahem).
  10. Tim Hortons kicks Dunkin’ Donut’s (ahem).
  11. Canada has the largest French population that never surrendered to Germany.
  12. We have the largest English population that never ever surrendered or withdrew during any war to anyone. anywhere. EVER.
  13. Our civil war was fought in a bar and it lasted a little over an hour.
  14. The only person who was arrested in our civil war was an American mercenary, who slept in and missed the whole thing… but showed up just in time to get caught.
  15. We knew plaid was cool far before Seattle caught on.
  16. The Hudsons Bay Company once owned over 10% of the earth’s surface and is still around as the worlds oldest company.
  17. The average dog sled team can kill and devour a full grown human in under 3 minutes.
  18. We still know what to do with all the parts of a buffalo.
  19. We invented ski-doos, jet-skis, velcro, zippers, insulin, penicillin, zambonis, the telephone and short wave radios that save countless lives each year.
  20. We ALL have frozen our tongues to something metal and lived to tell about it.
  21. A Canadian invented Superman.
  22. We have colured money.
  23. Our beer advertisments kick (ahem).
BUT MOST IMPORTANT!
  1. The handles on our beer cases are big enough to fit your hands with mitts on. OOOoohhhhh Canada!!
oh yeah… and our elections only take one day.
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I AM CANADIAN!!!*
  • some lines were removed because I am NOT anti-American. 👍
 
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