I was asked by Nancy, over in the Europe forum, to create a 5 things people don't know about Canada... She (and apparently others) want to know more about us...
Here are mine, what are yours?
1) Canada's head of state is the Queen of England (but she's only a figurehead).
2) Canada didn't get its official flag until the 1960s and it was really hot political debate. Oddly, for such a cool design, it was choosen by committee.
3) The price of the average home in downtown Toronto is C$260,000, the average price of a home in Winnipeg C$88,500...
4) Some interestng Canadian inventions: Film Colourization, IMAX film, Insulin, MacIntosh Apples, Odometer, the Robertson Screw (best screw ever IMO - I hate slotted and phillips screws), Standard Time, Trivial Pursuit, the Television Camera, the Zipper...
5) Our official national sport is not hockey but rather Lacrosse.
http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Lacrosse