101 Facts About Canada (BRITISH REACTION) This is my reaction to 101 Facts About Canada #canada #culture #reaction Original Video - • 101 Facts About Canada Subtitles are available in French (and English)
The claim that Santa lives in Canada has been challenged, but as any Canadian child will tell you, Santa has a Canadian postal code HOH OHO. Send him a letter and Canada Post will ensure you get a response.
A letter to Santa in Canada does not require a stamp. Santa also has a summer cottage in Bracebridge, Ontario, called "Santa's Village" where his reindeer graze throughout the summer.
#73 July 1st has something going on in each city and is a holiday and usually fireworks. We also celebrate Queen Victorias birthday with fireworks and the closest Monday to the 24th of may is a holiday
Well, Santa lives in the North Pole and I am guessing it's the geographical north pole, which does not move as much as the magnetic one. So yeah, that would make sense, if you believe in that sort of thing.
Hearing Métis pronounced like Matisse by the British guy in the source video makes me want to issue an apology to every American who has ever recorded a RU-vid video about Canada. (It's actually pronounced May-TEE.)
The pronunciation of Okanagan was also interesting - Not as noticeable as Métis but definitely different than how my Canadian cousins pronounce it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-X8lC5eppCD8.html
You are so wrong. It's was perfectly pronounced. It is a French word. "MAY-TIS". The "TIS" is pronounced like the "TIS" in the name "OTIS". Je suis un métis et fier de l'être.
@@dr.madthumbz2689 You are both right. Metis was originally a French word and meant "of mixed blood." When spoken in French, the S is pronounced and sounds like meh tees. But in English, it is pronounced with a silent S and sounds like may tee.
The term "Storm Trooper" was coined by Imperial German soldiers during WWI to describe the Canuck Mad Lads they faced in combat. Canadians, many from rural farms, were large, strong, fit, independent, resourceful and filled with naively idealistic notions of duty to the crown, they were truly a foe to be reckoned with.
#97 Ice wine is traditionally made using grapes that are frozen while they're still on the vine. When the grape freezes, the water in the grape freezes as well. Since the sugars and other dissolved solids don't freeze, when the frozen grapes are pressed you're left with a much more concentrated, sweeter wine.
They're called Bluenosers because of the ship, the Bluenose. That ship is depicted on our 10 cent coin (the dime). It was one of the fastest ship of her class and was actually used in fishing. Being the fastest ship they could get their haul and bring it back to market faster than others, so they got the best price.
Actually, the Bluenose was named after bluenosers. Most people from town were ( and many still are) fisherman and wore hand knitted mittens that were dyed blue. When they would wipe their noses when out fishing with their mittens, the dye would rub off on their noses. Thus developing the moniker bluenoser. Since the Bluenose was a fishing vessel, they named it after the fishermen themselves.
for the Métis, it's generally pronounced "mey-tee" The comedy show I think you're mentioning is "Just for Laugh's Gags" which is definitely related to the festival The purpose of CanCon (Canadian Content) is about holding back the American tide. With the US population being 10 times bigger their culture and media are everywhere.
Winnie the Pooh was initially a real bear cub, mascot of a Canadian army unit (regiment?battalion?) of the WWI era. When the unit was sent to France, they realized it would be difficult to keep the little bear in the trenches so, donated it to the London Zoo. It was named after the city of Winnipeg in western Canada.
I love that you are so interested in Canada. We are a country that often are poked fun of or overlooked. We’ve actually come up with some amazing technological advancements, not to mention, basketball was originally from Canada. And so was Superman. We have great mountains, prairies, lakes and wildlife. Some of the greatest scenery. At the same time we are there for anyone that needs us. When 9/11 hit our firefighters not only went in, but they went to the streets asking people to donate for all the families. We held Vimy Ridge, we held the 49th parallel and even burned down the Whitehouse. We are 10th in the world for most educated countries, but we spend way too much time on the last spike in our social studies.
No, you like most Canadians are misappropriating history, British troops fought the war of 1812, burnt down the White House, the escapades of WW1 and 2 with the holding the 49 parallel...really! Oh basket ball Wow!
And we do seem to be remembered in Netherlands for running the Germans out in WWII still to this day. I was there last year and it was actually brought up several times, staying in an Old Folks Apartment Complex probably helped eh.
Not only that, while Banting and Best are credited with the discovery of insulin, there were others who were instrumental in itsdevelopment. On 23 January 1923, Banting, Collip and Best were awarded U.S. patents on insulin and the method used to make it. The most important thing to be noted is that they all sold these patents to the University of Toronto for $1 each. Banting famously said, “Insulin does not belong to me, it belongs to the world.” He wanted everyone who needed it to have access to it.
Regarding B.C., our ICBC ad campaign that ran the tag line: Thieves will steal ANYTHING! (...So lock up your valuables, where they won't be seen) Those ads were also uniquely Canadian in humor. Along with Molson's "I AM Canadian" commercials, and every bit worth watching, are Labatt's attempts to discourage excessive consumption through a 'Know when to draw the line' run of beer commercials.
There is an island in the High Arctic called Hans Island. Canada and Denmark had a long running "war" claiming it as our/their own. Canada would put our flag on the flag pole and leave a bottle of Canadian Club Whiskey. The Danes would take our flag down and put their flag on the flag pole and leave a bottle of their alcohol. This went on for years and was commonly known as the Whiskey War. Until finally Canada and Denmark decided to each claim 1/2 the island. So, Canada now borders Denmark as well as the U.S.A. There are Videos about this. Check into the Canadian Rangers. They are a civilian group of mainly Inuit/Dene/Aboriginal people who live in the Arctic but work closely with the Canadian Military. The Rangers help with search and rescue and keep their eyes open for unwanted visitors (USSR Submarines). They are our first line of defence in the Arctic. Again, there are many, many videos about the Rangers.
There is actually a treaty now. It was developed and signed in 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine. Neither country wanted some kind of invasion to happen - especially if there was no alcohol involved.
this was very interesting to watch! thank you! I am a French Canadian from Quebec and I wasn't old enough to vote back in 1995 at the referendum that nearly got Quebec independant. As far as I know, Quebecers that are separatist feel misunderstood and put aside from the federal gouvernment. But things have changed a lot in nearly 30 years and Quebec is a very multicultural province, especially in Montreal. If I speak for myself, I love my country for its diversity, its size and its majestic landscapes. I visited all the East coast provinces and I can't wait to visit the West coast with my daughters.
