Most people see graffiti as an eyesore, a public display of the marriage between rebellion and boredom. Most people would be wrong; there is so much more to graffiti than the tag on the bakery window or the racist comment on the side of an educational institution. In more ways than one, graffiti is expression, […]
Winter of 2010, a time that will forever go down in history. I remember the day like it was yesterday. Canada was at the forefront of world headline news as we hosted the 2010 Winter Olympic Games from one our most beloved cities, Vancouver. Fans, athletes, students, parents, grandparents, major corporations, our Prime Minister, heck […]
All across Canada, on community rinks, hockey stadiums and even backyard rinks, people are playing Canada’s national sport; hockey. Hockey is always connected to Canadians collective idea of what it means to be Canadian. It is Canada’s most recognizable symbol. All hockey season long, fans gather around televisions at home or in bars to watch […]
It is hard to walk around on a winter day in Canada without encountering someone who is wearing a hockey jersey. It could be the Canadian national team’s jersey, a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey, or maybe it is just the jersey of the team for which the person plays for. And if you don’t […]
HOCKEY! - That is always one of the first things you hear when you ask someone what comes to their mind when they hear the word "Canada". Well... along with maple syrup, friendliness, beavers and igloos. Being invented in Canada, and being the country's national winter sport, It makes sense that Canada would be Extremely […]
Moving into the first round of the NBA playoffs preforming artist and newly announced Global Ambassador of the Toronto Raptors, Drake, led an ad campaign called #WeTheNorth. The video ad was ran on numerous channels for the weeks leading up to the playoffs and during the first round. It was incredibly effective in its goal […]
Hockey It’s Canada’s game! By: Jackson O’Neill Hockey is Canada’s national sport; a national sport or a national pastime is a sport or game that is considered to be a crucial part of the culture and something that brings people together in representation of their country and nation. Hockey is a part of our Saturday […]
The Gas Mask. When discussing an artifact that ties together a piece of Canadian history with my idea of nation, war is not often a topic or discussion. However despite our often deep seeded ideas of Canadian pacifism it is not often discussed that for Canadians, it in the black days of war that we […]
Above is the coat of arms of Nunavut, the largest and the newest province of Canada. Enclosed by the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, this territory gained its independence from the North West Territories in 1999. It is sometimes referred to as the Northern dessert due to its lack of precipitation.1 Although the credit for the […]
For my artifact, I have picked my Ontario health card. I feel that this is a very distinctive piece of identification as a Canadian citizen. There are many advantages to me having this simple yet very powerful card with me. I feel that this expresses something about Canadian, because since this is an Ontario […]
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