# Canada Day and Ian Tyson **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 1, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-day-and-ian-tyson/986401 "2023-07-01T13:28:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-day-and-ian-tyson/986401/1 "2023-07-01T13:28:11Z")
Happy Canada Day! And who better than Ian Tyson to open the day. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DUsRyBazWS8/maxresdefault.jpg "Four Strong Winds") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUsRyBazWS8) ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-day-and-ian-tyson/986401/2 "2023-07-01T13:42:48Z")
The most Canadian medley ever: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JtgUSSN0lb8/hqdefault.jpg "SCTV - The Canadian Anthem") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtgUSSN0lb8) ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-day-and-ian-tyson/986401/3 "2023-07-01T16:32:58Z")
And Stompin’ Tom: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gkakojAZS08/maxresdefault.jpg "Stompin Tom Connors - Canada Day Up Canada Way") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkakojAZS08) ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-day-and-ian-tyson/986401/4 "2023-07-01T17:09:31Z")
Something less traditional? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SKXQsoq5IFk/maxresdefault.jpg "The Old Sod - Spirit Of The West live! in Burnaby, BC, Canada") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKXQsoq5IFk) ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-day-and-ian-tyson/986401/5 "2023-07-01T18:08:17Z")
Nvmind, sigh… ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-day-and-ian-tyson/986401/6 "2023-07-01T18:10:28Z")
[https://youtu.be/mWQf13B8epw](https://youtu.be/mWQf13B8epw) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-day-and-ian-tyson/986401/7 "2023-07-02T16:23:09Z")
I was a big fan of Ian & Sylvia back in my folkie days of the 60s. “Four Strong Winds” is an all-time favorite still. And of course, we can’t leave out Joni Mitchell. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-day-and-ian-tyson/986401/8 "2023-07-02T16:25:48Z")
All great songs. But Canada so often reduces itself to a few dated memes and stereotypes, and we have progressed beyond hockey and Horton’s. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-day-and-ian-tyson/986401/9 "2023-07-02T22:14:05Z")
And we beat ourselves up relentlessly. All I heard yesterday was “Reconciliation Day” and “Humiliation Day” ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-day-and-ian-tyson/986401/10 "2023-07-03T02:58:24Z")
Not at my house. I am proud to be Canadian. I support reasonable efforts at reconciliation but feel these are compatible with celebrating the founding of my country. Canada generally makes the world a better place.