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Quotes About Canada

The legend of the Holodomor," she said, using the name given to it by Ukrainians and which means "hunger-extermination," was created in Canada by fascist Ukrainian exiles.
~ Tim Judah
Somehow, as the reading public has internalized narratives about American national and regional pasts, we have forgotten that Detroit is ancient, that Detroit is indigenous, and that Detroit has a long-standing black presence. We have misplaced the knowledge that most of the Midwest was French…We have never deeply considered the reality that slavery existed even in the Midwest…and in Canada where a 'mythology' of a black 'haven' holds sway.
~ Tiya Miles
I was born in Canada for a reason. It was because my parents wanted me to have the freedoms that this country offers.
~ Patrick Chan
I went to military college in Canada and graduated as an officer in the Navy but also as an engineer.
~ Marc Garneau
CBC has a very important mandate to bind Canada together in both official languages, tell local stories, and make sure we have a sense of our strength, our culture, our stories.
~ Justin Trudeau
We get more oil from Canada than any country.
~ Paul Cellucci
Although most Americans don't know it, the U.S. gets more oil from Canada than it does from the entire Middle East.
~ Jeff Goodell
Canadians need to start thinking of themselves as a petrostate, and they need to start thinking of the kinds of controls needed to protect the country from the excesses of oil.
~ Andrew Nikiforuk
It's like Canada is the little brother to the United States and one day they are going to show the world they're just as cool as their successful big brother.
~ Dustin Milligan
I have great, fond memories of Canada. I feel that one day my bones will more than likely end up there.
~ Aden Young
I grew up in a town called Cornwall, Ontario, which is about an hour outside of Montreal.
~ Ryan Gosling
I feel like I'm really grateful that my parents chose Canada, and I feel like there's open arms here, and it's very apparent.
~ Jessie Reyez
While the United States is closing doors, Canada is opening them. While U.S. President Donald Trump is slouching toward authoritarianism, Canada is safeguarding democracy.
~ Denise Dresser
Our expanding Canadian operations are concrete evidence of General Motors confidence in Canada.
~ Charles E. Wilson
I grew up in kind of the last generation of Canadians who thought things that were happening in Britain were more important, almost, than what was happening in Canada. And my mother was fervently of that opinion.
~ Robert MacNeil
I live in Canada in the summer and some time in the fall.
~ Dan Aykroyd
Michael Cera was born in Canada in 1988 at the tender age of zero.
~ Michael Cera
Oh yes, we found out what happened to the Acadians. Apparently they went on a holiday, to Louisiana or someplace, and when they come back the Loyalists had moved in and taken all their land. So the Acadians killed them. Just kidding. The Acadians moved north into upper New Brunswick, where they now make up a third of the population. New Brunswick is, in essence, Canada in miniature.
~ Will Ferguson
The following year, Leslie married an American, Barbara Meyer, who'd accompanied him to Tenerife. In early 1938, Charteris and his new bride set off in a trailer of his own design and spent eighteen months travelling round America and Canada.
~ Leslie Charteris
I am grateful for the opportunities I have been given to participate in that work as a representative of my country, Canada, whose people have, I think, shown their devotion to peace.
~ Lester B. Pearson
Of 1,091 inventions patented in Canada, only 75 of them ever made it to market—less than 1 percent. Of these, 45 lost money. Just 6 out of 1,091 patented inventions made significant profits for their inventors.
~ Lewis Schiff
So we are disappointed that some of our closest allies, including Canada, have not agreed with us on the urgent need for this military action against Iraq.
~ Paul Cellucci
I spend most of hunting season at the ranch. We all love to hunt whitetails, and we have a pretty good supply in South Texas. I also love to hunt elk in Arizona, mule deer in Utah, and I've been to Canada to hunt caribou.
~ George Strait
As I assume my responsibilities as your representative, I wish to assure you of my loyalty and devotions, as well of my determination to serve you and the people of Canada to the utmost of my abilities.
~ Romeo LeBlanc