Hearing Métis pronounced like Matisse by the British guy in the source video makes me want to issue an apology to every American who has ever recorded a KZfaq video about Canada. (It's actually pronounced May-TEE.)

The claim that Santa lives in Canada has been challenged, but as any Canadian child will tell you, Santa has a Canadian postal code HOH OHO. Send him a letter and Canada Post will ensure you get a response.

The term "Storm Trooper" was coined by Imperial German soldiers during WWI to describe the Canuck Mad Lads they faced in combat. Canadians, many from rural farms, were large, strong, fit, independent, resourceful and filled with naively idealistic notions of duty to the crown, they were truly a foe to be reckoned with.

I agree with you. It cannot be stated enough regarding Canadian invention of insulin.

Louis Riel led the Métis people in a Rebellion against the Canadian government in defense of the rights of Métis peoples and the fact that Queen Victoria was not abiding by the treaty she signed. Louis Riel, although executed as a traitor to Canada, is taught in our schools today to be a Canadian hero. My ancestors fought on the side of Louis Riel and I have genetic ties to every band that was a member of the Iron Confederacy, including Métis. In Manitoba, we celebrate Louis Riel day on November 16th in remembrance of his unjust execution.

They're called Bluenosers because of the ship, the Bluenose. That ship is depicted on our 10 cent coin (the dime). It was one of the fastest ship of her class and was actually used in fishing. Being the fastest ship they could get their haul and bring it back to market faster than others, so they got the best price.

“The dreamier he gets”. There are a great many Canadians that don’t share that feeling these days.

for the Métis, it's generally pronounced "mey-tee" The comedy show I think you're mentioning is "Just for Laugh's Gags" which is definitely related to the festival The purpose of CanCon (Canadian Content) is about holding back the American tide. With the US population being 10 times bigger their culture and media are everywhere.

I would highly recommend the Molson Canadian commercial series "I AM CANADIAN". They are brilliant and entertaining.

As a Canadian I'm still slightly bitter that we didn't end up calling the two dollar coin a dubloon, because it's double a loonie.

My mother developed Type 1 Diabetes when was pregnant / giving birth to my brother in 1966. I was less than 2 years old at the time. If it wasn't for Dr. Banting's and Dr. Best's discovery of insulin that could be used by human beings as a substitute if your own pancreas wasn't producing any, she would likely have passed away shortly after being diagnosed with it. Instead, she took great care of herself and was meticulous about keeping her blood sugar as stable as possible by self-injecting insulin in her hip. I did an elementary school essay on Dr. Banting and Dr. Best because I was so grateful that because of them, my mother was alive. She lived for 46 years with the condition until she passed away at the age of 75.

As a Canadian who does not live in Quebec, I am proud to have Quebec as part of Canada. However, if they vote to separate, I feel they would destroy what makes Canada so beautiful and diverse and would truly struggle on their own, so I hope we can live together productively.

My favourite thing about Justin’s dad is that he decriminalized homosexuality in Canada way back in the 60s with the famous line “The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation.”

As a Canadian who grew up with Heritage Moments, it makes my heart happy that you're learning about Canada in 2023 from them. 😊

The thing you need to know about Canadian politics is that it's highly polarised: the coastal parts (east and west) of Canada tends to be more left-leaning, the Prairies tend to be more right-leaning. Whenever a left-leaning Prime Minister gets elected, the Prairies get so mad, and so loud.

I love that you are so interested in Canada. We are a country that often are poked fun of or overlooked. We’ve actually come up with some amazing technological advancements, not to mention, basketball was originally from Canada. And so was Superman. We have great mountains, prairies, lakes and wildlife. Some of the greatest scenery. At the same time we are there for anyone that needs us. When 9/11 hit our firefighters not only went in, but they went to the streets asking people to donate for all the families. We held Vimy Ridge, we held the 49th parallel and even burned down the Whitehouse. We are 10th in the world for most educated countries, but we spend way too much time on the last spike in our social studies.

You want something to blow your mind. On the longest day of the year. When the sun rises in St John's Newfoundland the sun has just set Victoria BC

Winnie the Pooh was initially a real bear cub, mascot of a Canadian army unit (regiment?battalion?) of the WWI era. When the unit was sent to France, they realized it would be difficult to keep the little bear in the trenches so, donated it to the London Zoo. It was named after the city of Winnipeg in western Canada.

