Hail Brave hearts

It’s time for a very fun and much anticipated day.  This great day of celebration and activity is for us.  It’s Canada’s birthday and the party has already started.

Praises!  The goodwill and good cheer will last all day.  It’s a day for community celebration and for the whole country to join together in a happy and fun filled day of music, party in the park, parades and festivities.  What a fine country we have.  There’s so much to celebrate.

Canada turns 159 years old today.  A milestone of democracy and hard work from all of us pulling together across a continent so wide it’s nearly impossible to image that we did it.  But we did it!

Canada is the second largest country in the world at 9.98 million square kilometers of land , or 3.85 million square miles. with a population of 39.19 million people.  The diversity of the land and it’s people are the brilliance of this democracy.  The dedication of the strength of the people to protect the sovereignty of a country as diverse as ours, reflects a people who are willing to unite in common goals for an existence free of tyranny.  A country of democracy where people govern themselves, create all inclusive laws and lobby for a better life for all of us to live. We have a national identity, we have national dreams and goals that we pursue.  We have lifestyle pursuits that unite us a a country that give us a Canadian identity.

How does this appeal to the world?  Very well.  We were ranked 4th in the world in 2024 as one of the worlds best countries to live in.  These rankings include quality of life, entrepreneurship, social purpose and agility.  We strive for all inclusiveness and  for comfort for all.

The diversity of the land and it’s people have always been a challenge, but we rise to support ourselves in any way we can.  Canada is unique in culture, history, it’s people and it’s great land.  Our multicultural nation supports many of the world’s nationalities, giving us a country rich in people and culture from a wide variety of ethnic origin.  People, language, history, culture, gives us a colourful diversity of nationalities, all under the one democracy of this fine land of Canada.

Today we celebrate and so we should.  We celebrate all of us and we celebrate well.  This highly recognized national holiday is a party not to be missed.  Enjoy yourselves.  Have fun today.  Today is special.

Happy Canada Day!

written by Dr. Louise Elaine Hayes

July 1, 2026