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Are you Canadian?

You may be Canadian if:

• you think there should be a maximum prize in the lottery so that more people can share the wealth.
  

• you'd really like to do something to make Quebeckers feel more at home in Canada, as long as it doesn't involve learning French.
  

• you're proud that the best thing in your country in any category is among the ten best things in that category in North America.
  

• you hate Americans but get upset whenever a new Canadian channel bumps an American one off the cable.
  

• you hate Brian Mulroney, even if you voted for him both times.
  

• you know what an in-turn draw is.
  

• you think Toronto is a big city.
  

• you hate Americans, even though most of your relatives are Americans.
  

• you don't think Wayne Gretzky was the greatest hockey player ever.
  

• you own a Tom Connors record or CD.
  

• you hate Americans, but worry that the high dollar will keep them from visiting your town.
  

• you don't understand why they don't have Robertson screwdrivers anywhere else. [and why don't they, eh? – ed.]
  

• you know where you were when Paul Henderson scored The Goal.
  

• you hate Americans, but vacation in Florida.
  

• you still think the Rogers Centre was a good idea.
  

• you've never held a handgun.
  

• you hate Americans, but glow with pride whenever one of them mentions Canada on television.

Are You Canadian © John FitzGerald, 2008

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