Canadian News

I really appreciate being Canadian, but for reasons that are not that obvious.

We are blessed with better journalism than most of the world and a freedom to cover what is happening without fear of being killed. Seriously, there are countries where being a reporter is equivalent to having a death wish.

If Canadians want to be, they can be very well informed about what is happening here.

If you move to another country, it is difficult getting Canadian news. While it is nice to know what is going on, it is comforting to know that there is nothing so serious here that reverberates around the world. It’s not that we are that boring. We just don’t have the violence, problems and scandal that other places have, and that is good.

Let’s take today, for instance. We are in the midst of an election campaign, but what is one of the big stories today? The five finalists have been named for the Hockey Night in Canada theme. Oops, I made a mistake. It is not a theme. It is more like our second national anthem. Regardless of which one is the winner, there will be a lot of discussion around coffee (Tim Horton’s, of course) about which one is the best.

If you are interested, why not listen and decide for yourself?
HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA THEMES

Yes, I love Canada because there are times when it is non-newsworthy. It just chugs along trying to be nice in a world that contains so much hatred.

As my pen pal and her husband put it this summer, Canada is a dream for so many Europeans. Having been many places in the world, I have to agree that our standard of life is very good. I have come to appreciate living here.

What I find interesting is that unless you have experienced living in other countries, you don’t usually have an idea of what a wonderful place Canada is.