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As an American, I can say that Canada is an amazingly good neighbor and ally. We share a lot of commonalities as North Americans and, since that little dust-up 200 years ago, we have been close friends and trading partners. Plus, Canada is an awesomely beautiful country -- almost never-ending beauty. I have been to Quebec twice, Ontario (Toronto and Ottawa) and Alberta (Calgary and the surrounding area). You cannot go wrong. There is so much astounding nature, history, etc. And the people are unfailingly helpful and gracious. The United States is very lucky to have Canada to its North.
A fellow American here agrees
Ya until you declare war on us when we have the only drinking water and timber left lol. JK of course, our 2 Countries and the fact we share such a long border longest I believe? And almost never any incidents shows the unity we have.
@NoYiu There is some anti-Americanism in most countries around the world, and Canada has its own special brand. But my comment still stands. I like Canada; it's a great country and very beautiful, no matter what some Canadians may think or say about us. Ultimately, we are allies, and I respect the views of our allies, even if we might have differing perspectives at times.
@@johnalden5821 I’m Canadian from Toronto. Can say I love America. It’s like my second home, also to add my most prized possession is a flag flown over mount Vernon.
We are always gonna be brothers despite what some may think
@@keijiro4665 Like I said, we are so lucky to have you guys as neighbors and allies. All respect to Canada. You have a cool culture and a beautiful country. I intend to go there as often as I can, now that we can travel again.
As an American I want to give the biggest shout-out to our dear neighbors to the north. We jokingly tease each other over different matters, like hockey, but we Americans cherish our friendship with Canadians. Wonderful people, perfect neighbors. We will never forget their hospitality on 9/11 when all US airlines traveling from overseas had to land on Canadian runways. Above and beyond. Sending hugs and kisses to Canada from Delaware.
Absolutely agree. I am considering another trip up there, this time to Vancouver, if my new job works out.
Still, I bet my American university could whip just about any Canadian team in their national sport (lacrosse). 😮
@@BTinSF this old Canadian played hockey, football, soccer, baseball and lacrosse back in my school days. I can say without fear of contradiction that lacrosse is the roughest game I've played but then again, I played with native Canadians and they invented the game. They don't fool around. I don't know who would beat who but vouching for your alma mater gets my respect. Cheers!
@@niemi5858 We (Johns Hopkins in Baltimore) have been US National Collegiate Champions many times. Google some of our games--I think you'll enjoy them if you enjoy lacrosse.
@@BTinSF Many thanks! I'm on it.
I live in Canada 🇨🇦 and it’s a beautiful country and I am proud to be Canadian 🙏🏼
But a lot of our history was buried and or half true . Many more natives died then what was supposedly reported . I am from West Quebec myself . La belle province .
@@markdemell8056 10 000 Canadiens(Français) ont périt durant la guerre de 7 ans(French and Indians war) mais l'histoire ne dit pas combien d'Autochtones. Vous savez où trouver la réponse? Durant la guerre de 1812 les autochtones ont perdu beaucoup plus de guerriers que les Anglais et les Canadiens(Français) et les Anglais n'ont pas respecté les arrangements avec Tecumseh, chef des Chouannons(Shawnees)et l'Alliance des Tribus(32) et ont crée une frontière qui désaventageait les Autochtones et ils n'ont pas eu le territoire promis pour créer un état à eux. Combien sont mort en1812-14? *** Les guerriers autochtones participent surtout aux batailles qui ont lieu dans l’Ouest ou autour des Grands Lacs mais ils sont également présents en nombre à la bataille d’Ogdensburg, le 22 février 1813, et à la bataille de Crysler’s Farm, le 11 novembre 1813. Plus à l’est, dans le Bas-Canada, une force unissant des Mohawks, des Hurons, des Algonquins, des Abénaquis et des Voltigeurs canadiens sous le commandement de Charles de Salaberry (1778-1829), chasse les forces américaines de Châteauguay. ... Au cours des pourparlers qui vont aboutir au Traité de Gand (1814) qui met un terme à la guerre, les Britanniques tentent de négocier la création d’un territoire indien, mais les délégués américains s’y opposent. La seule concession que ces derniers sont prêts à accepter et d’accorder aux Autochtones la surface qu’ils avaient avant la guerre. C’est une profonde déception et une immense perte pour de nombreux groupes autochtones puisque, malgré tous leurs efforts, ils n’ont pu récupérer leurs territoires traditionnels. En 1816, l’Indiana devient un État et officialise le processus consistant à chasser les peuples autochtones de leurs territoires traditionnels tout en accueillant de nouvelles vagues de colons américains et européens.
Pour les peuples autochtones qui vivent en Amérique du Nord britannique, la guerre de 1812 marque aussi la fin d’une ère d’autosuffisance et d’autodétermination. Les peuples autochtones vont bientôt être dominés numériquement par les colons sur leurs propres terres. Toute influence sociale et politique dont les Autochtones ont pu jouir avant la guerre s’évanouit alors. En l’espace d’une génération, les contributions d’un grand nombre d’Autochtones engagées ensemble aux côtés de leurs alliés britanniques et canadiens contre un ennemi commun allaient être complètement oubliées. (Encyclopédie Canadienne)
I'm in the west and I think it's time we leave, B.C. , Ab, and Sask.
@@kevinkarbonik2928 Leaving wont help you being part of the solution, I see some youth today who defend principles that most people in my youthI'm 69) would not even want to hear about.
@@sergelauzon7763 Merci for the edification mon ami .Nothing new under the sun , son ! Man has dominated man to his injury .Ecclesiastes 8:9 .The Book of Ecclesiastes is so very deep , even an atheist would enjoy it , if they would just give it a chance . Vanity of vanities , vanity of vanities , says the Congregator { Teacher } all is VANITY!
As a Canadian born and living in British Columbia, travelling to your country in on my bucket list!! Thank you for considering Canada as a country to learn more about. Much love to you, and as per my parents, visiting your country was one of their favorite vacations ever!!
I am so impressed that Saskatchewan was pronounced correctly, great job! I love that kids were so interested and watched the video so intently. Hello from Saskatchewan!!
lol right?
It's rare to see non-Canadians pronounce it right, XD
But the way the person said Newfoundland
In the song ‘Canadian Idiot,’ Weird Al Yankovic does a pretty good job of it.
Hi from Ontario 😊❤
Canadian here. Born in Quebec, living now in Ontario. We have a son in Hamilton NZ and visited NZ in Jan 2020. You have more in common with us than you do with the US. Especially our history in WW1, and relations with indigenous peoples. Glad we are learning about each other. Love you guys. Love your pies. No worries! Kia ora.
i mean both Canada and New Zealand are UK colonies and still in the commonwealth eh, so it kinda makes sense that we have more in common
Didn't NZ treat their indigenous significantly better than Canadians did?
@@Mangoes95 Canada's record in this regard was not good. I can't comment about the NZ record. Most agree that the US was worse than either.
