It was offi­cially Canada Day yes­ter­day but that doesn’t mean we can’t cel­e­brate all week­end. This is the best time of the year for Canadians. We get to drink a few beers in the sun and set off a lot of fire­works at night. Whether you’re grilling some fresh caught trout up at the cot­tage or roast­ing veg­gie dogs over a hibachi on a tiny down­town deck enjoy the blue skies, gen­tle breezes, the free health­care and all that is great about our county.

There is so much that is great about this land, where to start?

the Tragically Hip, Stompin’ Tom, Anne Murray, Buffy Saint Marie, Alanis, Justin Beiber, the Kids In the Hall, Four on the Floor, Codco, SCTV, This Hour, Rick Mercer, John Candy, Pam Anderson, Shannon Tweed, Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Josee Chouinard, Kurt Browning, Barbara Frum (what?).

Hamilton Tiger Cats, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Blue Jays, PEI lob­ster, Alberta Beef, B.C. oys­ters, Newfie Screech, Moosehead beer, pou­tine, rap­pie pie, sugar pie, flip­per pie, Vachon cakes.

Pierre Trudeau, Brian Mulroney’s chin, Jean Chretien, hockey, CFL, lacrosse, ringette, Chief Dan George, the Beachcombers, Prairie Gas, Wayne Gretzky, Mike Weir, loonies, toonies, Roll up the rim, Tim Horton’s, White Spot, Beaver Gas, Shoppers, Canadian Tire.

Farley Mowat, Margaret Atwood, Stephen Leacock, Diana Krall, Ben Hepner, Measha Bruggergosman, Great Big Sea, Ashley McIsaac, Rita MacNeil, the Trailer Park Boys, Rush, Bob and Doug MacKenzie, and oh that free health care.…