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John Cletheroe's
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The opinions in the following comments are based on our visits to small and medium sized towns in Canada rather than large cities, and of course there are certain to be many exceptions to these very general comments. Please remember that some of the following are personal opinions and impressions.
Ray Ellis, a British ex-pat living in Minnesota, USA sent me these interesting comments:
It is for a fact that people in the USA envy Canada's national health care. However, you should keep in mind that their health care is paid for as a result of government imposed higher provincial and federal taxes. So, suffice it to say, the Canadians envy our generally lower prices and lower taxes. I am a seller on eBay and I have had several Canadian buyers inform me that products are more expensive in Canada and that they want to get them cheaper from the USA. So yes, the Canadians have health care, but they just don't seem to want to pay for it. :)
There is conflicting information about which is the national sport or game of Canada. Some Canadian web sites, for example http://cwr.utoronto.ca/cultural/english/Canada/index.html, quote ice hockey as being the national sport. So it would be fair to say that Canada has at least two national sports; one for winter and one for summer. I'm originally from South Africa and I've lived in Alberta for several years before moving to Arizona. What I can say from experience is that ice hockey is pretty much the staple of Canadian culture. It is more widely played and mentioned than lacrosse.Perhaps it's safest for me to conclude that ice hockey is Canada's winter national sport and lacrosse is Canada's summer national sport. Obviously both sports have plenty of enthusiasts and I've no wish to get any further involved in this controversy!
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