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november2009_june_july_2009.qxd 23/11/2009 4:37 PM Page 39 39 Canadiana - Some Facts About Canada 39 Canadiana - Some Facts About Canada Canadiana - Some Facts -motto - "From sea to sea" -Ships sail inland on the St. Lawrence River Canadiana - Some Facts About Canada -national anthem - "O Canada" (from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes). About Canada -RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) the -Forests cover almost half of Canada. national police force -Canada has one-tenth of the world's forests. LOCATION -there are six time zones -Mount Logan in the Yukon Territory is -Canada is on the continent of North America. Canada's tallest peak at 5,959 metres. -The country stretches from the Atlantic Ocean THE PEOPLE to the Pacific Ocean. -Most of the people live in the southern part of GEOGRAPHY -The Arctic Ocean is north and the United States Canada. -Canada has six main geographical regions: is south. -About 77 percent of Canadians live in cities Appalachian Highland, Canadian Shield, Arctic, -Canada is north of the 49th parallel of latitude. and towns. Lowlands, Interior Plains, Cordillera -The 49th parallel was chosen as a border from -The largest cities are Toronto, Montreal and the Great Lakes to the west coast. Vancouver.(2006) HISTORY Toronto - 5.5 million; Montreal - 3.6 million; -The first people were the Aboriginal people. FACTS Vancouver - 2.1 million -Explorers and settlers from Western Europe -second largest country in the world (Russian -Saskatchewan is the fastest growing province. arrived in the 1500s. Federation is the largest) (December 2007) -Canada was named by the French explorer -ten provinces and three territories (capital cities -Canada's two official languages are English Jacques Cartier (1535). are in brackets). and French. -The name "Canada" comes from the Huron and Provinces : Alberta (Edmonton), British -More than 9 million Canadians speak French. Iroquois word "Kanata" meaning "village". Columbia (Victoria), Manitoba (Winnipeg), -Ethnic groups include British Isles origin 28%, -Canada became a country on July 1st, 1867. New Brunswick (Fredericton), Newfoundland French origin 23%, other European 15%, North -The first provinces were Nova Scotia, New and Labrador(St. John's), Nova Scotia American Indian 2%, other, mostly Asian, Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec. (Halifax), Ontario (Toronto), Prince Edward African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26% -The first prime minister was Sir John A. Island (Charlottetown), Quebec (Quebec City), -Canada is the home of over a million Macdonald. Saskatchewan (Regina) Aboriginal people. (2006 census) Territories : Yukon (Whitehorse), GOVERNMENT Nunavut (Iqaluit), Northwest Territories LAND AND WATER -Democratic system of government (Yellowknife), -Canada has the world's longest coastline. -Parliament of Canada is in Ottawa, Ontario -population 33,212,696 (July 2008 est.) -There are oceans on three sides - Pacific ( -Parliament consists of House of Commons -capital city of Canada - Ottawa (Ontario) west), Atlantic ( east), Arctic (north). (elected) and Senate (appointed) -leader of Canada - Prime Minister Stephen -Nearly one-fourth of all the fresh water in the -Prime Minister - Stephen Harper (leader of the Harper world is in Canada. Conservative Party) -emblem - maple leaf -Glaciers shaped the land and created many -Governor General of Canada - Michaëlle Jean -flag - red and white with a red maple leaf lakes (about 2 million lakes). -Canada's birthday is on the first of July. -The Mackenzie River ( in the N.W.T. ) is the I am Rob McConnell and I Am Proud To Be -animal - the beaver longest river in Canada. Canadian! Jeff Foxworthy: You May Live in Canada Jeff Foxworthy: You May Live in Canada If your local Dairy Queen is closed from If you can drive 90 km/hr through 2 feet of If you have more miles September through May, snow On your snow blower than your car, You may live in Canada . During a raging blizzard without flinching, You may live in Canada . You may live in Canada . If someone in a Home Depot store If you find -2 degrees 'a little chilly', Offers you assistance and they don't work If you install security lights on your house and You may live in Canada . there, garage, You may live in Canada . But leave both unlocked, If you actually understand these jokes, You may live in Canada . And forward them to all If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same your friends, time, If you carry jumper cables in your car You definitely are Canadian. You may live in Canada . And your wife knows how to use them, You may live in Canada . If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation If you design your kid's Halloween costume With someone who dialed a wrong number, To fit over a snowsuit, You may live in Canada . You may live in Canada . If 'Vacation' means going anywhere If the speed limit on the highway is 80 km -- South of Detroit for the weekend, You're going 95 and everybody is passing you, You may live in Canada . You may live in Canada . If you measure distance in hours, If driving is better in the winter You may live in Canada . Because the potholes are filled with snow, You may live in Canada . If you know several people Who have hit a deer more than once, If you know all 4 seasons: You may live in Canada . Almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction, If you have switched from 'heat' to 'A/C' You may live in Canada . In the same day and back again, You may live in Canada .