Happy 152nd birthday Canada!

#Birthdays are all about celebrating our existence.  They're about our beginning and the joy of life.  They're also a time to reflect and give thanks.

So whether you've lived in Canada your whole life, are experiencing Canada Day for the first time, or considering coming to Canada at living in Canada, here's are important reasons why we should all celebrate Canada Day today:

1. It's a great time to throw a party on July 1st with friends and family.  It's a known fact that the best weather in Canada in every province and territory is July 1.
2. Canadians live in the #1 country in the world
3. Canadian have plenty of clean water to drink and air to breathe
4. Canadians have access to a generous social security network
5. Canadians experience 'free' world-class health care
6. Canadians have the best food in the world - our cuisine comes from all corners of the world and you'll see it in the Canada Day celebrations that are happening all across the country today.

On a more serious note we're grateful that:

We can celebrate our rights and freedoms:

• freedom of conscience and religion,
• freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression,
• freedom of peaceful assembly,
• freedom of association;

We have legal rights such as life, liberty, and personal security, e.g.

• equality rights for all with equal protection and benefit of law
• the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure
• the guarantee of a democratically elected government that consults the voters and stands for re-election every 5 years or less.
• the right not to be arbitrarily detained or imprisoned
• the right to be tried within a reasonable time, to be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law in a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal
• the right to not be denied reasonable bail without just cause;

and many other freedoms and rights in a multicultural society that people in other countries can only dream of.

Oh Canada, our home and native land, the true north strong and free, from far and wide we all wish you a Happy 152nd Birthday!

Thank you, Canada!  Here's to many more birthdays to come.
-- the A-Canada team
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