# CanadaDope 2017: Celebrating the Sesquicentennial - "... and loving it!" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 1, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045 "2017-01-01T14:35:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**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:** [February 16, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045/141 "2017-02-16T03:23:42Z")
This is sad. Started a separate thread before reading this. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045/142 "2017-02-16T03:23:56Z")
I loved listening to Stuart McLean. Suggest that the MND put his hand over his heart as a sign of respect for serving with US soldiers overseas. Educated guess. ---
**Author:** ![GinoC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f4b2a3/32.png) [@GinoC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GinoC)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045/143 "2017-02-16T03:52:41Z")
> [@Uzi](#): > > Of interest: what other things were you (or others) taught not to do only because some other country did it? Or is this just related to indoctrinating Canadians to not be like Americans? Pretty pathetic if the latter is the case. Every country has its own traditions and way of doing things. It’s true that placing your hand over your heart for the National Anthem is just not the normal practice in Canada. Any special reason why we should adopt it? In a country where we have overwhelming cultural influence from the US, it is pretty understandable that we sometimes take pride in some of the small things that set us apart. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045/144 "2017-02-16T04:03:47Z")
> [@GinoC](#): > > Every country has its own traditions and way of doing things. It’s true that placing your hand over your heart for the National Anthem is just not the normal practice in Canada. Any special reason why we should adopt it? In a country where we have overwhelming cultural influence from the US, it is pretty understandable that we sometimes take pride in some of the small things that set us apart. The original subject was doing it in the US for the US anthem. ---
**Author:** ![Quint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/76d3ee/32.png) [@Quint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quint)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045/145 "2017-02-16T04:39:22Z")
I really love the irony in Trump and Trudeau meeting and it being Trump who has made more of an effort to keep his election promises. Joe Trudeau’s liberal roots didn’t take long to show through. ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045/146 "2017-02-16T12:50:09Z")
I wonder if there’s a Trump Meter like the [Trudeau Meter](https://www.trudeaumetre.ca/about). I suppose you’d need to add in a GOP version as well to take into account the nature of the system. While it feels like forever, Trump has only been failing for a few weeks - give him some time. ---
**Author:** ![GinoC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f4b2a3/32.png) [@GinoC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GinoC)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045/147 "2017-02-17T01:44:27Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > The original subject was doing it in the US for the US anthem. Appreciate the clarification. I’ve seen a clip of President Obama in Canada putting his hand over his heart for the US anthem, but not for the Canadian. If I was visiting in the US, I wouldn’t do the hand over heart thing for either anthem. ---
**Author:** ![Uzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/91b2a8/32.png) [@Uzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uzi)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045/148 "2017-02-17T02:17:42Z")
> [@GinoC](#): > > Any special reason why we should adopt it? In a country where we have overwhelming cultural influence from the US, it is pretty understandable that we sometimes take pride in some of the small things that set us apart. I don’t care if it is adopted or not. It is a meaningless gesture that only hits my radar because some fellow Canadian was indoctrinated to not do it solely because a specific country is doing it. Yet we tolerate people’s funny headgear and other arbitrary practices all the time no matter how ridiculous or contentious but because it is American we object to it. ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045/149 "2017-02-17T12:44:36Z")
So, we’ve had about 105cm of snow in the last 10 days. I’ll stand for the American anthem with my hand on my heart if it helps end the snow. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045/150 "2017-02-17T13:35:03Z")
> [@Cyros](#): > > So, we’ve had about 105cm of snow in the last 10 days. I’ll stand for the American anthem with my hand on my heart if it helps end the snow. We’ve had about half of that in Ottawa, and I find it ridiculous. I can’t imagine twice the amount. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045/151 "2017-02-17T14:07:59Z")
I’ll take a little of it off your hands. We’re in the middle of a week of +5 temps in freaking February, and probably won’t have any snow cover left by the end of it. It jest ain’t right. ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045/152 "2017-02-17T14:23:55Z")
Apparently that’s tomorrow in Ottawa +6 ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045/153 "2017-02-17T15:09:27Z")
It seems like the last couple of years in South Eastern NB that the snow holds off during December and January and hits all at once in February. I like the big piles of snow in the yard and the feeling like you are driving through a mini-canyon as you go up the road. I just really hate that it hits all at once. Schools have been closed for 3 days this week and my wife is going crazy. She was so happy that schools opened today. I guess having a moody 11 year old girl at home all day is a bit of a trial. ---
**Author:** ![GinoC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f4b2a3/32.png) [@GinoC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GinoC)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045/154 "2017-02-17T16:52:29Z")
> [@Uzi](#): > > I don’t care if it is adopted or not. It is a meaningless gesture that only hits my radar because some fellow Canadian was indoctrinated to not do it solely because a specific country is doing it. > Yet we tolerate people’s funny headgear and other arbitrary practices all the time no matter how ridiculous or contentious but because it is American we object to it. I think you’re missing the point. We don’t do it because it’s not our tradition, and has the has the added disadvantage of being pretty sappy. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045/155 "2017-02-17T17:09:04Z")
> [@GinoC](#): > > I think you’re missing the point. We don’t do it because it’s not our tradition, and has the has the added disadvantage of being pretty sappy. Again, the MND served overseas, alongside US Troops, and may have been with a team that lost a few - recognizing that, I don’t think it’s beyond the realm of possibility that he does it out of respect for those he served with? ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045/156 "2017-02-21T23:33:38Z")
Got my Parks Canada pass today. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2017, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045/157 "2017-02-22T00:22:01Z")
> [@n9iwp](#): > > got my parks canada pass today. > > Brian yeah, baby! ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045/158 "2017-02-22T17:48:19Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > Got my Parks Canada pass today. > > Brian Yay! I’m going to be spending a lot of this summer flipping between Kouchibouguac and Fundy parks. ---
**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:** [February 22, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045/159 "2017-02-22T17:54:30Z")
{{sigh}} must be nice to live within easy driving distance of a national park. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045/160 "2017-02-22T18:18:13Z")
I think the nearest Canadian national park to me is Pukaskwa at 625 driving miles There are =provincial parks that are closer, but the pass is only for national parks, right? Brian [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadadope-2017-celebrating-the-sesquicentennial-and-loving-it/776045.md?page=9)