The ubiquitous presence of Canadian Tire in this country is hard to grasp if you don’t live here.
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My Canada, 31/150: Guitar in the key of Canuck
Being a poor guitar player has made me appreciate all the more the true masters of the instrument.
My Canada, 20/150: A nation molded by immigrants
Unless you are a member of one of Canada’s aboriginal First Nations, the truth about being Canadian is that you got here because you, or your ancestors, moved here from somewhere else.
My Canada, 13/150: Sticks on feet, poles in hands
I still have those skis – all wood, antique-looking now, the kind of thing hipsters pronounce “authentic.”
My Canada, 10/150: Ski-doo to you too
In Canada, Bombardier’s Ski-doo became king, the term a generic equivalent to “snowmobile”.