Canadaand its Cultures

Presented at Xiamen LibraryBy

Graham Mulligan

10 Characteristics1. A wilderness nation, a land of awesome size and grandeur, with savage beauty and incredible obstacles.

2.Home of our First Nations. Our Native roots are deeply entwined in our Canadian way.

3. A nation founded on European traditions by the English and the French.

4. A nation of Immigrants

5. A country of diverse and distinctive regions with powerful regional identities - Quebec, the Maritimes, the Prairies, the West Coast and the North.

10 Characteristics6. A nation with a strong sense of social welfare committed to providing a social safety net for all.

7. A land of remarkable freedoms with a goal of equity for all regardless of sex, race, age, color, creed or disability

8. A land of adventurers, innovators and entrepreneurs

9. A land of rich cultural traditions

10.Peace-keepers for the world and a partner with all nations.

British Columbia

Rocky Mountains

Crescent Beach near my home

Despite our largely urban existence our wilderness preoccupies our psyche, our literature, our arts, and our mythology.

My backyard

Vegetable garden

My house from the front

I was born here

But we moved to the Isle of Arran, Scotland

I came back to Canadawhen I was 4 yrs old

Most people speak French in Quebec

Quebec city

Montreal

Canadians love hockey

Hockey is played on ice

Stop the puck from going in the net.

Hockey is a winter sport

The roads are icey

People shovel snow

and shovel some more

Some people have a snow blower

Most Canadians live here

Toronto

CN tower, Toronto

Indoor shops

Lets look at Eastern Canada

The maritime provincesEastern Canada

Newfoundland 1800’s

Early explorers

The railroad across Canadaunited the country

Many Chinese workers helped build the railway

Rocky Mountains

Vancouver

Vancouver

Grouse Mountain near Vancouver

A trail in the mountains

Hard work to climb up

Racing up the mountain

Near Vancouver

My daughter Bridgit

Say hello

Getting ready to go

I like to go snowshoeing

In big mountains

See the road below

Up on top of the mountain

Time to go home

In the summertime I go camping with my family

My wife

A picnic table

A park

A place to play

Do you see the log house?

Look inside

driftwood

I like to sail

At anchor by a waterfall

A big sail

My universitySimon Fraser University

Simon Fraser Universityin Vancouver

Some of my schools

Where I was the Principal

Another one

Our school mascotthe Cougar

The kitchen

My daughterBridgit

My truck

goodbye