Cool they have a Hamilton in NZ too? I'm from Hamilton in Ontario lol
@@Mangoes95 the Maori in NZ were more organised and had numbers to really scare the settlers coming in. The natives in Canada had less unity and were defeated in pieces ...
I am French Canadian, living north of Montreal, in the province of Quebec.
I must tell you that you are a very nice family.
It's nice to revisit our own country (and history), through the eyes of visitors from across the planet.
Enjoy your summer, while we will enjoy our winter.
My warmest greetings, despite my cold hands.
I’m Canadian, and I love my country so much! Sending lots of love! 🇨🇦❤️🇳🇿
i'm a native indian, and live on Vancouver island on the west coast of Canada. born and raised here. i love it here, we often get bears, elk, cougars, and deer in our front yard. i'm glad you checked out this vid, now I have checked out your channel, and look forward to seeing some more! love from Canada!
The official Canadian flag prior to 1965 was the Union Jack with most flying the Red Ensign which is basically the flag of the Province of Ontario. Thanks for sharing.
The red ensign and the flag of ontario are not exactly the same.
Canadian red ensign = red flag, union jack in upper left corner and on the right side is the shield portion of the coat of arms of Canada.
Ontario flag = same red flag with union jack upper left corner but right side is the shield portion of the ontario coat of arms.
Officially the union jack was the flag...but de facto the red ensign was flown at government buildings and used in ww2 to represent canadian armed forces.
@@superdrew8564 The Red Ensign is a civil ensign of the UK and was used in British maritime trade.
A version of the Red Ensign was used as the flag of the Hudson's Bay Company, with the Union Jack in the top left corner and the initials HBC on the right. This flag flew over HBC fur trading posts when the HBC owned and ruled Rupertsland. The rival North West Company also flew a Red Ensign featuring the initials NWCo.
Until 1965 Canada had no official flag, but the unofficial flag of Canada was likewise based on the Red Ensign. It featured the Canadian Coat of Arms on the right and, as the coat of arms changed over time, the Canadian Red Ensign changed too.
(btw, today's Maple Leaf flag was adopted in 1965 and broke with tradition --- not only was it not based on the Red Ensign, but it was also an unusual size: Most national flags are golden rectangles with their width 1.618 times as long as their height, but the Canadian Maple Leaf flag is one unit tall and two units wide. The Maple Leaf itself sits in the middle of a square).
The Province of Ontario still uses a Red Ensign with the Coat of Arms of Ontario on the right, consisting of a shield with 3 maple leaves under a St. George Cross. Likewise, the Province of Manitoba uses a version of the Red Ensign with the Manitoba Coat of Arms on the right, consisting of a shield with a bison under a St. George cross.
The Red Ensign displays the coat of arms of Canada in the bottom right corner. The Province of Ontario is similar, but displays the provincial coat of arms in the bottom right corner. During the time of the Union Jack, naval and other military displayed the Red Ensign to distinguish Canadian troops and vessels from British troops and vessels. Most Canadian veterans of WWI and WWII consider the Red Ensign to be the flag of Canada at that time.
Much love to you all from Canada
Hey y'all!! Texan here the most beautiful place I've ever visited was Vancouver BC Canada. It is amazing! If you want to research I'm sure.it would prove interesting.
The Gatineau park in Gatineau Quebec is a wonderful place to visit ,land O lakes.
I live in Vancouver and I agree.. but it's really an expensive life over here..
I thought Los Angeles was the most beautiful city I ever visited in USA, beautiful palm trees everywhere.
@@stephintheatre6335 We have palm trees in Vancouver too as well as Banana trees. ;)
@@jamesnapper2876 I wasn't talking about visiting Canadian city
We live near Seattle so we travel up to British Columbia quite often (although, not in the past two years. Missing it so much!) We love it up there. Western Washington state and South Western BC have a lot in common as our first nations are actually of the same indigenous group - the Salish tribes - and our big waterway (which in WA is called the Puget Sound) is actually now referred to as the Salish Sea. Canada has the BIG Vancouver Island, while we have the smaller San Juan Islands, right along the border. In fact, there's one town called Point Roberts, which is part of the USA, but you have to drive through Canada to get to it! (Or go by boat). You can imagine how difficult it has been for them during this pandemic, stuck on their little point, only accessable by boat and sea plane. 😳 But anyway, we LOVE the city of Vancouver (on the mainland) and Victoria (BC's provincial capital on Vancouver Island). We also love Whistler, north of Vancouver. The drive up the Sea to Sky highway looks a lot like photos I've seen of New Zealand's fjords. Can't wait to go up and visit, soon! (And even though Seattle just got its own new hockey team - GO KRAKEN! - we'll always love the Vancouver Canucks, too. 😊)
Greetings from Vancouver Island!
Hi, I was born on Vancouver Island, but now live in Chilliwack, which is about 1 hr and half East of Vancouver. I love Canada and this area, except after last weekends big storm, we are cut off from the rest of the province, to the west, between Abbotsford and Chilliwack, there is/was farm land called Sumas Prairie and it flooded really badly and so the Trans-Canada Highway is impassible and to the east there are mudslides and wash outs on all of the major Highways, I am hoping this does not last for long. At least now the border is open, so if you want to go east from Vancouver you can go through the US.
@@gopherlyn I'm so sorry to hear about you being cut off! I hope everyone stays safe! We saw the news about the Sumas area flooding. So much rain and wind earlier this week!! The images of silt flowing out to the major water ways is crazy! I just saw an over head view of a landslide on the Olympic Peninsula - 😳. The landslide that blocked I-5 near Bellingham has wrecked havoc on our state. Most people think of BC and WA State as so very separate, but we really aren't when it comes to weather and geology. We really are one big natural area, affected by so many of the same events. What happens in the Fraser River valley, as far as weather, often drifts down here. So it's not just the Salish tribes, but all of us tied together by our unique region. Take care!!
@@barefootanimist hi neighbor!! 😊👍
The red ensign was the original flag.
Great video. What a nice family. Hello New Zealand, greetings from 🇨🇦😃
“wow, does that train track still exist?”
yep! it’s been upgraded over the years.
train track connecting the Atlantic to the Pacific is super useful!
e.g. cargo arrives in the Port of Vancouver, gets loaded onto a train, and can be shipped all the way to the East Coast.
The history of the railroad being built through the Rocky Mountains and glacial rivers is fascinating. Many people died and most were Chinese immigrants. Not to mention the threat of bears, cougars, wolfs, moose always lurking while navigating that terrain
American here and love visiting Canada. My favorite places are Banff National Park and everything in Nova Scotia!
I’ve spent almost all my adult life in Alberta, but glad to see the love for Nova Scotia.
I still consider myself a proud Quebecker.
Next time you visit you should check out Jasper national park... about 3 hrs. north of Banff on the Banff, Jasper highway.
As a proud Nova Scotian I'm happy to hear that!
One thing we did during covid was to set up a Facebook group and we helped each other out. If it was picking up groceries or drop off stuff
90% of the time people did it without profit and helped out because they truly cared
@@lunaastrum9886 That's the thing that really impressed me about NS (besides the stunning natural beauty) is how friendly and genuine the people are there. I can't wait to return!
