Wednesday, July 01, 2009

I wish you all a happy Canada Day

Yes, it is Canada Day. Canada's national anthem is quite good; in the English version, it is described as "the true North, strong and free", which I think is an excellent way to describe Scotland. The French Canadian version is, as far as I can tell, always sung by Celine Dion. (Note: the French-Canadian pathologist with whom I live is clutching his sides with mirth as I play it; not all French-Canadians love Celine and spend every weekend watching Cirque du Soleil DVDs, whatever they may think in Toronto.)

Canadians are likely to vote in Michael Ignatieff as Prime Minister at some point, I think, which is good - because I remember him mainly on BBC 2 talking about books and being an "intellectual". I think it's a good sign. Also, their current Prime Minister (whose name you are unlikely to know unless you are a Canadian), is a right cock, and a boring one at that.

Anyway, Canada has been very kind to me so far, and although I am often homesick (for reasons related to things like this or this) I am, on the whole, glad I am here.

(And no, I don't know what these people were doing jumping out of a plane with a maple leaf parachute either, but they seemed to be enjoying themselves.)




4 comments:

punxxi said...

Happy Canada Day NWM , an opera singing guy (not geee) sings it in french at hockey games, they don't need no steeenkin' celine !

Megan said...

Should you decide to have bridesmaids I think you've just stumbled on the perfect outfit for them. Also, have you and the vet-path considered an entrance along these lines? I mean, yes, you could plummet to your death and that, but it's far more interesting than just wandering vaguely in to some musical relative warbling choice bits of The Best of Journey.

beth said...

For about ten minutes in 1991 I had a crush on Michael Ignatieff. It came to nothing.

WrathofDawn said...

Not that I like the current boring, scary-eyed PM, but I can spell his name without getting a headache.

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