Canada is an Amazing Country!
by Scott A. Sumner
There is so much happening in the world today! We hear about tariffs continously and how they will affect our country. We have political leaders in the US saying some pretty negtive comments about Canada. I'm sure all Canadians aren't pleased with the way Canada is being treated.
Canada is an amazing country with very talented people and a strong G 7GDP economy of around $2.5 trillion. We have very good resources in Canada ranging from minerals to forestry products to grain agricultural products to water. Canada has a population of 40 million and is thesecond largest land mass in the world. That alone makes us an extremelyunique place. I mean with 8 billion people in the world, you can really understand that we are very lucky to have so much land and clean water.
Canada really is a leader in the world, with a very diverse, smart,talented population.Canada will never become part of the United States.We are an independent, sovereign nation and will be that way forever.In my lifetime I have never seen such negative comments about Canadafrom the leadership of the US. I'm sure the average American citizendoesn't hold these opinions about Canada.Politics comes and goes, but the land, the people remain the same. Ifyou have people that care about other people in positions of leadership, they will take their job seriously, and ensure that theyrespect the feelings, wishes and legal rights of every human being.They will also respect the planet and our environment to try andmaintain it for future generations.
One of the beautiful things of Canada is that there is an excellentsafety net in place so that almost every human being can expect somequality of life. Yes I know it is not perfect everywhere, including inThunder Bay, but at least there are people who are making an effort to try to improve things, not make it worse.I was talking to someone recently at the gym and I said to him, Canada is the best country in the world. His immediate comment was yes and Thunder Bay is the best city in Canada.
Yes, Thunder Bay is an amazingcity and my response was we have Lake Superior, the largest fresh waterbody in the world. We have such beauty here in the north west with somuch to offer. There are all the amenities that you would want to havebut not live in a more congested large population center say likeToronto or Vancouver or Montreal.So today I wanted to say that Canada will do well. Canada has anexcellent future, and even though there is quite a bit of turmoil inthe world at this particular point in time, I think as we go alongthings will stabilize, improve and we will thrive.
Perhaps one of the most important things for us living in thisenvironment today is to maintain a positive attitude. There is so muchnegativity surrounding us with wall-to-wall coverage with traditionalmedia and social media. Social media can have few guardrails. It canbe hard to change the channel on this but it is a good goal. You haveto be prepared to keep positive. That is definitely a great way ofmaintaining a good quality of life.So let's all follow what's happening in the upcoming weeks and monthsahead, with change possible, but keep a positive outlook because thingswill be good especially if we all work together!
