How much do you know about Canada?

All my knowledge about Canada comes from South Park & Fairy Oddparents

Country symbol is the maple leaf
'States' are providences (okay, I learned this from Geography)
Cops there are called Mounties
The providence of Ontario speaks French

 

Ok, so I'm Canadian.

The maple leaf is indeed one of our symbols. Others include the beaver, the moose, and disposable Tim Hortons coffee cups.

Provinces, not providences. Who's your teacher?!

Cops are usually just cops. Mounties (aka members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or RCMP) are the equivalent of FBI officers. Although in some areas the RCMP does community policing, in most cases they investigate more serious crimes and leave the ticketing jobs to municipal forces.

Don't say that to an Ontarian if you want to retain ownership of your front teeth. That's Quebec you're talking about. Sure, there are small pockets of French elsewhere in Canada, but the majority of French speakers are from Quebec.

Any other questions?

 

Jim carrey is from Canada !

 

I know I want to go to Vancouver some day because everyone says it's an amazing city.

And yeah, that's kinda it.

 

And so are kd lang, Ivan Coyote and Loreena McKennitt! :icon_bigg

 

I know I want to go there one day as its a beautiful country
Beat the US in a war once
Justin Beiber is from Canada
Flag has a leaf in it
French and English is spoken there
Still has some tribal groups in places
Polar bears
Lots of snow

 

I love Loreena McKennitt. He voice is so beautiful.

Has about 1/10 of the population of the United States (35mil or so)
Beer is expensive!
They have universal health care - how effective it is, is another topic
Ottawa is the capital.

 

Yes it is, indeed. I love her music, she is brilliant!

 

I know the US and Canada still actually still have a few border conflicting claims

( got the corrections you made right to the first one - I had a friend from Toronto so I knew it was not Ontario)


You got same sex marriage a lot before us.
None of you actually live in igloos (jk)
You are a large exported of Aluminum
You are a commonwealth Nation
You do have an army and they work with the UN
You are not just total cold weather, warm summers
much of the west is open and wide just like the US west.
You drive on the right (just like us)
National Health care

I have no idea who the current leaders are though - have to say I follow UN politics more

how did I do?

 

Provinces instead of states.

Charter of Rights instead of a BoR.

Towns have Bylaws and enforcement. Like city law code.

Canada is still technically under the authority of the British queen.

Canada is included under the United States' nuclear umbrella of protection.

That's about it.

 

Not much except a lot of good bands come from there. :icon_bigg

And I heard Canadians like maple syrup, don't know how true that is.

 

I'd like to correct something: Instead of states, we have provinces AND territories. B.C. to Newfoundland and Labrador are provinces, but the Yukon, The Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, the three sections up north, are called territories.

 

The US has territories too. Puerto Rico and Guam are good examples. We don't really pay attention to them. If you live there, you can still be a citizen and vote, but they don't have full statehood and state priveledges. That's why we kinda sweep them under the rug.

Is it the same way in Canada?

 

Canada, eh?
-Youtuber Gunnarolla is Canadian.
-Apparently, there's a law in Canada that prohibits magic. I'm a little fuzzy about that one.
-Arrogant Worms.
-Justin Beiber.
-Public hospitals. Who cares if it's free if the wait times are long?!
-The currency has scratch-and-sniff maple leaves on it. And it's waterproof.
-Vancouver 2010.
-French Canada and English Canada.
I need to brush up on my knowledge of Canada.

 

"People in Canada get the sense that no one cares about us..."

I guess Canadians have a good sense of reality?


jk ^^

 

Honestly, they do smell like it to me. I'm not sure if you have to scratch them or not, but the clear parts of the bills smell like something reminiscent of maple syrup to me, even without scratching. I wouldn't risk putting water on them so I'm not sure about that, either, but apparently it is!

And !

 

I think I may be able to name to provinces: Ontario, Quebec, Saskachatoon,(There is no way that I spelled that right) British Colombia, Newfoundland, Yukon, Northwest Territory, St Edwards island, Alberta, Manitoba and others

An I know from South Park that Canada is to be blamed for everything. Which obviously must be true cause they won a Grammy for that

 

Canadian guys are so hot. Love their milky skin. Of course Canadian guys aged between 20 - 45.