Aside from the beautiful scenery, wonderful people, my family, my heritage, and an excellent all around play ground for it's protector and big brother to the south, Canada is many things.
Including:
1. 60% percent income tax rates
2. 24th in all around quality of 25 industrialized nations with universal health care.
3. 15% sales tax.
4. Abundant natural resources.
5. 85% percent of it's land mass is unihabitatable for 6 months every year.
6. Awesome skiing.
Finally, this is what I think about when I think of my homeland:
http://www.faac.ca/content/WhosYourNanny.wmv
I will still return at least twice a year, and will diligently fill out the forms to have the sales taxes refunded. I will sport a canadian flag on my car and back pack, right next to my eagle globe and anchor.
-bear