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The True North Strong and Free
 I have visited many places in this great country of mine, from St. John's, Newfoundland to Vancouver, British Columbia and since today is Canada's 135th Birthday, I just wanted to list some cool things that make me proud to be a Canadian.
The Music: The Tragically Hip, Neil Young, KD Lang, Gordon Lightfoot, Alanis Morisette, Tom Cochrane, Oscar Peterson, Crash Test Dummies, Leonard Cohen and Bob Wiseman. The People: The Kids In The Hall, The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Jean Chretien, Dr. Henry Morgentaler, Peter Mansbridge, Moses Znaimer, Norm MacDonald, Jim Carrey, Mike Meyers, Margaret Atwood and Naomi Klein. The Sports: Our gold medal women's and men's hockey teams, The Toronto Maple Leafs, The Vancouver Canucks, the CFL, The Toronto Raptors, The Vancouver Grizzlies, The Montreal Expos and The Toronto Blue Jays. The Places: The majestic trees of Vancouver's Stanley Park, Montreal's old city section, the beautiful mountains in Jasper and Banff, Alberta, the rolling hills of St. John's and Toronto's CN Tower. The Freedoms: The right to vote (and where every vote is counted), the right to a legal abortion, free health care, a free and mainly uncensored press, the right to an attorney and a trial and freedom of speech. Happy Birthday Canada! I can't ever remember a time when I've been this proud to be a citizen.
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