Ya took a hike up in banff after taking the railway there. Was a great time and enjoyed how all the streets where named after different animals (beaver, fox etc) that you can see while animal scouting. Though i suck at getting even a single animal pic. Will definately go there or somewhere further like jasper again.
Canada always has my respect! No one forgets the troops they sent to help us on D-Day and beyond :)
I think you got that a little backwards Canada entered ww2 on Sept. 10, 1939. The US entered the same war after Dec7,1941 , so who was helping whom is always an interesting and pointless argument. If one realizes that if the US had entered the war a year earlier then the war in Europe would likely have ended in 1943 and Japan would not have attacked Pearl as the US would have been on a war footing long before. History just is but it's interesting to think about the what if's and the way today's world has been affected by earlier decisions.
@@alpearson9158 BUT we have small troops so the amount of awards is amazing for such small troops.
Why is this argument even being made? Both countries answered the call and sent their young mean to fight. Both countries made huge sacrifices of thousands of their young men in this war. Let's just leave it at that.
Canadians had their own beach front on D Day...so its not like they just helped out at a USA or UK beach...
@@superdrew8564 10% of the Canadian population was mobilized in the army during ww2.
Canada to us is kind of like how I imagine NZ is to Australia. We don't think about them much but when we do it's a bit like a little sister. We pick on them but if anybody else attacks them, may God have mercy on their soul.
That’s a fair way of thinking about it. We definitely have a very friendly relationship with Canada
@@princeofhyrule2205 Canada is also one of America’s closest allies
Atleast we have never lost a battle. Take off ya Hoser! 🇨🇦
@@FadedTag In addition to what Trevon Womack said, y'all have fought in pretty much every major war of the 20th and 21st centuries, including both world wars, Iraq and Afghanistan. On what planet have y'all not lost a battle? Because it certainly isn't the reality on this planet.
@Trevon Womack the fact that Canada exists is evidence of who "won" the War of 1812
I am Canadian as well. I live in Quebec (French province) and I am proud to be Canadian as well. Best country upon the world!!
Vive le Canada!!
Well, 2nd best IMO 😉🇺🇸🇨🇦🇳🇿
Salut Mathieu , Franco Ontarien, ici
Not even close, maybe 30 years ago. Our government is slowly turning this beautiful country into a socialist swamp. So much so that Canadians are moving State Side on a regular basis.
Second only to the States! Just kidding, I visit Canada a lot and feel at home there.
Thank you for learning more about my home country of Canada. What a great experience for your kids to learn together as a family. Canada is known internationally as a cold country because we are far north, but it is rarely talked about that we do have hot and humid summers...30-35 C is not unusual between June and August. I think some people are surprised by this. We sometimes get tourists arriving in our summer months expecting to go skiing. As well as the plentiful lakes, there are also beautiful mountains in the west (The Rockies) and Niagara Falls is an international landmark. Thank you for your reaction.
As a Native Canadian, I've visited most of the provinces across Canada. Born in Nova Scotia (East coat), living in Ontario (Central Canada), but absolutely love British Columbia (West coast). A great & welcoming country with English & French as 'official' languages, but many other languages are spoken in different areas. I count myself very fortunate to live in Canada and enjoy all the diverse people & places we have here. Beautiful cities & awesome natural wonders are everywhere.
Center of the center
My parents were born and raised in Nova Scotia and moved to Ontario for a job opportunity after getting married. I was born and raised here in Ontario but consider Nova Scotia as my second home since we are there so often and most of my family is there.
I don’t know I would say more so Manitoba and Saskatchewan are central Canada
If anyone here in the comments lives in Canada 🇨🇦 or Mexico 🇲🇽 please consider sending a box of your most popular snacks to this New Zealand 🇳🇿 family.
I’ll try my best to send the best candy from Mexico
Hopefully they don’t melt or expire during shipping 😭
Living in Canada is the only country you can have a love affair with oh Canada oh Canada
I dont live in Mexico but im a mexican American and im planning them on sending mexican snacks i grew up with
I’m from Hawaii would love to send some snacks.
It is refreshing to see a family sitting down to learn together. I live in Ontario Canada which is the most populated province. Much of Canadas people are living in cities very close to the Great Lakes, which is a series of huge lakes that allowed trade deep into the interior of North America via the St. Lawrence River from the Atlantic Ocean. I am about 100km north of Lake Ontario which is the eastern-most Great Lake.
Same here I live in Toronto (Woodbridge) . I am proud to be Canadian (born).❤🇨🇦
I live in Thornhill, Ontario which is the city just above Toronto. One of our favourite lakes that we go paddling on is called Lake Wilcox and is a kettle lake.
I am very impressed that your family takes time to learn TOGETHER about other countries. You chose an excellent video.
Hello from central Canada. This week our winter temperatures were -34C with an additional windchill added to have the temperature at -41C along with snowfalls. The Multicultural Act of 1971 recognized multiculturalism and those that came to Canada in 1800’s beyond English and French settlers. Many Eastern Europeans settled in the prairie provinces who were farmers and made Alberta and Saskatchewan (1905 became provinces) the bread basket of Canada and have preserved their cultures and languages, Ukrainian, Polish, Hungarian and German and now new waves of Croatians, Serbians.
That's not cold, lol. Most Americans don't know we have a warm summer
@@catherinejohnson1354 yeah that is cold you mop.
Sounds cold but this is not all of Canada. Its not the West Coast or the Maritimes. In the Maritimes Snow in Winter has largely been replaced by warm rain. Our ski hills are suffering and those that have survived have turned into hiking resorts. It is hard to make snow and have it washed away in less than 24 hours. You cannot generalize about a vast land like Canada. In my part of the world 14c can be a winter day. And it will get warmer as the century progresses.
Before the Maple Leaf Flag, Canada’s flag was known as “The Canadian Red Ensign”. It was a red flag with the Union Jack in the top left corner and the Coat of Arms of Canada in right-hand side of the flag
(Honestly, it was a more attractive flag, and was a derivative design from the Royal Navy Ensign, that was "Canadianised.")
The provincial flags of Ontario and Manitoba are similar to the Red Ensign.
This change was late 1960’s or early 1970’s. About the same time as the change of national anthem from “God Save the Queen” to “Oh, Canada.”
@@barefootanimist Sorry, but the old navy flag looked like a bargain store rag compared to the one that looks canadian!
Although I honor the Maple Leaf .....I was born under the Ensign.....and it still holds a precious place in my heart
Hi eastern american here, I would just like to say that New Zealand seems like a great place to visit!
I'm a life long resident of Winnipeg Canada. (Central Canada) and I spent new years 2017 in NZ. My oversimplified explanation of NZ is to say that if Great Britain and Hawaii had a baby it would be NZ in almost every way. Everywhere you look is inspired by either British or Polynesian culture and architecture. However, I only landed at Auckland airport then went straight to Hamilton. Then the Coromandel with a stop in Rotorua on the way back to my buddies house in Christchurch to finish up my trip. I'm sure the city of Auckland would be much more of a modern feel with all it's downtown living and traffic that goes with it.