I was 10, during the October crisis. Scary time for a kid in the 3rd grade, living in east end Montreal. I love the fact that many Quebecers stood up for what they loved and voted to remain Canadians. Although, they won by an absolutely super skinny margin.
There's a lot of language politics going on now, as the percentage of francophones is dropping, and apparently francophone teens have decided french is uncool and end up speaking more english than franglish, nevermind french
French Canadian from Quebec also. There less of a language barrier now, since we learn both language in school. And with the internet we can see that other country have it tougher than us. The situation that spark the debate seem less dire than what happening in Ukraine and we can see that with he internet.
We would always have a chuckle over the British who came to visit Ontario or even Quebec and ask their Canadian family member "Can we drive out to Victoria for the day?We heard it's lovely." And then explain to them it's at the very least a 5 day drive.😂
You are right. The country of England fits into the lower half of the province Saskatchewan. We are vast and beautiful. No one knows the vastness of this country but us. It’s many hours between cities.
My mother developed Type 1 Diabetes when was pregnant / giving birth to my brother in 1966. I was less than 2 years old at the time. If it wasn't for Dr. Banting's and Dr. Best's discovery of insulin that could be used by human beings as a substitute if your own pancreas wasn't producing any, she would likely have passed away shortly after being diagnosed with it. Instead, she took great care of herself and was meticulous about keeping her blood sugar as stable as possible by self-injecting insulin in her hip. I did an elementary school essay on Dr. Banting and Dr. Best because I was so grateful that because of them, my mother was alive. She lived for 46 years with the condition until she passed away at the age of 75.
Louis Riel led the Métis people in a Rebellion against the Canadian government in defense of the rights of Métis peoples and the fact that Queen Victoria was not abiding by the treaty she signed. Louis Riel, although executed as a traitor to Canada, is taught in our schools today to be a Canadian hero. My ancestors fought on the side of Louis Riel and I have genetic ties to every band that was a member of the Iron Confederacy, including Métis. In Manitoba, we celebrate Louis Riel day on November 16th in remembrance of his unjust execution.
True, though I was thought that the Métis people were the descendants of usually French although also other European fathers and first nation mothers, which is why they mostly speak french.
Unfortunately, the narrator of this video made several mistakes in pronounciation. The province is On-Tare-io not On-tar-io as he says. Another commentor noted that he also mispronounced Metis (May-tee). BTW, your questions are all valid but because the country is so huge, you will find huge variations in the answers to them. For example, the Trudeau Family, both Pierre and Justin, are much less popular in Alberta than most other parts of the country. Goes back to oil price policies, I believe. The 101 facts video gives the impression that Canada is always cold, which is not true. Here in Southern Ontario, summers get pretty hot. Here’s another fact that might surprise you. The southernmost point of Canada (which is in Ontario) is on the same latitude as the northernmost point of California. Toronto is south of many major American cities including Minneapolis, Minnesota. Oh, and Wasaga Beach is another Indigenous name (not Japanese). Thousands of Canadian place names are indigenous.
As a Canadian who does not live in Quebec, I am proud to have Quebec as part of Canada. However, if they vote to separate, I feel they would destroy what makes Canada so beautiful and diverse and would truly struggle on their own, so I hope we can live together productively.
As a Québecois ... F you Brit bootlickers, ofc it would make y'all struggle, you'd lose half of your culture and history while having to find your own identity. Also Canada's diversity doesn't rely on Quebec, you lads would just loose the bilingualism (and apparently that would be appreciated by a lot of you). Quebec could do quite well on it's own, sadly no one's been able to bring up a worker unification that could reshape our beautiful province into the proud nation it shouldve always been (I mean a second time). Y'all got so scared we'd leave you changed the way referendums works so that it could only work if we had a super majority of over 66%. So Canada doesn't want us to go but we sure do haha. (no offense it's not against you, the pronoun you is used here to describe english Canada, hope you have a great day Chrissy) I do hope we can live together... just as neighbors :)
I would be sad if Quebec chose to separate… especially since when my family member came from France all there was of Canada was Quebec and part of New Brunswick
I think Quebecois folks directing their resentment against the rest of us for their grievances weren't aware of the linguistic problems until the "quiet revolution". Most of the people I knew wanted to learn French over Latin because of that. One of my sisters still envies people who are bilingual. In earlier grades, K - 8, we didn't have any option but English.
French Québécoise here. I voted yes in the 1995 referendum (I was 20 years old) but I would not do so if the question is ever asked gain. At the last Québec élection, the Parti Québécois (who wants to be apart from Canada) finished 4th on 5 parties. The younger generation of québécois speaks both languages for the most of them. My son did a 40% english classes in the 6th grade. He was bilingual by the end of the year...
Ice wine is a dessert wine and very sweet. Aboriginal words used by Canadians: toboggan, chipmunk, kayak, caribou, muskie, igloo. Literally 100s of place names but here are a few: Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Ottawa, Toronto, Mississauga, Etobicoke, Oshawa, Winnipeg, Kelowna, Athabasca, Nippissing, Algoma, Ponoka, Yukon, Wasaga Beach, Wyoming, Kanesatake, Oka, Muskoka, Nanaimo.
Also wtfh is with those time zones?? Never heard of the AKDT….something something Daylight savings Time…..? MERT , don’t listen to that crap! Right now, I’m in Mountain Daylight Savings Time, Edmonton Alberta
The thing you need to know about Canadian politics is that it's highly polarised: the coastal parts (east and west) of Canada tends to be more left-leaning, the Prairies tend to be more right-leaning. Whenever a left-leaning Prime Minister gets elected, the Prairies get so mad, and so loud.
West coast politics is not at all like east coast politics. The east coast is the most traditional area in the country. And yes, #Wexit would be a great idea.
