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So here's us, on the raggedy edge.
But there is no sunken treasure / Rumored to be / Wrapped inside my ribs / In a sea black with ink I am so / Out of tune / With you — Jeff Tweedy, Sunken Treasure |
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Heard, tonight on CBC Television’s Canada Now
Reporter: But I wonder do you love this country?
Stephen Harper: I’ve always said Canada is a great country.
Where’s the passion Mr. Harper, where’s the passion? Your response was lukewarm and unconvincing - cheese can be great; wine can be great — this country is more than both of those things.
This country goes beyond being great; this country is the best place in the world to live. I was born here, and it is a part of every fibre of my very being.
When I get in a canoe in Northern Ontario and paddle alone through those tranquil waters, I am Canadian and I’m paddling in the wake of hundreds of years of our national identity.
When I hike the Stawamus Chief in Squamish from bottom to top I am Canadian.
When I stroll the shores of Pacific Rim National Park and gaze west across a vacant horizon, I am Canadian.
When I stand on the shores of the Bay of Fundy and watch the power of the Earth’s tides at their greatest I am Canadian.
When I reach down and touch the earth and soil that this country is built on, I love it with every fibre of my being.
This country is so much more than great. This country is our home.
Posted by skooter at 6:14 PM This entry is filed under Politics.