Hobbits still live there ,hehehe.
Visit, yes. Live, no.
We visited Canada from Michigan..beautiful gardens..
As an American, Canada....is actually pretty cool. Great food, interesting culture, and genuinely good people.
Yes there's snow and cold weather in the winter but from April til Mid October, usually, we have some beautiful weather.
To this day there is a small French sovereign territory called Saint Pierre and Miquelon just off the coast of eastern Canada. It's only got a little over 6,000 French citizens on it, but it takes part in French elections to the National Assembly and French Presidential elections etc.
Yes we know canada has more loyalty to england an france than it does it's own citizens. Kinda how it formed during the american revolution ironically.
Québec has 8 millions
@@francismarcoux8944 ok, and?
@@francismarcoux8944 He didn't say Quebec you dolt. There is a tiny area that is owned by FRANCE, that is not QUEBEC.
@@m.collier708 the initial video is about Canada. Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is not part of Canada "you" Dolt.
Ontario is pronounced: On-tare-e- oh
Ontario is a First Nations People (and I am part Ontario in my blood as well)
Western Canada speaks mostly English. Much of central Canada speaks English, much of eastern Canada speak French. And some people on the Atlantic coast of Canada speak English or some Scots-Gaelige.
Many people in Vancouver (west coast of Canada) speak English and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin primarily).
And some people speak First Nations languages all over Canada.
Most Atlantic provinces speak English. Only Quebec and parts of New Brunswick speak French
@@alecedgeworth2814 600,000+ native french speakers in Ontario and there are french communities across canada. Saskatchewan has 100,000+ native french speakers thanks to Riel.
Manitoba has 46,000+ people with french as a first language. Alberta has 86,000+ BC has 76,000+
@@Ottawajames yeah but when you only have maybe 10% speaking a language in any province can you honestly say that there’s even close to being a significant minority?
Actually there is a huge French speaking population in Manitoba. We actually have the largest French Immersion school program in the country
I lived within view of Canada for 5 years and went there a lot, almost daily. French is common, but everyone speaks English too. When we traveled north into rural northern Quebec, few locals spoke English at all.
I'm a French Canadian ( bilingual ) and i just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to learn about us :) you have a wonderful family i must say :) have a great day :)
Hello from Ontario Canada. I just watched this video of your family reacting to the history of Canada. If you wish to learn more about Canada look up Canada's "heritage minutes" videos. These are one minute history lessons that were shown as commercials funded by the Canadian government in the 1970, 1980, and 1990 on the CBC. To help teach children about the history of their native land. We also had info commercials about our wildlife in the 60's, but unfortunately I can't remember the name of the series. There is a TH-cam channel called OJB Reacts, he is a young Australian who shows a lot of the heritage minutes videos.
Sorry this is so long, but I thought you would like learn interesting facts, example the Halifax explosion during WW1. Also we had a very funny commercial about "house hippos" .
Hinterland Who’s Who were the wildlife clips
@@toastyfox2893 yes
I love history ♥. From Connecticut, USA
If you ever go to Canada the 100thousand Islands is a must tour
I spent a ton of my summers in the 1000 Islands through the years. We'd love to boat over to Kingston and other Canadian towns.
And the Rocky Mountains!,,
I used to live in Kingston,Ontario. The thousand islands is an awesome tour.
5:25 it does. The City of New Orleans was set up close to the mouth of the Mississippi River to be a trading post for goods shipping down the Mississippi River to be transferred to ships that would send them overseas. The Mississippi watershed is 3.2 million square kilometers(about half the size of Australia) of land, almost all of it, pristine farm land. This caused New Orleans to grow into a fairly large French city. Its been part of the US for over 200 years, but is still full of French influenced culture, cuisine, etc.
That thing about Canada being cold, only applies to 4 months of the year, during the worst part of the winter, and also excludes most of the west coast.
4 months?? More like 6-5 months😭
@@yourstrulylene2122 Anything warmer than -5° celcius isn't what most people would call 'cold ' . I'm talking about real cold. December through March is where you can get uncomfortable or dangerous temperatures, but even then its usually for a few days at a time. So , 4 months is about right. Plus most of the west coast only gets barely below freezing in the winter. Plus those areas get a few more months of warmer temperatures.
@@michaelkruk3415 I know I’m talking about -15 to -35
And we don't live in igloos
@@catherinejohnson1354 It's very true. We leave in regular houses that happen to be equipped with good heating system. And we don't spend all the winter in hibernation.
You should also check out some of the many videos on the amazing natural scenery in Canada. From rainforests in the west, to the mountains in Banff, to Niagara Falls, to the spectacular national parks in Newfoundland, it’s just awe inspiring (and you probably will see some similarities to the NZ landscape at times!)
LOL The inevitable skipping-over of the Prairie provinces is so common for the East and West... BC is my personal favourite, with its indigenous cultures, temperate rainforests, and access to the Rocky Mountains, which it shares with Alberta. Alberta has the Badlands, and Manitoba has numerous lakes and Churchill, where you can see polar-bears... Saskatchewan is...flat...and has dust-devils and grain...or something. Go north, and you have the Yukon (famous for the Gold Rush and the Aurora Borealis), the Northwest Territories (famous for, what, like, tundra or something?), and Nunavut (which...exists, I guess). I've met Irish tourists who said that visiting the Maritimes was like going home.
And the sugar maple area southeast of Québec City (south shore of the St-Lawrence river) called Beauce and a bit south of Beauce. Go in late September to see the colours.
I am a proud Canadian, I have lived all over Alberta and Ontario. I have also driven a across Canada a couple of times visiting every province. Each province is unique in it's own way, I wouldn't say one is better than the rest. But for living I myself love Alberta.
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My Quebec is special ,if you know what I mean!
@@markdemell8056 oh it is special!!!!!!
Most of my relatives live there and they tell me all the time and how special it is!!!!!!
@@liseswolfs8624 I love the land but hate the government system here .Gatineau Park is still wild and filled with wild life, HalleluYAH !
You should react to videos of the History Channel series, Ice Road Truckers. There are 18 wheel truck drivers who literally drive over a lot of the frozen lakes, and rivers in Alaska, USA, as well as Canada to deliver food, and supplies to very remote small towns. The series is interesting as well as terrifying, due to the high risk level driving those people do.
Yeah but all the episodes are the same. "This load *absolutely must get through immediately*, or the world will end! But oh no! There's a terrible snow storm, the biggest of the century, and three trailers have already been blown over, blocking the only, and already treacherous, route to town! And look! One is about to slide down that embankment! What will happen?!? Let's watch!" Every. Episode.
@@VeryCherryCherry I have loaded many trailers that go up North of my home in Saskatoon. I asked of the drivers what they thought of the show “Ice Road Truckers”, they all replied that it is hype over reality. Most of them just consider it part of the job.
