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From: Ken Collins <>
Subject: Re: PROUD TO BE CANADIAN
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 19:22:25 -0700


Good for you Bill I also am very proud to be a Canadian not a British Canadian but just a Canadian our
flag is flying outside the house right May GOD bless Canada!!!
Ken in Victoria

B. Crant wrote:

> I AM PROUD TO BE CANADIAN
>
> Because of the beauty of our lands; the majesty of
> the mountains; the far horizons of the prairies; the
> sweep of the shorelines; the abundance of the farm
> lands; the sparkle of the thousand lake and
> river. . . even the forbidding barrens of the north.
>
> Because of the rich diversity of our people. We are
> not a melting pot, but a unique union of
> minorities, each of us proud of his origins, but
> prouder still to be Canadian.
>
> Because we are a multilingual country; two
> basic languages and - woven through the fabric;
> and enriching it - the sound of other tongues;
> alI united in praise of " the true north strong and free."
>
> Because our country was not born in nor does it
> live in violence. We harbour no hate, we covet no
> territory, we envy no other people.
>
> Becaue our heritage confers such bounty. Our
> laws and our traditions have been built on faith
> in god and man, on an unflagging love of
> freedom, and on respect for the rights of others.
> Our physical resources have not yet been fully
> contemplated much less measured.
>
> Because in Canada the operative word is Tomorrow,
> not yesterday. Our greatness rests not only in our
> history but in our future. Our destiny has yet to
> be fashioned.
>
> Because my pride in Canada does not cause me
> to respect other nations or other people less.
> I am a Canadian. Yes, I am also a citizen of
> the planet earth and a brother of every other man.
>
> HAPPY CANADA DAY, 1999!
> Cheers :-)
> --
> Bill Crant, 24 Lorna Crt., Elmsdale, NS B0N 1M0 Phone: 902-883-8634
> Newfoundland's Grand Banks
> http://www.infonet.st-johns.nf.ca/project21/
> or http://www.wordplay.com/ngb/
>
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