We would always have a chuckle over the British who came to visit Ontario or even Quebec and ask their Canadian family member "Can we drive out to Victoria for the day?We heard it's lovely." And then explain to them it's at the very least a 5 day drive.😂

#97 Ice wine is traditionally made using grapes that are frozen while they're still on the vine. When the grape freezes, the water in the grape freezes as well. Since the sugars and other dissolved solids don't freeze, when the frozen grapes are pressed you're left with a much more concentrated, sweeter wine.

There is an island in the High Arctic called Hans Island. Canada and Denmark had a long running "war" claiming it as our/their own. Canada would put our flag on the flag pole and leave a bottle of Canadian Club Whiskey. The Danes would take our flag down and put their flag on the flag pole and leave a bottle of their alcohol. This went on for years and was commonly known as the Whiskey War. Until finally Canada and Denmark decided to each claim 1/2 the island. So, Canada now borders Denmark as well as the U.S.A. There are Videos about this. Check into the Canadian Rangers. They are a civilian group of mainly Inuit/Dene/Aboriginal people who live in the Arctic but work closely with the Canadian Military. The Rangers help with search and rescue and keep their eyes open for unwanted visitors (USSR Submarines). They are our first line of defence in the Arctic. Again, there are many, many videos about the Rangers.

Greetings from Chicoutimi, Rimouski, Mistassini, Matagami, Odanak, Aguanish, Natashquan, Chisasibi, Ungava, Lustugush, Matane, Amqui, Maniwaki, Oka, Povirnituk, Mingan, Kuujuak, Temiskaming, Shawinigan, Caniapicau and all the rest of us! ❤

Winnie the Pooh, the bear cub, was purchased in White River, Ontario. The officer named the bear, Winnipeg, after his hometown. There is a Winnie the Pooh statue along the Trans Canada/ Hwy 17 in White River, as well as a Winnie the Pooh museum in town and an annual Winnie the Pooh festival the third weekend of August. :)

As a francophone who is from outside Québec, the separation vote was very important to me culturally as well as patriotically. Like most contested subjects, it has no easy answers, but I believe that both sides would have lost so much more of their collective identities that they would realize. We have always been stronger and better together ( are you listening Alberta?). I am proud to be a "French-Canadian" and the gift of Poutine can not be undersold.

Saskatchewan about 10 years ago got down to about -60C. It's kinda sad that saskatchewan doesn't get more recognition or just western Canada in general, most of these are based in Eastern Canada. Also bagged milk doesn't exist in western Canada

I am in Newfoundland and had meetings in Victoria British Columbia. I flew out on a Wednesday night and returned on a Saturday night....but to give you perspective I live closer to Venice than Victoria....but if I told people I was going to Venice for 3 days from Canada you would think I was mad....

Ontario is by far the largest province by population, almost 80% more than Quebec. They used to be similar, but since the first separatist referendum Quebec growth had slowed and Intersection had accelerated. Ontario is 38% of the total population. Love your videos about Canada and your enthusiasm.

Having celebrated thanksgiving in both usa and canada, the USA holiday is really tied to the date in late november and focuses on 'giving thanks' and remembering where you came from. While canada is very much tied to celebrating the end of the harvest season and the fruits of all the hard work of the growing season. Thus closer to the end of harvest season.

Mary Simon is the current Governor General. She is famous as the first GG of indigenous heritage. She is Inuit. Very cool.

