Canadian weather can be very extreme. It can be -40 degrees Celsius with hundred km/hour winds, snow and ice blowing everywhere. Or it can be 35 degrees Celsius with not even a faint breeze. It can rain for weeks on end, or have a huge drought. Now this weather might not be very different from many other places. The interesting thing is what season this extreme weather occurs in. Snow might not fall till around December, but it might keep snowing right through May. It rains all summer, and then is stifling hot during the fall. Then there is the wind. From warm Chinooks to cold northern wind, Canada has a large abundance of windy weather.
Another thing I love about Canada is our welcoming of immigrants. We allow immigrants from all over the world to come into our country and make their home here. They are protected and cared for, and we welcome them here. We offer them homes and occupations. We also allow them to keep their cultural beliefs and traditions. We don't force them to accept Canadian ideals.
The third thing I love about Canada is the saying of the word "eh". It can mean so many different things. It is a question, a greeting, and an agreement, as well as a large abundance of other things. I feel that this is something that brings us together as Canadians. Not everyone says "eh", but it is one thing that we can look on with fondness. It makes us different, and allows us to feel unified as a country.
I love Canada. From our extreme weather, to our welcoming of other nations, to our saying "eh", it is an amazing country. It is a home in which we as a people can join together using simple and familiar objects. It is a place where we can look up and see the maple leaf flying high above us and feel proud to be Canadian. We are a peaceful country, and we love it here, eh?
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