“The world needs more Canada.”
And we have it.
Recent changes have made more people appreciate living here.
Cody may again preside over the tallest flag on our street (go big or go home, he says), but it’s just one of many. Places all over Canada are festooned with them this year. We’re proud. We don’t want to be anybody’s 51st state. We’ve rejected the politics of polarization. We’re okay with immigrants, women soldiers and Pride parades. We don’t bomb people. We like science, disallow mines and logging in national parks, permit students to be outraged when they feel like it and give everybody health care.
It’s not perfect. But it works.
Sure, houses cost too much – like everywhere. We’re still getting over the pandemic – like everybody. The economy could be better, mortgages lower, taxes less and groceries cheaper. Like everyplace else. But in comparison, it’s bucolic.
Strong and free.