If you really want to learn about Canada, on our 150 birthday, CBC created a series called The Story of Us. It is a 10 part, 45 minute per episode , on Canada, tracing the development of the country from the first contact with European explorers. Obviously, not for reaction, but for general background. There are also videos on KZfaq with a list of Canadian born celebrities and famous people, especially in the entertainment field. While I don’t do weed, the legalization hasn’t really changed much. The only difference is that sometimes, when I am walking around in downtown Toronto, I do get a whiff of someone smoking. Stay safe, stay sane, stay strong Ukraine 🇺🇦

About the "Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump"... 74 years ago I was born 4 miles from there in Fort Macleod, AB. The entire story is 100% true. The natives (and I use that word with ultimate respect) have built a wonderful interpretation center there, which is built such that as you climb the stairs from the bottom to the top, you get more and more pictorial stories on big wall murals that tell about the history of it all. It is real... and it is all true. It is a story about how the indigenous of Alberta had to be ingenious in order to survive. They literally chased the buffalo (bison) over that cliff where other members of the tribe were there to... well you know what they had to do. The indigenous of Canada and northern USA are an amazing and beautiful people, with more history than anybody else in North America. It is even speculated that they originated in Asia millenia ago, reaching Canada via a long gone "land bridge" from the north. Full disclaimer, I am not an indigenous Canadian. I am very proudly of 100% Irish origin (with my genealogy verified). It's just that I respect these indigenous people so much.

It's Vancouver (not Victoria) Island... Victoria is our capital of B.C. and is located on Vancouver Island. It's lovely that you're exploring our country (I'm a dual citizen having been born in England). And our beautiful Indigenous people are as diverse to each other as French/British/German peoples are to each other; each group having their own language, (culture), food, etc but with strong ties such as affinity for and care of the earth. Cheers!

this was very interesting to watch! thank you! I am a French Canadian from Quebec and I wasn't old enough to vote back in 1995 at the referendum that nearly got Quebec independant. As far as I know, Quebecers that are separatist feel misunderstood and put aside from the federal gouvernment. But things have changed a lot in nearly 30 years and Quebec is a very multicultural province, especially in Montreal. If I speak for myself, I love my country for its diversity, its size and its majestic landscapes. I visited all the East coast provinces and I can't wait to visit the West coast with my daughters.

About the poutine : the biggest problematic factor to get the best poutine in the world is the cheese curds. The curds must be 24 hours old and not ever have been put in a fridge [it would destroy/annihilate/kill the favor]. That is the reason why poutine first appeared in the area formed between Drummondville and the Beauce where many many many milk producers (and therefore cheese producers) are located in Québec, Canada. -- Now you know.

Fun fact: The largest heist successfully undertaken in Canada, was of Maple Syrup!!

My dad, who was in the Canadian military, did a six month tour in Alert and he was there during the six months of darkness. He was there in the early 1990's. When you are that far north, the sun doesn't rise every day so you get six months of sun and sux months of darkness. Other than the work they had to do ( my dad was in radio communications) all they had to keep occupied was drink beer, eat Kraft Dinner and keep each other company with stories. He told me about the day that they encountered an Arctic Fox and fed it some ground beef

Ice wine is a dessert wine and very sweet. Aboriginal words used by Canadians: toboggan, chipmunk, kayak, caribou, muskie, igloo. Literally 100s of place names but here are a few: Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Ottawa, Toronto, Mississauga, Etobicoke, Oshawa, Winnipeg, Kelowna, Athabasca, Nippissing, Algoma, Ponoka, Yukon, Wasaga Beach, Wyoming, Kanesatake, Oka, Muskoka, Nanaimo.

In Newfoundland we have big celebrations for Canada Day on July 1st but we also serve rememberance to the battle of Beaumont Hamel , one of the Newfoundland Regiments darkest days

As a Canadian, this is an interesting watch. I live one hour south of Ottawa (Odawa "Oh-daw-wa" first nations name) and it is a great city. I have been there many times. It sits on Algonquin First Nations land. It can also get super cold there, sometimes at least -25/-30c. My little city is on the St Lawrence River that runs between Canada and the US (upstate NY). It is known as the city of 1000 islands. There are well over 1000 islands around where I'm at and it is gorgeous! It can get pretty cold here too. When at our water front, we can see houses, buildings and vehicles on the other side of the river. When my city did fireworks on Canadas birthday, the Americans could watch and then on July 4 th, we could watch their fireworks. People will also go on boats from both sides to watch the fireworks on the river! Needless to say, I have also been to the US many times. My city has 2 bridges/borders only 25 minutes away in either direction. We also have the oldest underground rail tunnel in Canada. Canada is a beautiful and vast country. Canadians are polite and respectful. We do say sorry when someone else runs into us with their shopping cart or if we need to get by someone who is blocking our way, we say sorry to them too along with excuse me, please and thank you. We are a bi-lingual country and we have to learn french for most of our school years, at least 9 of 12 years but many of us don't remember a lot of it now in adulthood. Poutine "pronounced poo-tin not poo teen" is amazing and if anyone from another country is going to make it, remember to use brown/beef gravy and white cheese curd. Light gravy and shredded cheese is disgusting. Get creative with it by adding bacon, onions or whatever else you like. There is also my personal favourite, the Italian poutine! It is made with a bolognaise/sloppy joe like meat sauce with curd and fries. It's so yummy! If you like chili cheese fries, you will like this one. The best way to learn about Indigenous people is to learn from them directly and not by government created information. If you can't do it in person, there are plenty of documentaries. If you can do it in person, start by attending a pow wow or visiting a reserve.