I'll tell you about CFS Alert because I worked there twice many years ago. At that time, in the 1980's there were actually over 250 people working there and I helped build some of the buildings that housed them. I was actually a 20 year old Naval Radio Operator at the time but in order to do anything at Alert you needed a top secret security clearance due to the sensitive nature of that installation and I had one - so that is how I became a plumber's assistant (no previous training) at the North Pole. We worked 72 hours a week (because there is nothing else to do up there) and were shipped out after 10 weeks due to the stress of isolation. It took 8 hours flying due north to get there and there have been many plane crashes over the years with lots of fatalities. One reason is because it is a frozen gravel runway that ends just before the Arctic Ocean and with lots of fog at various times of the year plus 24 hours of darkness in the winter - well, you get the picture. There is an area called millionaire's dump where unneeded vehicles, perfectly preserved because of the dry desert climate (yep - it's a desert) lay deserted. Why? Because it is far too expensive to ship them down south again and only people go back on the once a week flights. Space is at a premium. There are lots of animals up there - arctic wolves, foxes and rabbits - which we called killer rabbits because they are huge, bigger than the wolves. We kept some of the foxes as pets - they weren't afraid of humans because no one had ever harmed them - very cool. Sometimes we weren't allowed to go outside for many days in a row due to howling blizzards - but we had a movie theatre, radio station, library, bowling alley, curling rink and gym to keep us entertained - all connected by interior corridors. When the sun eventually did show up - it was blinding against the white snow with no trees and you could easily go snowblind. All in all, a most amazing and unique place in the world - but very, very difficult to access. Once we saw a Russian Bear Bomber fly right above us - to be chased back three minutes later by American fighters scrambled out of nearby Thule, Greenland. That's all I will say....
Ever Cool!! Thank you soooo much for your bits of insight... I'd never heard anything about Alert, aside of the fact that it was just... waaaay up there. Any chance you would consider writing a book about your times in Alert? I wonder if the opportunity to be posted up there as the resident psychiatrist would be a welcomed offer, or be the dreaded pull of the shortest straw. Again, thank you for the share!
@@leonessitySorry for the slow reply, it never popped up on my notifications. Yes, I did consider writing a book but now I am working on one about all my travels over the years which have become extensive (106 countries, 16 years total abroad). CFS Alert is now a much smaller base as it was downsized to a mostly remotely operated base in the late 90’s after the failure of the USSR. You should look into it if interested, as there is also a weather station there that employs several civilians.
My favourite thing about Justin’s dad is that he decriminalized homosexuality in Canada way back in the 60s with the famous line “The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation.”
@@dmb25108 NO, WRONG!...He flipped off western Canadians. Known for their separatist views. It could have easily been Quebec separatists. Furthermore, it was on a train platform full of striking labourers who had no right protesting at an inappropriate venue, for their personal gripes.
@@robertlee4172 and why do many western Canadians hold separatists views? You are aware that Pierre Trudeau helped bring in the equalization formula that heavily favours Quebec. And just because they have political views that you don’t agree with does not mean he didn’t flip off his own people. The people at the train station were still Canadian people.
@@dmb25108 "The people at the train station were still Canadian people." Oh, riiiiight. A dozen paid union provocateurs represents , at that time, 21 million people. I never said PET didn't flipped off those people. He did. In fact it was front page news in the Montreal Star. Your statement..." Pierre Trudeau helped bring in the equalization formula that heavily favours Quebec." is based on teatsie, nada, nothing, nichts, rien, total conjecture, 100% balderdash. May I remind you, "equalization" is calculated through population distribution. If Quebec needs more financial support, then they get it, due to the fact that they have more people than other provinces. 8.5 million "Canadians".
Montreal used be called Hochelaga (there's a street there with that name now) and Quebec City was Stadacona. The first capital of Canada was Kingston, then Montreal.
Nova Scotians aren't called bluenosers because it's cold there. We get that name from the famous racing schooner the Bluenose which was built in Lunenburg NS. There is a heritage minute on this, I hope you get to it one of these days! The Bluenose is also on our 10 cent coin. The McLobster is definitely a Maritimes/NS thing. You can also get a lobster sub at subway. And regarding the comment in this video about the most expensive poutine, we also have lobster poutine. And a lot of other versions of poutine, with restaurants that only serve different types of poutine, called poutineries.
I'm from Ontario, so I may be wrong, but I thought the famous schooner named "Bluenose" was named after Nova Scotians, not the other way around. As far as I knew (again I may be wrong) the term bluenosers comes from the fact that fisherman's gloves were dyed blue, and when they wiped their noses the gloves would leave blue dye on their nose.
That's what I thought. Someone else says it's because the fishermen use/used blue woollen gloves which when used as a Kleenex made their noses blue that the ship was named Bluenose.
I am in Newfoundland and had meetings in Victoria British Columbia. I flew out on a Wednesday night and returned on a Saturday night....but to give you perspective I live closer to Venice than Victoria....but if I told people I was going to Venice for 3 days from Canada you would think I was mad....
The deadliest sniper of WWI was Francis Pegahmagabow, a Native Canadian sniper from Ontario who fought in Europe with the Canadian Expeditionary Force from 1914 to 1918. He was credited with 378 kills before he was discharged the following year
I'm a Bluenoser. Born in the fishing Village called Lunenburg where the schooner, The Bluenose was built. The Bluenose is pictured on the back of out 10 cent piece.
Saskatchewan about 10 years ago got down to about -60C. It's kinda sad that saskatchewan doesn't get more recognition or just western Canada in general, most of these are based in Eastern Canada. Also bagged milk doesn't exist in western Canada
If you really want to learn about Canada, on our 150 birthday, CBC created a series called The Story of Us. It is a 10 part, 45 minute per episode , on Canada, tracing the development of the country from the first contact with European explorers. Obviously, not for reaction, but for general background. There are also videos on RU-vid with a list of Canadian born celebrities and famous people, especially in the entertainment field. While I don’t do weed, the legalization hasn’t really changed much. The only difference is that sometimes, when I am walking around in downtown Toronto, I do get a whiff of someone smoking. Stay safe, stay sane, stay strong Ukraine 🇺🇦
Having celebrated thanksgiving in both usa and canada, the USA holiday is really tied to the date in late november and focuses on 'giving thanks' and remembering where you came from. While canada is very much tied to celebrating the end of the harvest season and the fruits of all the hard work of the growing season. Thus closer to the end of harvest season.