Those are winter roads - roads that only exist in the winter.
Having driven on the winter roads in Manitoba and Northwest Ontario I can say that it isn't anything like the show, except that the roads are incredibly rough and no one drives like that because we want to get ourselves and our equipment out in one piece.
They got one of the longest ice roads on Lake Manitoba
Born and raised in Halifax , Nova Scotia here . My ancestors settled here in 1749 and I`m proud to call this place home . This is a beautiful country , I have traveled across it a few times and hopefully I will a few more , just so much to see . It`s a beautiful place and I hope you get to visit someday .
I’m from a mining town in ‘northern’ Ontario. Canada is an amazing country- for some reason (generally speaking) we are polite and we care for others - we pay fairly high taxes, but understand that this enables the impressive infrastructure that exists across the country as well as universal access to health care and education - this Christmas I asked one of my daughters where she would live if she moved to a different country, she said New Zealand 😊
I am Metis Canadian; part French, Welsh and Cree. Poutine is pretty much our national dish. Or at least mine🤤After the Louis Riel rebellion, my family migrated to Northern Alberta
you mean 130 years ago
Poutine is god tier food! and yes i would also say its our national dish even tho it isnt too popular in western Canada and more of an Eastern Canada/Quebec thing
Lac La Biche?
Did you know that Riel now has a boulevard named after him?
@@TheLizardWizard17 its popular everywhere, even in in northern Manitoba, and the Yukon where I've worked for 4 summers.
I'm originally from Edmonton, Alberta (51º Latitude). Hottest summer temp around 35ºC. Mind you, at the summer solstice the day is 17+ hours long. Plenty of time to heat up. Coldest winter temp -40ºC. Where I live now, in Nova Scotia (43º latitude), things are different. During the winter the temp rarely gets below -10ºC but is often above 0ºC. Summers can be hot with longer spells of high temps 36ºC to 40ºC (with 100% humidity). Fun Fact: The coldest temp I've been out in was -55ºC. This was due to a rare cold snap.
As time goes by it has been getting warmer here. We now have Barracudas, Trigger Fish and Great Whites in our waters during the summer. I figure by 2035 I'll be sipping MaiTai's under the palm trees on one of our many lovely beaches.
Currently living in Edmonton, last summer we hit almost 40°c (Reports say 37 at Edm. Int. Airport but I know for a fact that my conventional and digital thermometers hit 39 at home just south of the River), some of the sidewalks expanded to the point of raising from the ground in little triangles at creases, having grown up and lived in Central Alberta my entire life I have never experienced more heat naturally, and to boot it didn't drop below (a daily high of) 30° again for almost a week. We broke a bunch of historical records for Edmonton, It was insane, I've never seen anything like it and I hope to god it doesn't get that bad next year 0.o
Down here in Lethbridge that was a brutal week.
Those lovely NS beaches are better for walking then swimming. Lawrencetown beach was our fav when we lived in Halifax.
@@anthonyvink7153 God I can't imagine how bad it would've been that far south, damn, like at least up here the sun doesn't quite make it directly above us so we get a lot more shade, but down there it would be a lot more direct sun comparitively (I would imagine, spent 99% of my life in the Red Deer area or in Edmonton since we didn't have money to travel much, and usually the Rockies or BC were the top picks when we did, so I'm just guessing based on what I know)
@@PerishingPurplePulsar our AC had a Freon leak and needed a repair. We didn’t know until it couldn’t keep up. The HVAC guys were so busy that week. I’ll bet with all that OT they were all able to take Holidays in September.
The trigger fish and sharks I can live with. Not happy about barracudas though. I wonder if you ever followed any of the great white shark tagging on Twitter? They named several of the Sharks and gave them their own twitter profiles, comments etc. Kind of cute for a fish whose reputation is not always cute.
Thanks for checking out Canada, I hope you can come visit someday. I live about an hour from where the North-West Rebellion ended with the Battle of Batoche. Some interesting facts for you. The temperature in winter, usually in February, can go as low as -40. If there is a wind chill, it can feel like -50. Days like that are thankfully few, it's usually a comfortable -20 which is actually nice if you dress for it. The hottest is gets in summer is about 45 degrees. Thankfully those are also few in number, it's usually in the 20's.
How large is Canada? If you flew from Victoria British Columbia to St. Johns Newfoundland, it would take almost seven hours and you would cross five time zones.
How big are the provinces? My family lives in the province next to us and it's a five and a half hour drive to go visit.
There are a LOT of lakes in Canada. Although I live on the prairies, two hours drive north of where I live are thousands of lakes. Many are small, but some are large enough you almost can't see the other side.
A few weeks ago we had a moose break a window in one of our schools and it wondered in and had a look around. They managed to get it to walk out and escorted it out of town. Now moose, although docile creatures, need to be respected. They are the size of a large horse and you don't approach them at the best of times.
Thanks for sharing!
Must be Manitoba
This is Saskatchewan. It gets to -40 more often then just in February, January and December are also very cold. -20 is not enjoyable and it is very rare to get to 45 degrees here
1:52 Maple syrup... "That's their jam!" - I really hope that pun was intended! 😁
My Dad flew with the Royal Canadian Air Force in WW2. The Commonwealth forces (aka "Bloody Colonials") were quite close and often flew with mixed crews. Dad especially liked the Aussies and the Kiwis (NZ), but liked the Kiwis best. His explanation: an Aussie would buy you a drink, but a Kiwi would carry you home. Bless your warm hearts.
I live in Tennessee, USA. I’ve always wanted to go to NZ but my mom has gone there for her college tour!
Check out Canadian Heritage Minutes for bite sized historical events and Hinterland's Who's Who for some wildlife info...80's kids grew up on these little gems. Also highly recommend The Logdriver's Waltz.
PS: We never refer to the arctic indigenous people as "Eskimo" it's a derogatory and racist term. They are called Inuit as a group and Inuk as an individual.
Oh also Newfoundland is pronounced kinda like "Newf'n'land"...Practice with this phrase: Understand Newfoundland.
C’est le fun! (It’s awesome) I am a Canadian-American living in the San Diego area in California. Due to the pandemic I haven’t been able to travel back to Montreal to see family, but will be going soon. I so enjoyed this, thank you!💕
I love your Franglish...LOL - I am also a Canadian-American, living in Maryland. I just came back from checking on my elderly parents in Montreal. I hope you get to visit soon since the border is now fully open. I enjoyed this video as well- thanks :)
@@natashabarbour8215 Thanks😂
I know a woman who has family in Eastern Canada. She just returned from a week-long visit so it looks like the border is open. She had to do her return drive through a blizzard . No fun.
Epimetheus is very good stuff. I constantly watch his videos about ancient history. I am amazed at his hand drawn graphics and incredible knowledge this man has. Thanks for reacting to this video, I'm French Canadian myself!
love and respect to my awesome neighbors, and to their BEAUTIFUL country.