Yeah, we have huge oil and gas operations here. Alberta is like little Texas. Ice Wine is far from our only wine, but it is pretty unique to us. Icewine is very very sweet. It's a dessert wine. You drink it in a tiny wine glass 😅. And I'm from the Maritimes, never heard anyone call someone from Nova Scotia a "Bluenoser". I mean yeah, the Bluenose was from Nova Scotia, but they lost me on that one 😅

Nova Scotians aren't called bluenosers because it's cold there. We get that name from the famous racing schooner the Bluenose which was built in Lunenburg NS. There is a heritage minute on this, I hope you get to it one of these days! The Bluenose is also on our 10 cent coin. The McLobster is definitely a Maritimes/NS thing. You can also get a lobster sub at subway. And regarding the comment in this video about the most expensive poutine, we also have lobster poutine. And a lot of other versions of poutine, with restaurants that only serve different types of poutine, called poutineries.

I do love that insulin was discovered in my own backyard. Without it, I probably would have been dead before the age of 7. Now here I am, 40 odd years later after being diagnosed with what was previously a fatal disease.

Unbelievably I had no surprises. A couple of facts that I think were missed are from here in Nova Scotia(aka New Scotland). Highest tides in the world in the Bay of Fundy; deepest causeway in the world the Canso Causeway which they connected Cape Breton Island to mainland NS. I grew up in Cape Breton and went to school in Mabou. A little village where the Scottish traditions were kept so well and Gaelic kept alive more than places in Scotland. 1/2 I’m up the road from my childhood home there is a distillery that produces the only single malt whiskey in Canada because of the water and terrain it covers is just right for the process. The Island itself has been named a top island to visit in the world much due to the CB Highlands National park and it’s breathtaking coastal drive around the northern part of the island. Hope you get to visit someday!

#11 I'd forgotten about Toronto's old name (the new one sound like a First-Nations word, I assume) but mainly we borrowed these names because these areas were settled BY people from those European cities. About 1-2 hours drive SW of Toronto (on the main highways) is my home city of "Kitchener", which was settled by Germans and was known as "Berlin" up until the 2nd world war, when we decided having a city named after your enemy's capital was... uh...problematic ("This week in the war effort, British bomber planes are attempting a bombing run on Berlin." "MOMMY, THE TV MAN SAID WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE! WHAT'D WE DO TO ENGLAND? GRAMMA'S FROM THERE?!?" "Dammit... not this shit again!") Please don't ask me how we ended up with "Kitchener". Maybe someone was hungry at the time). Another hour SW down the same highway is London (Ontario), and a further hour of driving will take you to Windsor (named for the British royal line, perhaps?)

The legalization of marijuana has mostly been a success. Of course there are growing pains including a gold rush mentality on starting greenhouses, and "grow companies" many of which have been priced out of the market do too plummeting prices. Regulation is not federally regulated. Which leads to cases where in Ontario you can legally grow 4 plants personally. Where in Quebec you cannot. This also leads to issues with marijuana products that are not "flower" commonly known as "Bud" like edibles, Oils, and vapes. This leads to uncertain quality and safety issues involved with these products. That being said. It has mostly been a success, youth use hasnt skyrocketed, tax revenue is now out of the hands of organized crime, and most importantly. People are not saddled with criminal records for its possession.

