1. Like Victoria Day,Canada Day is another 2-4 weekend. As you can see from the faces of Bob and Ted Mackenzie, the "Great White North" can be a source of endless laughs. Can you imagine anyone wearing a tuque with earmuffs and drinking a stubby in a TV studio? Canadian humor heads the list. Check out these videos with William Shatner, beavers and Molson's Canadian Beer . Even Newfoundlanders have their own funny sayings. We can be party dudes except if you're a Vancouver Canuck fan 2011.

2. The Canadian Banking System is the best in the world. No one would be happy if our banks were failing and needed to be bailed out by the Canadian Government. That would be more debt for Canadians to pay back.

3. Canada is offically a multicultural country. This was written into our constitution by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in 1981. Since our country's beginning, Canada has been a refuge for oppressed immigrants like the Irish in the 1800s and southern blacks before the civil war. Millions of immigrants from the world over have found a better life in Canada.

3. Canadians are close to nature's wilderness and I think it gives us a certain undefined spirituality like Canada's native peoples. You can find natural wonders in any part of Canada like Northern Ontario, Newfoundland or British Columbia. Writer Pierre Burton was fascinated by Canada's past and its great outdoors. He wrote over 40 books about these subjects.

4. Canadian artists: This isn't just about painters like "The Group of Seven". It's about Canadian artists from any discipline like naturalist Robert Bateman, cartoonist Lynn Johnson, writer Margret Atwood, poet Leonard Cohen, folk singer/writer Gordon Lightfoot, and country writer/performer, Shania Twain. These are just some of my personal favourites. I'm sure you like many Canadian artists as well.

5. The Highway of Heroes: I appreciate the respect that Canadians give to those who put their life on the line for their community and country. This includes police officers like Garret Syles who died in the line of duty.

6. Canadian Heath Care System: It's not perfect, but it's free for the poor as well as the rich. Also, it costs less to deliver per capita than the private U.S. Health System. Tommy Douglas (Saskatchewan premier) was the architect of our health system. He was never prime minister, but he was voted by CBC viewers as the greatest Canadian of all time.

7. Gun Control in Canada: While many Canadian do like hunting moose, there are strict regulations on carrying hand guns. We don't have to worry about prying guns from Canadians' cold dead hands, because not  many citizens have guns.

8. Loyal Maple Leaf Fans: It's been 44 years since the Toronto Maple Leafs last won the Stanley Cup. Leafs' hockey games, however, keep selling out even with bad teams. You're only a loser if you give up, but Leaf fans will never do that. Once a Leaf fan always a Leaf fan. I should know, I'm one.

9. Lester B. Pearson: He's probably the most underrated Prime Minister in the history of Canada. Yet, his record speaks for himself. With only a minority Government, he passed universal health care, The Canada Pension Plan, student loans and the Canadian Flag. Two thumbs up, Mike.

10. The 2010 Winter Olympics: Every Canadian remembers Sidney Crosby's winning goal in the gold medal game with the U.S. Team. This was great, but the whole Canadian Olympic team delivered a stellar effort on home turf for the fans. A record 14 gold medals were won by the host country. This was "One Moment in Time", we will never forget.