About the "Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump"... 74 years ago I was born 4 miles from there in Fort Macleod, AB. The entire story is 100% true. The natives (and I use that word with ultimate respect) have built a wonderful interpretation center there, which is built such that as you climb the stairs from the bottom to the top, you get more and more pictorial stories on big wall murals that tell about the history of it all. It is real... and it is all true. It is a story about how the indigenous of Alberta had to be ingenious in order to survive. They literally chased the buffalo (bison) over that cliff where other members of the tribe were there to... well you know what they had to do. The indigenous of Canada and northern USA are an amazing and beautiful people, with more history than anybody else in North America. It is even speculated that they originated in Asia millenia ago, reaching Canada via a long gone "land bridge" from the north. Full disclaimer, I am not an indigenous Canadian. I am very proudly of 100% Irish origin (with my genealogy verified). It's just that I respect these indigenous people so much.
Yes, I've used 1-800 OCanada many, many times over the years for unemployment insurance, income tax issues, social insurance numbers, and passports. Canada Day always has activities, bbqs, fireworks, street wide flea markets, live entertainment, lots of fun! What? I'm just down the road from that spot near Moosehead Breweries (the Reversing Falls bridge) and I always thought Keith's in Halifax was older! 😅 Nova Scotians are called Bluenosers because the racing schooner, Bluenose, was built in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It's featured on the Canadian dime.
The Bluenose was named after us, not the other way around :) there are various thoughts as to why we are called bluenosers, from the blue clay farmers and fishermen used to protect from sunburn in early day to a potato crop that fed a lot of people when crops failed, to political standings. Nobody really knows why definitively, but it is fun to guess why we have been bluenosers since the 1700s!
As a francophone who is from outside Québec, the separation vote was very important to me culturally as well as patriotically. Like most contested subjects, it has no easy answers, but I believe that both sides would have lost so much more of their collective identities that they would realize. We have always been stronger and better together ( are you listening Alberta?). I am proud to be a "French-Canadian" and the gift of Poutine can not be undersold.
@@tzrdank3474same buddy. I’d also love to keep the money we contribute to equalization. Funds which Quebec receives in the largest portion. I used to believe the stronger together stuff, but not anymore. I’ve lived all over this country and one thing is constant. The general attitude toward Alberta is that of contempt and derision. They want our money and industry, and yet somehow also actively work at hobbling it, but want to make fun of and laugh at us. It’s tired and cliche. Frankly, I’d like to just take our proverbial ball and go home.
Justin’s dad Pierre Elliot also repatriated the constitution and there’s a fantastic photo of him doing a pirouette behind QE2’s back at a state visit in London.
Ontario is by far the largest province by population, almost 80% more than Quebec. They used to be similar, but since the first separatist referendum Quebec growth had slowed and Intersection had accelerated. Ontario is 38% of the total population. Love your videos about Canada and your enthusiasm.
Unbelievably I had no surprises. A couple of facts that I think were missed are from here in Nova Scotia(aka New Scotland). Highest tides in the world in the Bay of Fundy; deepest causeway in the world the Canso Causeway which they connected Cape Breton Island to mainland NS. I grew up in Cape Breton and went to school in Mabou. A little village where the Scottish traditions were kept so well and Gaelic kept alive more than places in Scotland. 1/2 I’m up the road from my childhood home there is a distillery that produces the only single malt whiskey in Canada because of the water and terrain it covers is just right for the process. The Island itself has been named a top island to visit in the world much due to the CB Highlands National park and it’s breathtaking coastal drive around the northern part of the island. Hope you get to visit someday!
I have a friend (military) who was stationed in Alert. I think Alert was established by the Canadian military to monitor any Soviet (now Russian) activity and secure an early warning system in the event of a Soviet invasion. The quickest, most direct route for an invasion would be (I'm told) right over the top (North pole), making Alert very tactical. This kind of thinking was very popular during the cold war. My friend speaks Russian and was assigned to monitoring Russian radio communications which consisted mostly of jokes, the weather and the occasional recipe.
Alert is not what we'd classify as a Canadian village or town. It is a joint Canadian/American military communications/weather station built during the Cold War. Eureka is a similiar station farther to the west.
Great reactions and good video that you watched! I’m Canadian and I learned a few things as well! Only thing is that there were only two or three mentions about the Maritimes…. We are always forgotten :( And not one mention of PEI- we were the birthplace of confederation so I was surprised we weren’t even mentioned. If you plan on doing a video on each province please don’t forget us on little PEI ❤
*Waves at Astromonkey5000* Eeehhh... PEI! Anne of Green Gables and potatoes... As a west coast Canadian, embarrassingly I must admit that is the extent of my PEI knowledge. I was taught more in school, obviously, but that's about all I managed to retain. We're glad y'all voted to keep Canada as it is, by voting against the last attempted separation of Quebec. Much love from the west coast, all away across to the east side, baby!
In Newfoundland we have big celebrations for Canada Day on July 1st but we also serve rememberance to the battle of Beaumont Hamel , one of the Newfoundland Regiments darkest days
Winnie the Pooh, the bear cub, was purchased in White River, Ontario. The officer named the bear, Winnipeg, after his hometown. There is a Winnie the Pooh statue along the Trans Canada/ Hwy 17 in White River, as well as a Winnie the Pooh museum in town and an annual Winnie the Pooh festival the third weekend of August. :)
It's Vancouver (not Victoria) Island... Victoria is our capital of B.C. and is located on Vancouver Island. It's lovely that you're exploring our country (I'm a dual citizen having been born in England). And our beautiful Indigenous people are as diverse to each other as French/British/German peoples are to each other; each group having their own language, (culture), food, etc but with strong ties such as affinity for and care of the earth. Cheers!
About the poutine : the biggest problematic factor to get the best poutine in the world is the cheese curds. The curds must be 24 hours old and not ever have been put in a fridge [it would destroy/annihilate/kill the favor]. That is the reason why poutine first appeared in the area formed between Drummondville and the Beauce where many many many milk producers (and therefore cheese producers) are located in Québec, Canada. -- Now you know.