First buddy pronouncing Metis drove me nuts, lets say closer to May- tee. I live next to a Mi Kmaq reservation in Nova Scotia and love the community. I am welcomed to pow wow, community events and fresh fish. I have lived in cities and several different towns over the years and never had a community more welcoming to an outsider. plus it is Canadas true history when you talk to Indigenous people.

Luvd the vid…thank you for your content.

Love your channel! Canada is awesome for soooo many reasons! I love that you want to learn more about us! Most of us will happily share any info you want to know.

I'll tell you about CFS Alert because I worked there twice many years ago. At that time, in the 1980's there were actually over 250 people working there and I helped build some of the buildings that housed them. I was actually a 20 year old Naval Radio Operator at the time but in order to do anything at Alert you needed a top secret security clearance due to the sensitive nature of that installation and I had one - so that is how I became a plumber's assistant (no previous training) at the North Pole. We worked 72 hours a week (because there is nothing else to do up there) and were shipped out after 10 weeks due to the stress of isolation. It took 8 hours flying due north to get there and there have been many plane crashes over the years with lots of fatalities. One reason is because it is a frozen gravel runway that ends just before the Arctic Ocean and with lots of fog at various times of the year plus 24 hours of darkness in the winter - well, you get the picture. There is an area called millionaire's dump where unneeded vehicles, perfectly preserved because of the dry desert climate (yep - it's a desert) lay deserted. Why? Because it is far too expensive to ship them down south again and only people go back on the once a week flights. Space is at a premium. There are lots of animals up there - arctic wolves, foxes and rabbits - which we called killer rabbits because they are huge, bigger than the wolves. We kept some of the foxes as pets - they weren't afraid of humans because no one had ever harmed them - very cool. Sometimes we weren't allowed to go outside for many days in a row due to howling blizzards - but we had a movie theatre, radio station, library, bowling alley, curling rink and gym to keep us entertained - all connected by interior corridors. When the sun eventually did show up - it was blinding against the white snow with no trees and you could easily go snowblind. All in all, a most amazing and unique place in the world - but very, very difficult to access. Once we saw a Russian Bear Bomber fly right above us - to be chased back three minutes later by American fighters scrambled out of nearby Thule, Greenland. That's all I will say....

I have a friend (military) who was stationed in Alert. I think Alert was established by the Canadian military to monitor any Soviet (now Russian) activity and secure an early warning system in the event of a Soviet invasion. The quickest, most direct route for an invasion would be (I'm told) right over the top (North pole), making Alert very tactical. This kind of thinking was very popular during the cold war. My friend speaks Russian and was assigned to monitoring Russian radio communications which consisted mostly of jokes, the weather and the occasional recipe.

The City of Kitchener in Ontario was formerly known as Berlin due to the majority of the early European settlers being German. That was changed in 1915 due to a skirmish going on in Europe at the time.

❤ Born and raised in South East Saskatchewan... Lovely video of my home.... It truly is the "Land of Living Skies" And the people! Friendliest, kindest, most generous .... And the sunsets & aurora is out of this world. Thank you for doing these videos 😊

First nation's culture is very diverse. There is not a single video that could contain all the information about their whole cultures. Outwest, we have a more progressive relationship with our First Nations, but we still have a long ways to go to reconciliation. There are many names of cities and towns, streets and feelings and ideas that all come from first nations culture and again it varies greatly region to region. My favorite First Nations word from the Pacific Northwest is Skookum-The word can mean "strong", "greatest", "powerful", "ultimate", or "brave". The street I live on is called Maquinna after a great chief of the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation and all across Northern Vancouver Island his name is etched into the region.

11:04 John A. Macdonald is also "less fondly" remembered because the residential school system responsible for the attempted cultural genocide of Indigenous peoples was adopted under his leadership.

Montreal used be called Hochelaga (there's a street there with that name now) and Quebec City was Stadacona. The first capital of Canada was Kingston, then Montreal.

11:11 It's important to note that Louis Riel was Métis, and stood for them as well as French Canadians.

