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There are cold areas in the winter, and there are temperate areas, semi arid areas, there are prairies and grass lands and mountains and areas that look like Arizona. Where winters are mild, and often the ground doesnt even freeze, the temperature seldom goes below about
-2C and hits as high as +44C in the summer.
There are areas up north where the ice on the river can be 10 feet thick or more, and when spring breakup comes you can hear the grinding and cracking and booming a mile away as the river starts to flow again. There are lakes up north that freeze solid to the bottom, such as Footner Lake in Northern Alberta.
There are hundreds of lakes in Canada, houseboating is popular with locals and tourists, we sail, we have power boats and water ski, we play beach volleyball, we canoe, we kayak, we fish, we swim.
In the south there are orchards and wineries, and areas covered with trees, areas destroyed by pine beetle, such as beetiful british columbia. Used to be known as beautiful british columbia, before the Govt decided to disregard the pine beetle threat to loggers, wood industry etc. Which WAS the primary industry in BC.
There are mines and oil fields, tar sands, ranches, wheat farms, loggers and sawmills, manufacturing and tourism, wineries, orchards, agriculture, food processing, fishing, and big corporations etc.
There are areas that will take your breath away, miles of white sand beaches, and surfers, miles of wilderness, tumbling water falls, raging rivers and snow covered peaks. There is rolling grassland populated by cattle and ranchers.
There are Cosmopolitan cities and tiny villages. Some only accessible by float plane.
Miles of highways, in some areas you can drive for hours and not see a town or a village or a gas station. There are tourist destinations and places where no one has ever set foot.
Canada is the secondest largest country in the world and has a very diverse demographic from sea to sea.
Canada has a policy of Cultural heritage and doesnt force its immigrants to assimilate into one big melting pot. We have many multi cultural events and celebrations.
Canadians are laid back in comparison to their neighbours, we dont have flags on our doorsteps, most of us tend to ignore Canada Day, maybe showing up for the fireworks. We swim, sail, hike, camp, canoe, ski, snowboard, ride bikes, and run, we golf, play tennis, baseball, football, soccer and hockey. We pick up our garbage when we leave an area. Carry bag while hiking and clean up others people's garbage.
People on the west coast tend to be much more active, healthier and fit. We jog, bike, work out, we sit on the beach and watch the cruise ships head out to sea.
Canada has a lot of amazing national and provincial parks.
For the most part the water is clean and drinkable, the air is clean and breathable. The beaches are clean and swimable. The fish saltwater and fresh and sea food we catch can be eaten.
People on the prairies tend to be more like their midwestern neighbours, pork chops on the breakfast menu, and dress more casually. I have never been to the east coast so cant comment.
We raise our families, go to work, come home, barbecue, or watch TV. Law and Order, Bones, Criminal Minds, HGTV. Go to church on Sundays, and take our kids hiking on weekends, or drive them to organized sports. And pay a horrible amount of taxes, income tax, sales tax, Goods and Service tax, recylcing tax, environmental tax, energy tax, school tax, municipal tax, property tax, etc.
We pay tax on what we earn, we pay more tax when we spend it, we pay more tax when we dispose of it or resell it, we pay taxes on everything we do, or use, we pay taxes on the money we save or invest, on the utilities we use, the food we eat, medical services, etc. Add it all up and we pay out about 69% of what we earn in taxes. So you could say we all work for the Govt.
We are just people getting by with what the Govt allows us to keep from what we earn. |
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