I grew up in Eastern Ontario with multiple cheese factories within half an hour drive, all offering fresh curds. If it doesn't squeak, it's not fresh! My preferred cheese factory has also won international awards for best aged cheddar.
A thing not mentionned is that Canada is located geologycally in part on the Canadian shield ( 90% of Quebec , north Ontario including Hudson bay) it is the oldest bedrock of the world dating from precambrian era 3,7 billions years ago! They recently found rocks in a place called Saniquiluaq on the Belcher Island in the middle of the James bay considered as the oldest one in the world
Yes, and worth mentioning that much of Canada's rich topsoil was bulldozed by the advancing glacial ice sheet of the last ice age. Scraping the topsoil from the Canadian Shield and depositing the soil in southern Canada and as far south as Ohio, U.S.A.
I as a Canadian really appreciate the can con laws because I feel like they really help give us staple culture that’s different from other English speaking countries. Helps us form our national identity as a young country
I agree. I'm surprised when Americans haven't heard certain radio hits that only made it here in Canada because we always think we have a shared entertainment market, but we're exposed to a lot of fabulous homegrown talent
@@joywebster2678 staple as in “a commodity for which the demand is constant” and “something having widespread and constant use or appeal” and “used, needed, or enjoyed constantly, usually by many individuals”
❤ Born and raised in South East Saskatchewan... Lovely video of my home.... It truly is the "Land of Living Skies" And the people! Friendliest, kindest, most generous .... And the sunsets & aurora is out of this world. Thank you for doing these videos 😊
My dad, who was in the Canadian military, did a six month tour in Alert and he was there during the six months of darkness. He was there in the early 1990's. When you are that far north, the sun doesn't rise every day so you get six months of sun and sux months of darkness. Other than the work they had to do ( my dad was in radio communications) all they had to keep occupied was drink beer, eat Kraft Dinner and keep each other company with stories. He told me about the day that they encountered an Arctic Fox and fed it some ground beef
Following an agreement signed between France and England in Martinique, , England takeover Canada ( Nouvelle-France) in Louisbourg in 1760 .. In that time, there was 8 Scottish regiments in the British army , 5 had been sent to Louisbourg.. That s why we have a province called Nova Scottia.. Just to let you know that Im proud Quebecers with Scotts ancesters.. 😁
First buddy pronouncing Metis drove me nuts, lets say closer to May- tee. I live next to a Mi Kmaq reservation in Nova Scotia and love the community. I am welcomed to pow wow, community events and fresh fish. I have lived in cities and several different towns over the years and never had a community more welcoming to an outsider. plus it is Canadas true history when you talk to Indigenous people.
Can Con also applies to TV content (not sure if it's the same percentage). This is necessary because we are so close to the US, their airwaves reach into parts of Canada. There's actually a lot of US TV shows and movies shot in Canada, most notably the original "Rambo".
Good video, learned a few things too! As for ice wine it is beyond delicious and is really more of a liquor than wine. I had been gifted a bottle and was so 'scotch' with it it lasted me 3 years ... LOL!! (small bottle too!!) Glad you are interested in Canada...it's truly an amazing place to live .. I have been lucky enough to cross it ...coast to coast (Nfld. to Vancouver island) 6 times and 3 of them driving...every place has it's own beauty...its like entering a different culture in 10 different provinces.... Canadians miss a lot not travelling in their own country... that is sad because there is so much history especially in Atlantic Canada where the country first began...(jmpo) I love it ALL however,k and proud to call it home
Pot (weed grass etc)... was always a no-no "slap on the wrist" type of thing (unless amount was excessive), alot like 17yr olds drinking a beer. It went legal with minimal issues and/or resistance and is now easier to access than tobacco or beer
The milk-in-bags thing is just to keep milk bough in larger bulk quantities in a fresher state for longer periods. When you're buying bagged milk, its 4L of milk spread out into three smaller bags. That way you can open and use one of the 1.3L bags while keeping the other 2.7L relatively fresh. Smaller volumes of milk are typically packaged in more conventional cartons or bottles.
Where do they sell this? I've lived in Western Canada my whole life (45 yrs) and I haven't seen milk in a bag since about 1983. I thought it was my generation's version of the milk man, like back when I was a kid we used to get milk in bags. . .
Bag milk seems to be almost exclusive to Ontario. There are several reasons for milk in bags; The outer bag and the three 1.3 liter bags within, do reduce to about 1 square centimeter of plastic when recycled. Fresh virgin plastic used for bagged milk eliminates plastic jugs from being returned to stores to be washed and refilled with milk. Plastic milk jugs were often used for other purposes, such as storing waste oil, then they got returned a year later for the deposit and were refilled with milk. The dairy machinery developed to package milk in bags is twice as fast as machines to package milk into cartons or plastic jugs. You can ship about 30 percent more bagged milk in a tractor trailer truck, than you can ship milk in jugs. Bagged milk remains the lowest cost per liter for milk.
@@chrisgraham2904 we got milk delivered in bags when I lived in Calgary between 1975-85. I’m betting it’s still available there if you can still get your milk directly from dairies.
It’s hard to forget Toronto used to be York when the north end of the city is called North York. There’s also York University and Fort York, a very pretty preserved historic site right downtown which starred in the repelling of the Americans in the War of 1812.
Ah but did you know Toronto's first mayor, William Lyon McKenzie, declared the short lived Republic of Canada on Navy Island in the Niagara river during the rebellion of 1837? I live a couple of miles from the site of the Battle of Windmill Point from the same rebellion up the St. Lawrence near Prescott Ontario, just East of Brockville.
Upper Canada was primary English and Protestant and lower Canada was primary french and catholic. Upper Canada was mostly Southern Ontario and bordering Georgian bay and lake Superior, lower Canada was primarily Quebec and the labrador region of Newfoundland and Labrador until 1809.
The American burning of York (now Toronto) in the War of 1812 directly led to the British burning of Washington, which led to the White House being so named and also inspired writing the Star Spangled Banner.