A thing not mentionned is that Canada is located geologycally in part on the Canadian shield ( 90% of Quebec , north Ontario including Hudson bay) it is the oldest bedrock of the world dating from precambrian era 3,7 billions years ago! They recently found rocks in a place called Saniquiluaq on the Belcher Island in the middle of the James bay considered as the oldest one in the world

I spent 2 years living in Alert on 5 separate trips. It is pretty unique up there. Nunavut was created to separate the Inuit, and native Indians, who actually do not get along all that well traditionally. Ice wine is delicious! It is thick, and sweet, but not quite as much as sirup. The grapes are usually picked at -10C or colder. I grew up in the Wine Capital of Canada (Oliver, BC), but sometimes the winters there aren't cold enough, so they make "late harvest" instead. The presenter played with "aboot," which while supposedly how Canadians say "about," it is actually not the case. We do say it differently than Americans though, which is where this stereotype comes from.

My Union Rep was the guy who connected the antenna on top of the CN tower. There is an old National anthem video that they use to show on TV sign off that shows him connecting the last piece to the tower.

Never heard of that glow in the dark coin. Could be fake news, but then again, the Canadian Mint does make a lot of odd collectable coins, usually by themes. We do have some exquisite dinosaur fossils in Canada, so this idea isn't completely ridiculous.

The official sport in Canada is Lacrosse because the official religion is Hockey

Pot (weed grass etc)... was always a no-no "slap on the wrist" type of thing (unless amount was excessive), alot like 17yr olds drinking a beer. It went legal with minimal issues and/or resistance and is now easier to access than tobacco or beer

The origin of the city name Toronto is also derived from the indigenous language. It means " Meeting place", and its where different tribes from the First Nations would meet for the purpose of trading goods amongs themselves. Of course, the city of Toronto was later founded in this area. I really enjoyed your reaction video and I'm lookimg forward to watching more. Awesome fun 😃

I love that you are learning about us!

"Although the precise origins of the name are debated, echoes of ‘Toronto’ can be found in at least two Aboriginal language groups that inhabited the region at different points in history. For many years, the accepted origin was from a Wendat (Huron) word translating as “meeting place,” but subsequent scholarship has revealed possible Mohawk origins of the word. The word “tkaronto” was used to refer the narrow stretch of water between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching, near present-day Orillia. Literally translated as “where there are trees standing in the water,” the name was first recorded by Champlain in 1615"

I as a Canadian really appreciate the can con laws because I feel like they really help give us staple culture that’s different from other English speaking countries. Helps us form our national identity as a young country

Can Con also applies to TV content (not sure if it's the same percentage). This is necessary because we are so close to the US, their airwaves reach into parts of Canada. There's actually a lot of US TV shows and movies shot in Canada, most notably the original "Rambo".

Superman was a character/story devised by a Canadian whose name I can’t remember.

Cancon minimum 30% Canadian content on radio was controversial at first but due to the popularity of Canadian musical acts, radio has been able to meet that benchmark easily just by playing what the public want to hear. There's never been a dearth of good domestic music to play. Canada Day is marked with parades, fireworks, people dressing in red/white, barbecues, outdoor concerts, etc.

If you lay a map of Canada over Europe, it will extend from above the UK in the north west and extend in the south west to the edge of Spain. In the northeast it would extend far above Scandinavia, in the the southeast to Syria. Europe has the advantage of many seas allowing the various countries there to share cultures. While Canada has some big rivers, travel would have been by foot and slow for thousands of years. So asking what the similarities between native groups are is a bit like asking how a Glaswegian and someone from Damascus are similar.

Once again, I’m impressed by your opened mindedness.

Just for laughs is actually a huge comedy festival. The prank show is an offshoot

Yes, I've used 1-800 OCanada many, many times over the years for unemployment insurance, income tax issues, social insurance numbers, and passports. Canada Day always has activities, bbqs, fireworks, street wide flea markets, live entertainment, lots of fun! What? I'm just down the road from that spot near Moosehead Breweries (the Reversing Falls bridge) and I always thought Keith's in Halifax was older! 😅 Nova Scotians are called Bluenosers because the racing schooner, Bluenose, was built in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It's featured on the Canadian dime.

