![]() We encourage cultures to keep their identity and value diversity. We welcome the less fortunate across our borders with hope of them gaining a better life. ![]() We aren’t a super power invading countries for their oil, we aren’t a financial hub making money off of refugees, we aren’t building mega cities from dust to prove something to the world. The Tragically Hip formed 30 years ago and they have led the way for a generation to find their identity and to develop into a country that the world looks towards to guidance. Canada Pride and a Nation’s Identityģ0 years ago, Canada lacked national pride and identity. This isn’t your parent’s Prime Minister: Photo courtesy of The Tragically Hip’s Twitter feed. No matter how much of a fan you are, you can’t relate to our “High school’s walls hung with our parent’s Prime Ministers” or “You were loosening my grip on Bobby Orr.” We’re in on the private references to Canadian nostalgia. Sure, people around the world have heard of them, but The Tragically Hip sing about things that only we Canadians can understand. I don’t think I have ever been more proud to be Canadian. Not necessarily because of his tragic disease, but because of my great pride in my country. ![]() Singing lyrics about Bobcaygeon, Bill Barilko, The Hundredth Meridian where the great plains begin, that famous goal in Seventy Two, and of course the Late Breaking News on the CBC. Gord Downie is a poet, he is the Shakespeare of Canada. Our unity. As the world is more divided than ever, Canada proved that one nation can stand together to celebrate greatness. As Americans riot at political rallies, Canadians sing and cry together en masse celebrating what we love about this country. ![]()
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