As a Canadian, this is an interesting watch. I live one hour south of Ottawa (Odawa "Oh-daw-wa" first nations name) and it is a great city. I have been there many times. It sits on Algonquin First Nations land. It can also get super cold there, sometimes at least -25/-30c. My little city is on the St Lawrence River that runs between Canada and the US (upstate NY). It is known as the city of 1000 islands. There are well over 1000 islands around where I'm at and it is gorgeous! It can get pretty cold here too. When at our water front, we can see houses, buildings and vehicles on the other side of the river. When my city did fireworks on Canadas birthday, the Americans could watch and then on July 4 th, we could watch their fireworks. People will also go on boats from both sides to watch the fireworks on the river! Needless to say, I have also been to the US many times. My city has 2 bridges/borders only 25 minutes away in either direction. We also have the oldest underground rail tunnel in Canada. Canada is a beautiful and vast country. Canadians are polite and respectful. We do say sorry when someone else runs into us with their shopping cart or if we need to get by someone who is blocking our way, we say sorry to them too along with excuse me, please and thank you. We are a bi-lingual country and we have to learn french for most of our school years, at least 9 of 12 years but many of us don't remember a lot of it now in adulthood. Poutine "pronounced poo-tin not poo teen" is amazing and if anyone from another country is going to make it, remember to use brown/beef gravy and white cheese curd. Light gravy and shredded cheese is disgusting. Get creative with it by adding bacon, onions or whatever else you like. There is also my personal favourite, the Italian poutine! It is made with a bolognaise/sloppy joe like meat sauce with curd and fries. It's so yummy! If you like chili cheese fries, you will like this one. The best way to learn about Indigenous people is to learn from them directly and not by government created information. If you can't do it in person, there are plenty of documentaries. If you can do it in person, start by attending a pow wow or visiting a reserve.
I do love that insulin was discovered in my own backyard. Without it, I probably would have been dead before the age of 7. Now here I am, 40 odd years later after being diagnosed with what was previously a fatal disease.
I think it's also important to note that Banting patented it so that no one else could take his discovery and make money off of it. Then he turned around and shared it for free, so that everyone could have access to it.
I agree it was a very Canadian thing, for those Dr's to do, also love that there are many very famous Canadian Dr's & Scientists like Banting/Best, Dr Penfield, Jones Salk ( polio vaccine), Dr Robert Noble & Charles T. Beer for discovering Vinoblastin protien which aided Chemotherapy, Dr Bruce Chow who developed a test for RH factor (in blood) in Early pregnancy and made the Immunoglobulin to conteract it and save many miscarriages, or Dr Lap Chee Tsui who discovered the gene for cystic fibrosis. These Drs who may not be world renowned but are well known to those in the field and here at home. 🇨🇦
In Ontario every household can grow 4 weed plants. On my block we share information and advice with each other during the grow season. I haven't paid for weed in years now. Also, lots of people I work with will trade a 1/4 pound for 1/4 pound of a different strain so variety has become the norm.
Canadian Thanksgiving is about 6 weeks earlier than the American Thanksgiving because our harvest happens sooner since most of Canada is under a blanket of frost by the time our neighbours to the south sit down to their turkey dinners. Also, Thanksgiving in Canada is more just about the harvest, gratitude for abundance and all that, whereas American Thankgiving ties in the history of first European settlers (Pilgrims) and their relationship with the native population, sharing harvest abundance, etc. Since it's only another month until Christmas in the USA, Thanksgiving starts a month-long holiday season celebration for a lot of people. In Canada, we have a breather between these holidays so Thanksgiving isn't really as big a deal. It's not a statutory holiday.
My Union Rep was the guy who connected the antenna on top of the CN tower. There is an old National anthem video that they use to show on TV sign off that shows him connecting the last piece to the tower.
And they did it twice ! It was also featured on "Murdock Mysteries" They also filmed an episode in the The Anchor Bar in Buffalo (USA) where Inspector Brackenreid was so hungry he wanted what ever the bar had left & it was only wings they had. He said "sauce them up" thus the first "chicken wings" were born. It was actually filmed in The Anchor Bar that started serving chicken wings.
11:04 John A. Macdonald is also "less fondly" remembered because the residential school system responsible for the attempted cultural genocide of Indigenous peoples was adopted under his leadership.
Exactly, how many prime ministers governed after SirJohn A and still had this residential school system? He is not solely to blame. Have you ever heard of the British Home Children? It has been a buried topic, such a huge part of our history, and not taught in our school system. Little indentured slaves, many of them abused, made to work on farms and suffer all kinds of horrors. 12% of Canadians are descendants of these children. Has any apology ever come from the Canadian government? Absolutely not. Disgustingly shameful. Have you seriously, ever even heard of them?
I am very impressed that you have heard of them. If you randomly asked Canadians, if they have heard of them, I would hesitate to think that there would be a great percentage that had. I don’t understand why it is not even talked about. They were called all kinds of names, and they felt ashamed. Through no fault of their own, they came from dire circumstances, and were called all kinds of names, even by adults in power. Truly shameful. Some were fortunate enough to be adopted and others were abused terribly. I really think this chapter in Canadian history needs to be told. Why does the school curriculum, not even mention it. There were thousands and thousands of children sent here. Some died on the way. There are several heartbreaking documentaries about it.
First nation's culture is very diverse. There is not a single video that could contain all the information about their whole cultures. Outwest, we have a more progressive relationship with our First Nations, but we still have a long ways to go to reconciliation. There are many names of cities and towns, streets and feelings and ideas that all come from first nations culture and again it varies greatly region to region. My favorite First Nations word from the Pacific Northwest is Skookum-The word can mean "strong", "greatest", "powerful", "ultimate", or "brave". The street I live on is called Maquinna after a great chief of the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation and all across Northern Vancouver Island his name is etched into the region.
If you lay a map of Canada over Europe, it will extend from above the UK in the north west and extend in the south west to the edge of Spain. In the northeast it would extend far above Scandinavia, in the the southeast to Syria. Europe has the advantage of many seas allowing the various countries there to share cultures. While Canada has some big rivers, travel would have been by foot and slow for thousands of years. So asking what the similarities between native groups are is a bit like asking how a Glaswegian and someone from Damascus are similar.