Amazing video, love it, thanks for sharing, your friend Brayden, ❤❤❤❤
Hello from Ontario! I was born & raised in Windsor, Ontario, and now live about 50 kms north of Toronto. Remember not to paint Canada with one brushstroke - it's not always cold everywhere! Besides, we've become used to it - there's snow outside my window right now, but it's just about 0 degrees celsius, which is "take a jacket with you" weather. :) My wife's been to NZ - she had a penpal in Wellington whom she visited about 10 years ago, and they toured the North Island for a week or so. I'd love to get there someday........ (sigh)
@The Real VR I'm closer to Newmarket. Pre-COVID, my commute was up to Barrie.
Hello neighbour, I’m just east of east gwillimbury - nice to see a local comment here - I don’t usually see that :) - also i lived in Windsor for 20 years myself
I’m in Gilford. Lake Simcoe west side. A hidden gem.
I currently live a 100 miles from the British Columbian border, but at one times in my life I used to live in Terrace British Columbia. I have very fond memories of Terrace and plan on visiting with my wife after my retirement on New Years Eve.
Canadians are very polite people and speaking for BC you’ll have a tough time finding any place more beautiful, and this is coming from a guy that was born and lived in Switzerland until moving to BC. If you and your family plan a trip to North America, the PNW and BC should be on your bucket list and don’t forget to take in an NHL game either in Seattle or Vancouver, but for a true NHL experience go to a Seattle vs Vancouver in Vancouver.
I'm from Saskatchewan. I'm impressed with the way you pronounced Saskatchewan. I know people who live here that can't say it that well. You're right about some of the names coming from the indigenous people. Saskatchewan comes from the Cree word Kisiskatchewanisipi. Which means "swift flowing river".
I'm from Saskatchewan too & thought that it was great that they actually pronounced it right & didn't struggle with it
A bit of a tall tale- when the Acadians were forced from Canada to sail on their small boats down the East coast of America to settle in Louisiana, the Canadian lobsters begged to be taken along. Since there was no room on the crowded boats for them, they hung onto the backs of the boats and swam along. It was a very difficult, long journey and the lobsters didn’t get enough to eat, so that by the time the Arcadian’s get to New Orleans, the lobsters had shrunk to become crawfish ! That’s how we got crawfish!As the owner of a large American tour operation and travel agencies for 40 years, I got to visit every American state and all the Canadians provinces-I spent at least a hundred days in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia,and Alberta. I love the emptiness of the Yukon and Northwest Territory!
Hi from Vancouver Island !!! Love that you are getting to know us and I was born in 1965 so I tell people I'm as old as the Canadian flag 🇨🇦 I'm also Metis. We have the most rain forest in North America too❤✌🇨🇦
It was raised on my birthday Feb 15th and I was there to watch it go up the first time.
I'm also from Vancouver Island. I was born in Port Alberni, and raised in Victoria. I lived on the island for the first 57 years of my life, and then I moved to Winnipeg. At the moment, I'm reminding myself that despite it being 24C, I must walk to the store in a couple of hours, lol. It doesn't feel too cold, unless the wind picks up, then it can get unpleasant quite quickly! What part of the island are you from?
I am still in the mid of doing research on my heritage and found my ancestor first came to Canada in the mid 1700;s so we are older than Canada or the U.S.
When it comes to landscapes and their overall beauty, North America’s definitely my favorite continent. They all have their charms, but it’s take many years, if not a lifetime, to explore North America.
I love going Canada but also would love go to new Zealand
This is well done. Brief, dispassionate, informative.
Thank you for showing Canada some ❤️. I have had the pleasure of travelling all over the world but proud to call Canada home!
You guys should definitely react to the meaning of Thanksgiving and how it came to be, since it’s getting closer to time for Thanksgiving here in the US
Canadians have thanksgiving as well. In Canada it is to celebrate the harvest in Oct.
There’s the U.S government fairytale version many people know and then the more truthful Indigenous version that’s a lot more brutal.
@@Nacoga87 my mom is Native American
@@bruce8321 The Canadian one even came first
Which Thanksgiving? We already had ours in October 🇨🇦
I live in Canada, and back in the '60s (long before my time), one of my Dad's cousins married a Kiwi and moved to Dunedin, New Zealand. They had two daughters...and named them Maple and Fern in honour of their parents' heritage.
10:20 yes that railway still exists. It was built in 2 directions: one starting in the east heading west, called Canadian National Rail, and later they starting in the west heading east, called Canada Pacific Rail. The picture of the guy in the top hat with a giant hammer is called the Last Spike, taken when the two ends were officially joined. Whenever you see cargo trains here in Canada, most of the boxes either say CN Rail or CP Rail. Then there's the passenger train, VIA Rail, that runs on those same tracks. To give you an idea of how vast the country is, the train (VIA Rail) from Vancouver to Toronto is 3 days, then if you want you can change and get a train from Toronto to Halifax (Capital of Nova Scotia, the easternmost continental province), that takes another day (well, 18 hours...)
I don't think the original eastern part of the national railway was called the Canadian National. That is its name today but when it was built I believe its name was the Grand Trunk Railroad. Now you know where the rock band "Grand Funk Railroad" derived their name from. I think ... 😉
You really understand the vastness of Canada by taking the train. Endless, boring prairie , then days of trees. Thank goodness for the bar car.
Canadian Pacific was the first to be transcontinental and the first company established. They also have the spiral tunnels in the Rocky Mountains.
Ya the rocky mountaineer train is the more expensive option but the have prevalance so there is less of a wait time then the via.
@@Tsunad360 While the Rocky Mountaineer still usually have to wait for freight trains. Many of those high a higher priority. It also runs on CP tracks and not CN which VIA typically runs on.
From another Canadian. Great video! Interesting and entertaining. And a fantastic way to encourage education for your children. Thanks 🙏 merci
Hey guys, very nice to meet your family. I am from Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada. I am sorry to say, but I believe we love in the best Country in the world, and I am very very proud to be Canadian. You need to look into Canada alot more, it is a very beautiful country, and we have endured so much over the years. I feel our food and snacks are definitely worth trying. I have watched alot of your videos, and I think you have a beautiful family. Looking forward to seeing more CANADIAN reactions!!
I always look forward to a new video. This channel is just a fun wholesome escape. 😁
Great video! I hope you do get a chance to go and visit Canada. Montreal has a very European feel and Toronto is like Canada's New York. Vancouver is also a great place to visit and if you want a more rural feel, the mid west like Alberta and Saskatchewan will be of interests. I am born Canadian to Jamaican immigrant parents and now live in the USA, Maryland to be exact. I am enjoying your videos. Hope you can learn a bit about the Caribbean islands too, they have very rich histories as well.
