Cool to Be Canadian
As Canada turns the big 1-5-0, it's clear to see that people from around the world are starting to look at us (differently) By Emil Tiedemann There was a time when Canada had a reputation as sort of the laid-back, blandish younger sibling of America and the UK, the one that the family loved with all their hearts, but had more important things to deal with than listen to what we had to say. From left to right: Tory Lanez, Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Justin Trudeau, Justin Bieber, Shane Smith, Grimes, and Joe Zee. This collage of Canucks was put together by 'The New York Times,' which wrote an article in 2016 about just how "hip" Canada has become. Because we're just too damn nice to speak up, we tolerated their patronizing ways for decades, but I mean, what choice did we have? When they offered the sounds of Johnny Cash and The Beatles , we gave 'em Terry Jacks and Anne Murray . When they put out shows like Cheers and Monty Python , we re...