Yeah, we have huge oil and gas operations here. Alberta is like little Texas. Ice Wine is far from our only wine, but it is pretty unique to us. Icewine is very very sweet. It's a dessert wine. You drink it in a tiny wine glass 😅. And I'm from the Maritimes, never heard anyone call someone from Nova Scotia a "Bluenoser". I mean yeah, the Bluenose was from Nova Scotia, but they lost me on that one 😅
"Although the precise origins of the name are debated, echoes of ‘Toronto’ can be found in at least two Aboriginal language groups that inhabited the region at different points in history. For many years, the accepted origin was from a Wendat (Huron) word translating as “meeting place,” but subsequent scholarship has revealed possible Mohawk origins of the word. The word “tkaronto” was used to refer the narrow stretch of water between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching, near present-day Orillia. Literally translated as “where there are trees standing in the water,” the name was first recorded by Champlain in 1615"
But can she sing in Scottish Gaelic or Irish eh? The Rankin Family from Mabou Nova Scotia on Cape Breton Island can sing in Scottish Gaelic as lot the Cape Bretons have Scottish ancestry. The Scottish Canadian descendants kept the Gaelic language alive and outside of Scotland Nova Scotia has the most Gaelic language speakers. Makes sense, since Nova Scotia in Latin means New Scotland.
The legalization of marijuana has mostly been a success. Of course there are growing pains including a gold rush mentality on starting greenhouses, and "grow companies" many of which have been priced out of the market do too plummeting prices. Regulation is not federally regulated. Which leads to cases where in Ontario you can legally grow 4 plants personally. Where in Quebec you cannot. This also leads to issues with marijuana products that are not "flower" commonly known as "Bud" like edibles, Oils, and vapes. This leads to uncertain quality and safety issues involved with these products. That being said. It has mostly been a success, youth use hasnt skyrocketed, tax revenue is now out of the hands of organized crime, and most importantly. People are not saddled with criminal records for its possession.
Yup, accurate assessment. No negatives as far as I can tell, I believe most people view marijuana in the same light as alcohol. Don't drive or go to work drunk, so don't do it high either.
More just not an issue than a success I would say. Do more people smoke it? Same enough one can't tell. Junk food company stocks never increased. lol. Silly thing is we didn't' want legal, just not a criminal charge. Just a fine would be fine too.
@@mashdown3 What do you mean we didn't want legal weed? Why would a fine be fine too? Alcohol does exponentially more damage to society than weed does, but one is globally accepted and the other is shunned... why?
I would like to start by thanking you for bringing this point of view to light. It is essential to understand the bodily harm, and societal harm caused by recreational substance use. How it not only effects ones body, also how it effects society at large. The stigmatization of substance use other than alcohol has been forefront in North American culture for decades to little avail. This is counter productive to efficient treatment, and control of said recreational substances. We are living in a post war on drugs society. The stigmatization and criminalization of non violent victimless crimes has quickly become an issue of personal responsibility, and failure in the case of "hard" drugs which many agree should be treated as a personal failure and treatable "disease". Rather than a lifelong criminal offense. marijuana neither fits the category of harmful to society or persons to warrant criminal action. Furthermore, I believe all recreational drug use and possession should be treated not as a crime against society but to ones self. Any criminal action taken under the influence of mind/body altering substance including alcohol should result in appropriate court action, and possession should result in court mandated substance abuse classes, and rehabilitation/treatment. Only after a failure of those should life long criminal records be imposed on individuals, if no criminal actions are taken
Canadians have a sense of humour. I read that there was a referendum for the people in that area to choose a name for Nunavut. ( We are true fans of democratically derived solutions). Before the actual vote, the authorities had to discard the very popular suggested name: Bob.
I spent 2 years living in Alert on 5 separate trips. It is pretty unique up there. Nunavut was created to separate the Inuit, and native Indians, who actually do not get along all that well traditionally. Ice wine is delicious! It is thick, and sweet, but not quite as much as sirup. The grapes are usually picked at -10C or colder. I grew up in the Wine Capital of Canada (Oliver, BC), but sometimes the winters there aren't cold enough, so they make "late harvest" instead. The presenter played with "aboot," which while supposedly how Canadians say "about," it is actually not the case. We do say it differently than Americans though, which is where this stereotype comes from.
The reason for milk in a bag is the machinery and the switch to the metric system. From Wikipedia: "In 1967, DuPont, using European equipment, introduced plastic bags to store and sell milk. With Canada's conversion to the metric system in the 1970s, bottles, jugs, and cartons had to be thrown out, re-designed, and manufactured in metric units, while milk bag packaging machines could easily be resized." It's not all of Canada, just Eastern Canada. But you can also buy cartons and jugs of milk, if you prefer.
We only have bagged milk in 4L, anything below that is in jugs or cartons. Given that, I like the freshness explanation, and imagine it also played a factor
Justin's father was the prime Minister in the 70's and the 80's and had passed away long before Justin ran for the leader of the liberal party. Canada does not vote direct for the PM position. Rather we vote for members of parliament, the party with the most members voted in runs the country and the party leader is the PM. Another interesting fact, medical wise, is the discovery of botox for cosmetic purposes. Dermatologist Dr. Allistar Carruthers and his wife, pediatric ophthalmologist Dr. Jean Carruthers shared a waiting room and he would send patients to his wife for botox shots for eye twitches as it was known to stop the twitching. It also stops excessive sweating. Anyway one of the patients noticed her frown lines lessened in her forhead when she would get these shots and mentioned it to Dr. Jean Carruthers. They did a little research and studies performed and then they wrote up a paper releasing their findings. They did not patent it instead allowing everyone to use this knowledge. They both quit their practices to study cosmetic surgery and now have a very successful and high end cosmetic surgery clinic in Vancouver, BC
The origin of the city name Toronto is also derived from the indigenous language. It means " Meeting place", and its where different tribes from the First Nations would meet for the purpose of trading goods amongs themselves. Of course, the city of Toronto was later founded in this area. I really enjoyed your reaction video and I'm lookimg forward to watching more. Awesome fun 😃
There are loads of places in Canada that bear aboriginal names, like my city Winnipeg. It is the Cree word for “ muddy waters “ and Manitoba is either from the Cree or Assiniboine peoples. I grew up in the small town of Minnedosa, Manitoba. Minnedosa is Sioux for “ swift waters “. By now you can gather we have a lot of water in Manitoba.. Canada also has a lot of Scottish names as well like, Banff, Airdrie, Canmore,
The Bluenose Schooner won the "Fishermen's Cup", four times (cnce in a contested tie). The Schooner was built in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia and is the Pride of the Provence. Thus the nic name 'Blue Noser' !
