Happy Birthday Canada!

Can't let the day go by without a blog comment on Canada Day. Don't you think it's great that there are a lot more overt signs of patriotism in Canada today than in the past? I love the kind of quiet pride people are showing in our country now. It goes deeper than the joining in the singing of "Oh Canada" and waving and wearing the maple leaf; it has more to do with gratitude for our wonderful country, pride in our institutions, values and freedoms - a collective sense of identity and wanting to celebrate that.
Happy 139th Birthday, Canada!!!