Not bad but as a Newfoundlander I should point out a couple of things overlooked. the first French capital was in Newfoundland, a community known as Plaisance, later turned into Placentia by the english. The map in the video included Newfoundland Labrador in all of the Canadian maps, but we didnt join Canada until 1949 and were a colony and country before that. (you can collect Newfoundland money and stamps online today). our capital is the first Canadian City and maybe the first North American City (not sure on that). it does make sense as its geographically the closets to Europe. For many years no one was allowed to settle and stay in the new land, only using Newfoundland as a summer settlement for the fishery. Once that changed Newfoundland was quickly settled. In world war I we sent our young men to fight, but we were so small we couldnt make up a full regiment and were going to be divided amongst other British troops. This wasnt acceptable in Newfoundland, and a call was made for more sons to join which they did and the first Royal newfoundland regiment was formed. So many were lost in the first world war that we were told we didnt need to send any to join in the second world war but we didnt anyway. obivously I love my home. weirdly as a Canada I am a first generation Canadian, despite the fact my family as been on this island for many generations, my parents are first Newfoundlanders having been born in the country of Newfoundland that then joined Canada.
I enjoyed your video and have subscribed, I think I will have to plan to visit New Zealand. Thanks
i live in Michigan, but have a few relatives in Twillingate, Nfld. Nice place to visit
Canadian here! You guys just got a Sub from me! Loved your reactions, opinions, and family dynamics!
Keep yourselves safe, eh?
It’s great how you are teaching your kids world history in this manner!
That was cool thank you. And Mexican food has a tendency to be spicy.
Here’s something fun: the border between Canada and the United States is the world’s longest undefended border. In some of the more remote regions of America’s Northern wilderness, you can seriously just absentmindedly wander across the border with no crossings or walls or checkpoints
Not anymore. The drones from the Grand Forks Airforce base fly over and monitor the border now days.
@@vaudreelavallee3757 they can't see under the tree cover ...
@@jonathancote9372 - true. Not sure if they are equiped with heat detectors or not.
@@jonathancote9372 there is actually a 20 foot slash cut in the trees to mark the border. You can even see it if you google earth along the border.
Thx for doing another Canada video!!! I know you’ve watched some war clips about the USA, but you REALLY should react to “Canadians change when they hear the word war”. Very informative, and funny too. PS ❤️🇨🇦🤓Ottawa (the capital, which is NOT Toronto!). Or just do the video on Leo Major. He freed a whole Dutch town with one eye, and after a broken back, ankles....capturing 93 nazis all in one night, BY HIMSELF!!! Netherlands and Canada have a special relationship, we freed them, their royalty stayed with us during the war, I think even their queen was born in Ottawa. Every spring in Ottawa we have the Tulip festival...millions and millions of tulips all bloom all OVER the city (google some pix) and most of these are sent by the Dutch govt, in thanks. They also tend the graves of Canadian soldiers over there. Ps... Canada is one of the few countries to never have lost a war... not that we fight much, but don’t antagonize us haha
Not the queen. It was either the 3rd or 4th child. The hospital room was temporarily made dutch territory, just in case the older children somehow got killed during the war, and this would cause a Canadian citizen to become monarch of the Netherlands.
@@ralphvelthuis2359 Um sorry. I think you are wrong. And I’m Canadian, so I mean it. Ur right not the queen at the time. I don’t want a TH-cam comment argument haha
@@chrisrandall2710 Whilhelmina: queen of the Netherlands during the war. Spent the war in the UK.
Juliana: crown princess. Spent the war in Canada. She had 4 daughters:
Beatrix, born 1938 in Soestdijk palace Baarn, Netherlands
Irene, born 1939 in Soestdijk palace, Baarn, Netherlands
Margriet, born 1943 in Ottawa, Canada
Christina, born 1947 in Soestdijk palace, Baarn, Netherlands.
So the 3rd daughter of the crown princess of the Netherlands was born in Canada.
@@ralphvelthuis2359 thx for clarifying. Isn’t margriet the queen tho? I’m totally wrong, sorry! Ha
@@chrisrandall2710 Beatrix became queen in 1980.(?) When she abdicated her son Willem became king. Unlike Britain, where the monarch traditionally dies while king or queen, in the Netherlands it's tradition for the monarch to abdicate after a set amount of years in favour of their successor.
Very cool to see people watching videos about my beautiful country.
Cheers from Niagara Falls 🇨🇦
Yes Canada is one of the greatest Countries in the world - I am British but I have lived in Edmonton Alberta Canada for 57 years - Now at 81 years old - this is my Country and was the best move I ever made in my life. By the way Your son looks so much like his mother - thank you - from Canada
I've never been to Canada but I've always wanted to visit, It seems like such a cool place to travel too..
Come on over! We'll put the kettle on for you! Buttertart?😀🇨🇦
@@lesliemccormick6527 I'm already here, but you say butter tart and I'm on my way 😁
@@rwilsonweir5697 Well, I must inform you, my recipe has won more than one blue ribbon....the secret is: NO corn syrup. 😀
Hmmm, sounds delightful. I'll eat 'em any way you choose to make them! If you are anywhete near Wasaga Beach then I'm gonna strap on my snowshoes and head your way. 😄
My eldest sister who is a landed immigrant in Canada now lives in Didsbury, Alberta, Canada but at one point she was SOOO FAR north that supplies for the village she lived in was flown in.
The village IS on the map. It is called Fort Chipewyan (or Fort Chip.)
My sister was the manager for the ONLY bank in town and knew EVERYBODY that lived there.
Their "summers" were in the high 30's and in the winters they would literally WALK on about THREE FEET of snow!!!! Oh...AND be in darkness all day and night.
My nephew used to tell us that Santa Claus lived about two miles where he lived in jest!!!!
My highschool I went to in North Bay Ontario is called Chippewa Secondary school. And Our mascot was a raider
Fort Chip is still below the 60th parallel…lol..
Nowhere near “way up North”…haha..!!
I have worked in both Didsbury and Fort Chip. Didsbury has somewhat better weather but the Fort has better fishing.
Canada is amazing. My wonderful ex Wife (serious) is from there, and they are wonderful people. I knew they had a lot of lakes, but not 2 MILLION! Wow!
We win the water wars!! Hands off America
@@catherinejohnson1354 I hear you!
@@catherinejohnson1354 Shhhh, we don't have any fresh water up here, it's all a mirage.
I grew up in Vancouver, BC. I didn't know we had 2 million lakes, I'm 51 and learnt something new
Proud to be Canadian 🇨🇦
Cheer's guy's ! Thanks for doing Canada 🇨🇦 Great way to teach kids , adults and everyone about countries of the World !
So wonderful what you are doing, learning as a family! I am a history teacher from Canada's western-most province of British Columbia. In answer to your question, what was our pre-1965 national flag, it is the Royal Navy's Red Ensign (some may argue it is the flag of the British merchant navy), as compared to your national flag's blue ensign. Here is the link to a Wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Red_Ensign
It also included different variations of our Canadian coat of arms during the 20th century. I would suggest an interesting item to look into was all the mock-up designs that were submitted prior to the federal government of the time approving our current flag. Lots of zany designs! Stay healthy and keep on learning about our world. Whatever you are doing in New Zealand is lovely. We are big fans of your PM, btw! Hope she has avoided the controversies that many other statespersons outside your beautiful islands have not!
