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A BBQ with friends, after sleeping in late - the good life. Happy Canada Day.
Patriotism is a tricky thing in the modern world. Swirling nationalism and co-opted symbols abound. Always remember that loving your country is about knowing she can be more than she is, more than she was, but also appreciating her today.
There's all kinds of bad news, and worse people, out there. Tough times for a lot of our neighbours. But we're free. To worship as we choose, be who we are, love who we choose, go where we want and say what we like. It's a rarer and rarer thing today. So let's celebrate. Raise a glass, a fist or your voice and cheer on this great nation. Go Canada!
From Seattle to Canada, Happy Canada Day. We see thee rising fair, dear land.
Happy Canada Day my fellows
Happy Canada Day Hosers!!!
Slept in. Talked about layers of post colonial identity over coffee. Worked on our resilience garden. Now working on all the little dishes for a mezze table for and cleaning up the BBQ.
Patriotism sucks and itโs particularly bad right now because itโs nose-holdingly necessary.
Happy not-fukan-amurrican day.
Going to add a few Iranian dishes to the menu in that spirit.
Happy not-fukan-amurrican day.
Unironically, this is pretty damn Canadian. Have a good one, eh!
Agreed
I don't identify much with the flag, but I'll fight to the death to defend this land if anyone tries to invade it.
Have the day off work. Went to therapy. Having a couple pints at happy hour.
Wish I was there instead of a several hundred miles south of Winnipeg. This post deserves more upvotes.
several hundred miles south of Winnipeg.
That's unfortunate. Stay safe down there.
Physical or couple's?
Individual ๐
This is the Canada I want to live in again.
I went to my town's Canada Day celebration this morning. It was really nice.
Happy Canada Day!
Happy Canada Day! Elbows up!
Looks good!
Blew the turbocharger on my chore tractor, so I'll be celebrating by spending $3900 at my local John Deere dealership tomorrow for a new one. Minus the $388 core, I guess.
At least it's not one of the newer JDs that they won't let you work on.
That's overhyped. We have new stuff, we work on it without having to get techs out.
Happy Canada Day all
Started off watching the Blue Jays beat the Yankees (who better to beat on Canada day!)
Made homemade poutine for the family for supper.
Walked to the neighborhood Canada day block party. A teenage band was playing Tragically Hip songs when I arrived.
Later made myself a Ceaser (sadly, no celery - couldn't find any that wasn't US grown), and watched some TV with the wife.
All in all, a good day.
Lately I've been seeing some Mexican-grown celery in stores.
That's good news.
I took my kids to visit their grandparents, and then we went to the town celebration. Lots of red, white, and maple leaves, but nothing too patriotic otherwise.
We're heading to the fireworks later. They're small, but it's a nice community event. I always hope there's a spontaneous round of Oh Canada after - that happened once on a foggy Canada Day in Halifax and it was amazing.
Happy Canada day!๐
I hope everyone's able to relax, enjoy some nice weather, and have a good refresh during this much needed break. I don't know about anyone else but goodness gracious I really needed this.
Anyways I hope everyone's days and week goes great for you!๐๐ค๐
i'm going to stealth camp on a mountain in the city here and watch the fireworks lol
Went for a walk with the kids, went to the beach with the whole family. Bought Death Stranding and experimented with an IgAN friendly Chickpea and Cucumber salad! It was bland, but I guess that's what you get when your kidneys don't work so well and salt is off the table.
Hanging out with neighbours on the front porch with the BBQ blazing on the driveway. Hot dogs, Hamburgers, good company, and good spirits. Happy Canada everyone! So glad this is where I live. ๐จ๐ฆโ๏ธ
Got rained out playing Slopitch this evening. Too bad for the game, but good for beer. Happy Canada Day ya hosers. ๐จ๐ฆ
Happy Canada Day to you all.
Spent a moment at Kitsilano Beach it was unrecognizably crowded, which is great!
Got to reconnect with friends, play some games (finally some time for Civ 6, PEAK), enjoyed a day of rest.
It's a good day to be proud of our country and proud of each other. With this confidence we should recognize the Indigenous roots of our country and write a new chapter in reconciliation and collaboration with our diverse population across our nation.
Took a break yesterday, longer weekend. And our national holiday in Quebec was last week ๐
Happy ๐จ๐ฆ day. The 4th is coming for me in the US. And uhhh yea about that. Not feeling it at all.
If you enjoy Canadian music, try this YouTube playlist. 475 different artists selected from the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and Juno and Polaris nominees.
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUALtX-cfzMfZ3SCUPfo_VuuvnKgJo2VS
Land back, fuck Canada!
What?
Canada day is celebrating the genocide of indigenous people. that's what your country stands for.
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