I hope you’re not starting to mellow with age. In fact, the Globe and Mail says you and your citizens are doing quite the opposite.
Indeed, who cares about the Queen (or any future Kings) if we have poutine, butter tarts, and Nanaimo bars? And not that we like to toot our own horn or anything, but we’re doing okay in this shoddy economy, thank you.
In fact, how strangely appropriate is my shot of a lone, tiny Canadian flag standing right in the middle of a couple of giants that look ready to destroy each other? (Okay, I lied. This shot was taken in the heart of the financial district in downtown Toronto. Canadian banks have no need to destroy the competition. Actually, I think they like each other so much that there is some legislation somewhere that prevents them from merging and becoming one Big Bank.)
Anyway, maybe Canada is part of the new world order, maybe not. But it makes me pretty proud today to be Canadian and living in a boring country with insanely expensive cell phone bills, megacities that need a transit system, and really good hockey players. At least I still have access to fresh water and air. For now.