When Quebec voted to separate, the federal government never thought the vote would be that close. After that scare, the Supreme Court was brought in and it was decided that from now on it would require a "super majority" or 2/3 (66%) of the vote in order to separate.
Saskatchewan has its own time zone!!!! If in doubt, check the settings in your phone ! The westward protrusion of the Central Time Zone created by the Province of Saskatchewan's observance of CST indicates it exists in the Mountain Time Zone but observes CST. 👵🏼🇨🇦
Due to these discrepancies, many computer programs and major operating systems offer a distinct "Saskatchewan" option when listing time zone options that automatically disables seasonal clock changes for Daylight Saving.
Cancon minimum 30% Canadian content on radio was controversial at first but due to the popularity of Canadian musical acts, radio has been able to meet that benchmark easily just by playing what the public want to hear. There's never been a dearth of good domestic music to play. Canada Day is marked with parades, fireworks, people dressing in red/white, barbecues, outdoor concerts, etc.
I live in the gulf islands on the west coast. We frequently go through an entire winter without getting snow or even frost. People here have palm trees in their yards. One guy grows bananas. I grew watermelons one year. Eastern Canada can be very cold but on the west coast the Japan current keeps things much milder on the coast. I get tired of hearing all of Canada is buried under ten feet of snow in -30 degree weather. Some parts are, some parts are not.
I live in the Okanagan Valley, it's semi-desert, we have sage, and cacti growing wild here. It is only semi-desert, so we get a decent amount of rain at times, and in winter we get rain almost as often as snow. It rarely gets below -20°, though with windchill it feels like it a bit more often. It also gets HOT in the summer, that's something that foreigners visiting aren't warned about. Occasionally it get sover 40°here, and I know other parts of the country can get that hot too. That seems like an important thing for travelers to be aware of, especially those from places like the UK. Everyone knows it gets cold enough to kill you in Canada, but no one seems to know it gets hot enough to kill you. Those visiting in summer, from cooler climates at least, need to be prepared.
@@emordnilap4747 and @Kerry Butler I feel for you. I'm Australian which in parts can be quite cold. The northern parts are hot, sure; but the southern parts regularly get below 0C at night during winter especially in our mountains. And yes, we do have snowfields at the higher altitudes.
Aaawww hell!! Don't tell people THAT!! They'll all want to come here!!! Can we start a 'Stop the STUPIDS FROM CROSSING! as a new BC Ferries screening campaign??
Calgary, Alberta was named after a beautiful bay in Scotland. In Scotland as well in Alberta, the name "Calgary" has had an interesting history. The original name in Gaelic was *Cala-ghearridh* with the first part *Cala*, meaning "harbour" or "bay", and the second part, *ghearridh* meaning "preserved piece of pasture", "enclosed pature", or "farm". Therefore, a translation of "Calgary" would be "preserved pasture at the harbour", or "bay farm".
@@daverhoden445 As a coastal BC born canadian i was blown away when i saw pelicans in Calgary. Not *around* Calgary, in a municipal park just off of their downtown core, they can keep the name as far as i'm concerned lol.
Our farm was near a town called Lucan. It was so Irish that the hotel downtown was call the Central Shillelagh and the one just outside of town was called the Orange Shillelagh. I'm sure you would know why. lmao!!!
Inuit up north were once known as what we knew as Eskimos.The north is very baron with a beauty all it's own. The area will certainly flourish because of the natural resources in abundance.
Out east (mainly in the Maritime provinces) both Subway and McDonalds will have lobster on their menus when it is in season (usually in the summer). The other restaurant chains don't usually do that, but the meat tends to be so cheap here that those chains feel like they can add it to the menu. The McLobster started back in the 90's I think, and now it is somewhat traditional for the Atlantic Canadian McDs. Subway picked it up sometime later. Also, while it is admittedly just a derivative of the Blizzard, the McFlurry dessert at McDs was created at a McDonalds in Bathurst, New Brunswick. It's now a staple of McDs across North America, if not world wide.
Toronto is still home to historical Fort York, a British fort built to protect their claim to Lake Ontario. Toronto means "narrows" and is a European take on the Mohawk word "tkaronto." It was named the "Town of York" from 1793 to 1834 when the name was changed from York to Toronto in 1834. Another city, Kitchener, was originally named Berlin because of the large number of people of German origin in the region. During World War 1, because of the unsavoury connection with Germany, the name was changed to Kitchener, British Army officer.
The City of Kitchener in Ontario was formerly known as Berlin due to the majority of the early European settlers being German. That was changed in 1915 due to a skirmish going on in Europe at the time.
New Brunswick has many places and Parks with Indigenous names. Digdeguash, Mactaquac, Woolastook, Pokiok, Miramichi, Metepenagiag and Kouchibouquac are some examples. There is a group advocating to change the St John River to Woolastoq- its original name.
Marijuana laws were largely ignored in BC, long before legalization. We actually had a ridiculous situation where many, many weed stores had to close, so that they could legally apply for a licence and reopen again after legalization.
There was no nepotism with the Trudeaus. Pierre Trudeau was prime minister from 1968-1979 and again from 1980-1984. Justin Trudeau became prime minister in 2015, so there were other prime ministers between the two (6 prime ministers to be exact) Also, Pierre Trudeau died in 2000
A close relative that lived in Ottawa, used his skates to commute to work along the frozen Rideau Canal everyday conditions permitted it. It was scenic, great exercise and ironically his commute was a lot shorter! Lucky guy.
My home town in Northern Ontario, originally called Shebahonaning ,was renamed Killarney. Inuit is the name for the far northern indigenous people who generally live an arctic lifestyle. Metis (May-TEE) refers to a particular group of people from the Manitoba area having to do with Louis Riel. They are a mix of indigenous and french, though not all people who are mixed indigenous and french are Metis. I am Anishinaabe which is a particular Indigenous tribe.
