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Three of the most memorable moments to most Canadians in their history include: the [[War of 1812]]; the Battle of Vimy Ridge in [[World War One]], using tactics by Canadian General Arthur William Currie to capture the ridge from the Germans; and finally, Game 8, 1972, Canada v. Soviet Union<ref>[[Moment of Awesome|Henderson SCORES!!!]]</ref>.
Insisting that Canada is still a Dominion of the United Kingdom or is in any way in some sort of union with the United States is bound to [[Berserk Button|stir up some backdraft]] amongst Canadians, as will suggesting Quebec should be independent (outside of Quebec, minus certain parts of Montreal).
Culturally, Canadians are perceived as being modest, quiet, and a bit like a backwards rustic neighbour. Similarities to America are profound, but those similarities are heatedly protested by Canadians. If one is asked to think of "Canada", generally the idea of plaid-wearing lumberjacks in a snow-filled pine forest where moose and beavers frolic about and bears savagely roam is imagined. Somewhere, ice hockey is filled in. Maple syrup (as well as the maple leaf, which is on Canada's flag) is commonly associated with Canada, and--like Alaska--it's hard to imagine not covered in snow and freezing.
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* [[Cirque Du Soleil]]
* [[The Common Law]]
* [[Ice Hockey]]: The national winter sport. The "ice" part is always assumed in Canada, so just call it "hockey" when visiting.
* [[Niagara Falls]]
* [[Only So Many Canadian Actors]]
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* [[The British Empire]] / [[The Commonwealth]]: Canada is part of this.
* [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff|Canadians Love Curling]]: Curling originated from Scotland, yet it's Canada that dominates curling in international competitions.
* [[Good Bad Translation]]: According to legend, when
** Lampshading this, one of the suburbs of the nation's capital is named "Kanata."
* [[Memetic Mutation]]: "[[wikipedia:Just watch me|Just watch me]]." ~ Pierre Trudeau
** "The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation." ~ Also Pierre Trudeau
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** "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX6XMIldkRU A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It's a proof. A proof is a proof. And when you have a good proof, it's because it's proven.]" ~ Jean Chretien
** "[http://archives.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/clips/2048/ He shoots, he scores!]" ~ Foster Hewitt
* [[National Stereotypes]]: Beer, bears, beavers, and lumberjacks are most of the biggest Canadian stereotypes. Moose, modesty, maple syrup, and hockey cover the rest.
** Although Canada currently has a monopoly on [wikipedia:Chris Hadfield|singing astronauts].
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