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Canadian Identity

Nathan Bharatt Inglês

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Canadian Identity

Culture
- Traditions
  - Festivals
    - Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
    - The Calgary Stampede
    - The Quebec Winter Carnival
    - Caribana (Annual Caribbean Festival)
    - Edmonton Folk Music Festival
  - Holidays
    - Victoria Day
    - Boxing Day
    - Remembrance Day
    - Canada Day
    - Labor Day
- Diversity
  - People
    - Religion
      - Christianity
      - Buddhism
      - Hinduism
      - Muslim
      - Jewish
    - Languages
      - English
      - French
      - Indeginous
        Ojibway
        The Cree Languages
        Inuktitut
  - Geographic
    - Bodies Of Water
      - Great Lakes
        Lake Superior
        Lake Erie
        Lake Ontario
        Lake Huron
        Lake Michigan
      - Rivers
        Yukon River
        Macenzie River
        St.Lawrence River
        Fraser River
    - Mountains
      - Mount Colombia
      - Mount Robson
      - Mount Logan
        Highest Mountain in Canada (5,959 m)
- Icons
  - Celebrities
    - Celine Dion
    - The Weekend
    - Justin Beiber
    - Drake
    - Jim Carey
    - Seth Rogen
  - Public Figures
    - Terry Fox
      - Marathon Of Hope is done annually all across the world
    - David Suzuki
      - Famous environmentallist
    - Justin Trudeau
      - Prime Minister of Canada
Major Events
- Successes
  - Society
    - Legalization of Gay Marrige
      - The Pride Parade became a mainstream event
    - Canada accepts Syrian Refugees
      - 25,000+ refugees were brought to live here in Canada
    - Official Apology to abuse in residential schools in 2008
      - Formed a stronger relationship between Aboriginals and Canadians
      - Gained respect for Aboriginals and their cultures
  - Sports
    - Olympics
      - Canada hosted The Winter Olympics in Vancouver (2010)
        Finished in gold medal standings for the first time
    - Canada's basketball team "Toronto Raptors" makes playoffs in 2016 since 2000
    - Panam and Para-panam games were held in Canada in 2015
- Disasters
  - Fort McMurray Forest Fire
    - Destroyed around 2400 homes and left many families without food or shelter for weeks
      - Many Canadians reached out and made room in their houses for families
  - Ice Storm in Toronto in 2013
    - Many without power and frozen streets/trees for days.
- Failures
  - Ottawa Shooting on Parliament Hill
    - homicide , terrorism
Symbols
- Animals
  - Beaver
  - Loon
  - Moose
- Flag
  - Canadian Flag
    - Maple Leaf
  - Ontarian Flag
- Coat of Arms
  - Canadian Motto
    - A Mari Usque Ad Mare which means "From Sea To Sea"
- Inukshuk
- National Sports
  - Hockey
    - Toronto Maple Leafs
  - Lacrosse
- Canadian Money
  - Bills
    - $5
      - Wilfrid Laurier
    - $10
      - John A. Mcdonald
    - $20
      - Queen Elizabeth II
    - $50
      - William Lyon Macenzie King
    - $100
      - Robert Borden
  - Coins
    - Toonie
      - Polar Bear
    - Loonie
      - Loon
        Canada's national bird
    - Quarter
      - Caribou
    - Dime
      - Bluenose schooner
        Fastest racing ship in the world for 20 years
    - Nickel
      - Beaver
Economy
- Exports
  - Oil
    - $77.8 billion
  - Vehicles
    - $60 billion
  - Machinery
    - $31.1 billion
  - Wood
    - $11.8 billion
  - Plastics
    - $12.5 billion
  - Metals/gems
    - $19 billion
- Trading Partner
  - China
  - United States
  - United Kingdom
  - Mexico
  - India