Mexican and Mexican-American history was a big part of my youth, since I grew up in East Los Angeles. There's a LOT to unpack there.
9:30 I live in Winnipeg Canada the traditional home of the metis people and my home is 5 minutes from Louis Real's grave and museum. Real was considered a traitor and hung for his rebellion. It wasn't until about the 80's when he finally got his due and is now a national hero.
So you live in Saint Boniface. I grew up a couple minutes from his childhood home in Saint Vital
Hi from Lethbridge Alberta Canada. I am 73 and was born in Alliston,Ontario , then moved to Edmonton when I was 5. When I was 8 moved to Southern Alberta where my Grandmother and her family homesteaded there in 1912. I now live in Lethbridge where I raised my 2 children. All my grandchildren and great-grandchildren live in Alberta. It's a beautiful province and worth a visit if you are ever in Canada. Our population is people from all over the world so very diverse. It's great that you and your family are learning about Canada and other countries of the world.. I enjoy watching your channel and how your family is so close. Keep up your cooking Atlanta as love watching you learn recipes from all over the world. Our flag was the Union Jack . Our climate is warm in summer and cold in winter. We have 4 seasons in most of the country. West coast is the warmest but do get snow periodically.
Fun fact, if you combine the surface area of the Great Lakes (located between Canada and the United States) you get a total surface area of 244,700 km^2. For comparison the total area of New Zealand is 268,021 km^2
Canada has a total water surface area of 891,163 km^2, which is 11.76% of Canada's total surface area.
Last little aquatic tidbit, Hudson Bay is 1,230,000 km^2, which is almost as large as the entire country of Mexico (1,972,550 km^2).
I am Canadian. When I grew up in school we did sing “God Save the Queen”. We are still a commonwealth country with the queens representative as head of our government. Currently we have the first indigenous Canadian as our Governor General. Yes Canada is huge it is the second largest country in the world after Russia. And there are many parts that have yet to have had a human visit.
you ever wonder how the ppl of Quebec feel about that song lol
I never heard that song until a military event...you must have grown up in the 50s or something...my parents didnt even know the god save the queen and they grew up in 60s
@@superdrew8564 in Rural Manitoba in the 70's we had to sing God Save the Queen every morning and Oh Canada every afternoon at school.
@@superdrew8564 the Royal Anthem was ceased to be sung in most schools in Canada by 1957. John Diefenbaker was Prime Minister at the time.
When Canadians started submitting designs for our new flag almost all of them featured the maple leaf. I like this symbolism and it's history within our country. This video shows the memorial at Vimy Ridge 10:58. If you visit the trenches and tunnels around that memorial you will see carvings, graffiti really, of many symbols of home like the canoe, our native animals, and many many maple leaves. This was long before we had our own flag, but the soldiers themselves were already establishing the primary symbol of our country.
Vimy Ridge was Canada's version of Gallipoli (except Canada was more successful militarily). Both battles were instrumental in forming the national identities of Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
@@DrLeroyArch Yes I have just been reading about Gallipoli actually. I was only a few miles from the site when I was in Turkey a few years ago but time was an issue and I couldn't pay it a proper visit. It was an interesting and important campaign. I seem to remember a movie with Mel Gibson that was a real tear jerker too.
Just seeing "Eskimo" plastered across the territories at the beginning had me sighing immediately
This is why I came to see if anyone mentioned. Just incase no one is aware, Eskimo is a derogatory term. Inuit is the correct term. In fact.. we just changed the football team in Edmonton (finally) from The Eskimo’s to The Elks.
Yup, I was appalled by that too. Inuit is the correct term. It is really unfortunate that the video used for this reaction video used such a derogatory term.
@@northernprovisions5679 Did you? That's so good to hear. I've known, at the latest with Nunavut becoming a separate territory but probably earlier (shamefully not from childhood because I'm 48 and grew up a bit ignorant of everything) that Esquimo wasn't what the northern people called themselves and wanted to be called. I worried a bit in 2020 when other sports teams finally admitted that name changes were in order that Edmonton would remain indifferent. There's no need to insult the dignity of an important group of Canadians who have an admirable history of endurance. I hope the Elks have a great season in 2022!
@@northernprovisions5679 You can call yourselves whatever the ef you want the Bombers are still going to kick your asses in 2022
I had been wondering why there was a different name used. I’m sorry to find out it’s insulting, after growing up using it.
Hi folks, I live just outside Toronto and watched your show for the first time. What a wonderful family idea you have. It's December 30th, and the temperature is just above freezing. We had a centimeter of snow last week, but now I'm looking at my lawn and thinking maybe I should trim it before we get snow again (lol). It's not always cold up here as many people think. And we have a great many lakes, especially in Ontario. Years ago my friends and I would charter a 6-seater Beaver airplane that would fly north from Sudbury to a fishing lake for a week. The flight was around 1/2 hour, but we would pass over maybe 5 or 6 other lakes before getting to our destination. No roads, just trees and water - beautiful country!!
You should watch the short documentary on one of the greatest Canadian heroes, Terry Fox, "Anything's Possible."
I would love to know more about NZ's history:)
i know a lot about Canada, it truly is a very beautiful and diverse country. but im gonna be honest, i only know as much as i do is because my state is completely cut off from the lower 48 because of canada, so you have to drive through British Columbia to get to the rest of the states.
now, i know this is a trick question, but can you guess the state i live in?
Alaska?
@@yournewzealandfamily Besides Alaska, there are parts of Washington State and Minnesota that is cut off from the rest of the USA. (All due to faulty surveying.)
@@yossiea I was just mentioning this in my post (Pt. Roberts)
Alaska
The northwest angle in Minnesota is really interesting. The kids have to go through Canada to get back in the us to go to school. Or a boat bus.
Not only does Canada speak French but Louisiana also speaks french fact they also go by perishs in Louisiana
perish = parish
Parishes.
I always loved your football reactions! Nice to see you expanding and doing educational reactions with your family.
Just saw this .. I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba ( aka . keystone Province of Canada ) Manitoba alone has over 100,000 lakes ... 20 mins East of Winnipeg is the Geographical Centre of Canada ( Google 😉) .. also size wise , you can drive for 19 straight hours and still be in the same Province ( Ontario ) We are a Big Country 🇨🇦🇨🇦👍👍 Friendly too ! 😁😁
As a french-canadian, a QUEBECOIS, there is ONE of OUR MEAL you guys must try out : POUTINE.French fries, cheese curds, gravy.
Perfect meal to sober up or have a heart attack! 😜🇨🇦Cheers!
BTW Yea, we got our ass kicked a few times but we are still 7 millions strong! Vive le Québec libre!😜
Running away from a country that has bent over backwards to accommodate and include Quebecers is a strange incomprehensible choice to me.
That being said I support your sovereign liberty if you support the subsequent liberty of the native tribes that own all of northern Quebec.
I support your succession if are willing to take your part of the debt and agree to relinquish the many of advantages of belonging to Canada.
If you are willing to give up your passports, citizenship and access to Canada's markets/good will, I will reluctantly wave good bye to you.