“The traveler from Europe edges into it like a tiny Jonah entering an inconceivably large whale, slipping past the straits of Belle Isle into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, where five Canadian provinces surround him, for the most part invisible... to enter Canada is a matter of being silently swallowed by an alien continent.” MatterPastFiveTravelEuropeEdgesTinyInvisibleAliensCanadaSurroundContinentsTravelerEnteringWhalesProvincesSlippingJonahIsleBelle Book:The Stubborn Structure: Essays on Criticism and Society Source: The Stubborn Structure: Essays on Criticism and Society
“I am honored to be selected as Canada's flag bearer for the closing ceremony of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. Over the past 16 days we've had some outstanding performances by Canadian athletes and it is truly overwhelming to be selected as the flag bearer amidst the most successful Canadian Olympic Winter Games team ever.” PastGamesSuccessfulTeamPerformancesWinterAthleteCanadaOverwhelmingFlagsHonoredCeremonyClosingOutstandingOver The PastSelectedGame OverOutstanding Performance Author:Cindy Klassen
“Some say that no one ever leaves Montreal, for that city, like Canada itself, is designed to preserve the past, a past that happened somewhere else.” PastCitiesHappenedPreservesCanadaSomewhere ElseMontreal Book:The Favorite Game: A Novel Source: The Favorite Game: A Novel
“Whether we live together in confidence and cohesion; with more faith and pride in ourselves and less self-doubt and hesitation; strong in the conviction that the destiny of Canada is to unite, not divide; sharing in cooperation, not in separation or in conflict; respecting our past and welcoming our future.” SelfTogetherPastStrongDestinyDoubtPrideConflictConvictionSeparationWelcomeCanadaDividesOur FutureCooperationOur PastHesitationSelf-doubtCohesionCanada DayCanada FunnyCanada Being Great Author:Lester B. Pearson
“I would say a must-do in Canada would be to go skiing at Whistler in Vancouver. You could take a chair lift for like a half hour to the top of this mountain and you ski down, it takes like so long to get to the bottom. You go past the clouds. It's absolutely incredible.” LongWould BePastHoursHalfMountainBottomIncrediblesCloudsLiftsCanadaChairsSkisHalf HoursSkiingVancouverWhistler Author:Sebastian Bach