Canada 150!!!
L.Canada is turning the big 150 this July 1st! I'm just in love with our country and can't believe its been around for almost 150 years and has positively increased in almost everything we do! Reasons why I think Canada is an amazing place to be are because we have amazing food and personally my favourite is original Poutine. Canada is also unique in so many ways for example we all stand proud and tall as one nation to sing our deeply loved song O Canada! Something I also adore about Canada is how were open to new learning, new friendships and new opperatonities all the time and most importantly we are a free, peaceful and courageous country filled with people to make you feel welcome and feel like you belong here!
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Some questions I have are:
What is the most popular sports team in Canada?
Who was the first to come up with poutine?
Why is Hockey such a big part of Canada?
Why is maple syrup important to Canada?
Is our currant flag the only flag we have had?
I look forward to finding answers to my question during my research part in section U of this blog because I'm always open for new learning especially about my home country Canada!
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I researched my questions on Canada that I had and came across a few answers:
Why is maple syrup important to Canada?
I found out that Canada's early settlers learned how to tap the maple trees and boil the sap down to make the maple syrup. Also after Canada was settled by Europeans, Maple syrup productions provided a convenient source of sugar to Canadian's and an important food source as well.
Why is Hockey such a big part of Canada?
Before I researched this question I already had a tiny bit of knowledge on it, but not a lot. What I knew before my research was that Hockey is Canada's second national sport right behind Lacrosse and sports are a very big deal most Canadian's including myself! I learned that Canada can not ignore the fact that we are so good at Hockey just enjoy playing it. I know this because over 500,000 children, women and men are registered in Hockey programs or teams all over Canada. Also in the professional level almost 50% of the players are Canadian's and I think that says a lot about our passion towards hockey!
History on Canadian national flag?
The flag of Canada, most referred to as Canadian flag was designed by George F.G. Stanley and was then adopted on February 15, 1965. Also many other flags were designed by military forces and Canadian officials that contain the maple leaf motif in the same fashion.
