On this day in 1982, Canada officially changed the name of “Dominion Day” to “Canada Day”.
Happy 38th Canada Day, guys!
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I always enjoy “This Hour Is 22 Minutes”‘s segment “Talking To Americans”.
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You could probably convince me that the reanimated corpse of Tim Horton is secretly the prime minister of a shadow government. And if they don’t have a national igloo, then what the heck are they waiting for?
Abandoning their elderly on ice floes is obviously wrong. That said, at least the airfare to the ice floes is covered by national healthcare. In the states, we’d bill them.Report
And if you’re saying “Canada Day? I wish it were longer!”
Please check out the series Due South. A cop show, set in Chicago where a Mountie comes down and is a fish out of water. It’s got Canada jokes for the Americans and they won’t even notice the American jokes that the Canadians watched the show for.
If you liked Paul Gross as the Mountie, you should also check out Slings and Arrows, a charming little show about a dysfunctional Shakespeare production company. (Theater kids who haven’t heard of this show will be ticked off that someone hadn’t told them about it sooner.)
And, of course, Men with Brooms. It’s the Curling movie you didn’t know you needed.
If you’re saying “Gee, Jay. I like the idea of a Canadian movie… but I only watch movies that also have sequels!”, well, lemme tell ya, you’re in luck. Bon Cop, Bad Cop and Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2 are available as a set and you can make an evening out of it. He’s from Ontario. His partner is from Quebec. Together they fight crime!
I hope your Canada Day (and Canada Week, Month, and Year) are awesome!Report
Don’t forget Canadian Bacon! It has John Candy!Report
That felt like a Canadian movie for Americans. “THIS IS YOU!!! THIS IS WHAT YOU SOUND LIKE!!!”Report
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My favorite Bob and Doug McKenzie story has to do with why they created the characters:
From The Wikipedia:
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Now I want Poutine. And a butter tart… what the hell is a butter tart? I want one.
Merry Canada Day everyone.Report
A butter tart is deliciousness!Report
A butter tart looks really tasty:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter_tartReport
It does… except for the nuts part. Will get the Marchmaine household bakers on it, Stat!Report
Ya know, my fathers mother was born in Canada. Medicine Hat, to be exact.Report
Dominion Day sounds sexy. I’ll get out the poutine.Report
Oh yeah. Spruce Beer.Report
Stompin’ Tom seems needed too:
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Storming the crease
like bumble bees.
Pure distilled Canada.Report