Great reactions and good video that you watched! I’m Canadian and I learned a few things as well! Only thing is that there were only two or three mentions about the Maritimes…. We are always forgotten :( And not one mention of PEI- we were the birthplace of confederation so I was surprised we weren’t even mentioned. If you plan on doing a video on each province please don’t forget us on little PEI ❤

As far as getting cold goes.... Cold Lake, Alberta gets very cold during the winter. When I was living in Deep River, Ontario, Canada, it got so cold one winter that the military base had to stop winter warfare training because the temperature with wind chill was below -75C. On the highway many diesel trucks died as they drove into the region because they didn't have winter formulated diesel and the cold turned all the untreated diesel into jello. Anyone who had parked their car out in the open had trouble starting their cars because it was so cold.

Poutine is one of Canada’s favourite dishes. It pairs very well with poutine.

Justin's father was the prime Minister in the 70's and the 80's and had passed away long before Justin ran for the leader of the liberal party. Canada does not vote direct for the PM position. Rather we vote for members of parliament, the party with the most members voted in runs the country and the party leader is the PM. Another interesting fact, medical wise, is the discovery of botox for cosmetic purposes. Dermatologist Dr. Allistar Carruthers and his wife, pediatric ophthalmologist Dr. Jean Carruthers shared a waiting room and he would send patients to his wife for botox shots for eye twitches as it was known to stop the twitching. It also stops excessive sweating. Anyway one of the patients noticed her frown lines lessened in her forhead when she would get these shots and mentioned it to Dr. Jean Carruthers. They did a little research and studies performed and then they wrote up a paper releasing their findings. They did not patent it instead allowing everyone to use this knowledge. They both quit their practices to study cosmetic surgery and now have a very successful and high end cosmetic surgery clinic in Vancouver, BC

It’s hard to forget Toronto used to be York when the north end of the city is called North York. There’s also York University and Fort York, a very pretty preserved historic site right downtown which starred in the repelling of the Americans in the War of 1812.

The Nova Scotia tattoo celebrates both our army and British heritage it’s magnificent

Lol, love your channel ❤ your Canadian new friend.

Canada's Thanksgiving celebrates the harvest, the US has to do with the pilgrims

Justin’s dad Pierre Elliot also repatriated the constitution and there’s a fantastic photo of him doing a pirouette behind QE2’s back at a state visit in London.

My home town in Northern Ontario, originally called Shebahonaning ,was renamed Killarney. Inuit is the name for the far northern indigenous people who generally live an arctic lifestyle. Metis (May-TEE) refers to a particular group of people from the Manitoba area having to do with Louis Riel. They are a mix of indigenous and french, though not all people who are mixed indigenous and french are Metis. I am Anishinaabe which is a particular Indigenous tribe.

The lid is our coffee cup lids. I haven’t seen these in a long time. Thanks for the memories. 😊

The milk-in-bags thing is just to keep milk bough in larger bulk quantities in a fresher state for longer periods. When you're buying bagged milk, its 4L of milk spread out into three smaller bags. That way you can open and use one of the 1.3L bags while keeping the other 2.7L relatively fresh. Smaller volumes of milk are typically packaged in more conventional cartons or bottles.

I live in the gulf islands on the west coast. We frequently go through an entire winter without getting snow or even frost. People here have palm trees in their yards. One guy grows bananas. I grew watermelons one year. Eastern Canada can be very cold but on the west coast the Japan current keeps things much milder on the coast. I get tired of hearing all of Canada is buried under ten feet of snow in -30 degree weather. Some parts are, some parts are not.

I love poutine don't get me wrong but the real treasure is the diversity of food found here. Toronto is, I believe the most ethnically diverse city in the world with something like 325 different ethnicities residing there. You can find pretty much any kind of food in the world done very well in Toronto. Me and my friends used to always joke "anyone is welcome in canada, just bring at least one recipe with you from your home country.".

as far as videos theres a series called canada a peoples history.....its quite long but incredibly informative and well done.

Toronto is still home to historical Fort York, a British fort built to protect their claim to Lake Ontario. Toronto means "narrows" and is a European take on the Mohawk word "tkaronto." It was named the "Town of York" from 1793 to 1834 when the name was changed from York to Toronto in 1834. Another city, Kitchener, was originally named Berlin because of the large number of people of German origin in the region. During World War 1, because of the unsavoury connection with Germany, the name was changed to Kitchener, British Army officer.

In Ontario every household can grow 4 weed plants. On my block we share information and advice with each other during the grow season. I haven't paid for weed in years now. Also, lots of people I work with will trade a 1/4 pound for 1/4 pound of a different strain so variety has become the norm.

Good video, learned a few things too! As for ice wine it is beyond delicious and is really more of a liquor than wine. I had been gifted a bottle and was so 'scotch' with it it lasted me 3 years ... LOL!! (small bottle too!!) Glad you are interested in Canada...it's truly an amazing place to live .. I have been lucky enough to cross it ...coast to coast (Nfld. to Vancouver island) 6 times and 3 of them driving...every place has it's own beauty...its like entering a different culture in 10 different provinces.... Canadians miss a lot not travelling in their own country... that is sad because there is so much history especially in Atlantic Canada where the country first began...(jmpo) I love it ALL however,k and proud to call it home

5: Here's the thing about Alert in Nunavut. It's not a settlement. It's a military listening post and Arctic Science Laboratory. You need a special clearance pass to go to Alert from the Govt of Canada. Canada's actual most northern settlement is called Grise Fiord. 42: Winnie The Poo was actually named for a city in Manitoba, Winnipeg. The bear it's self was actually form Ontario. 49: Legalizing pot turned out to be a huge success for the Canadian economy. The Canadian and provincial Govts for huge tax dollars from the sales when it was legalized. Less arrests from drug trafficking (need a permit to sell pot) and 0 arrests for possession of pot. 57: Our happiness index dropped because of our current PM. We weren't and still aren't happy with him, so we're less happy in general. 64: About the part regarding lemmings. Disney portrayed the lemming as a stupid rodent who loved to jump off cliffs. NOT TRUE!!!! Disney staff gathered lemmings, corralling them, then chasing them off the nearest cliff in a so called documentary. 75: Milk found in bags is only used in eastern Canada. Plastic jugs and card board cartons weight much more then plastic bags. also the plastic bags are a little more robust than those types of bags used for shopping. You will never see milk in bags the further west or north you go, because bags tend to break during transportation. Spilling all the milk goodness into waste. For dairy farmers in the east, they use bags because the large population centers are closer together and relatively close to their farms . In the west, dairy farmers use cartons or jugs because of the distance their product needs to go to get to it's destination.

Marijuana laws were largely ignored in BC, long before legalization. We actually had a ridiculous situation where many, many weed stores had to close, so that they could legally apply for a licence and reopen again after legalization.

When Quebec voted to separate, the federal government never thought the vote would be that close. After that scare, the Supreme Court was brought in and it was decided that from now on it would require a "super majority" or 2/3 (66%) of the vote in order to separate.

The town of Dildo is not the only weirdly-named place in Canada. We have a town named "Findlater", a town named "Drinkwater", and a town named "Urine". Some of these may no longer exist, but all are in the province of Saskatchewan.

Pierre Elliot Trudeau married Margaret Sinclair, she was 29 yrs younger. As they separated, she partied at studio 54 and had a widely questioned night with the Rolling Stones, she openly smoked pot and was basically a Flower Child. She's still alive and speaks very fondly of P.E.T., Justin's dad. Pierre also dated Barbra Streisand for a bit. Fun facts 😊

The reason for milk in a bag is the machinery and the switch to the metric system. From Wikipedia: "In 1967, DuPont, using European equipment, introduced plastic bags to store and sell milk. With Canada's conversion to the metric system in the 1970s, bottles, jugs, and cartons had to be thrown out, re-designed, and manufactured in metric units, while milk bag packaging machines could easily be resized." It's not all of Canada, just Eastern Canada. But you can also buy cartons and jugs of milk, if you prefer.

There was no nepotism with the Trudeaus. Pierre Trudeau was prime minister from 1968-1979 and again from 1980-1984. Justin Trudeau became prime minister in 2015, so there were other prime ministers between the two (6 prime ministers to be exact) Also, Pierre Trudeau died in 2000

Ottawa is beautiful!! Lots of culture, lots of green space, longest skating rink in the world.. an absolutely beautiful City! ❤️

Canada Day always has a parade and is always a day off with picnics, family and friends gatherings, parties and usually fire works - rain or shine.