canadians

(Canada) - the most parochial nationette on earth ... I have been living in this sanctimonious icebox ... painting portraits of the opulent Methodists of Toronto. Methodism and money in this city have produced a sort of hell of dullness.

So long as the majority of Canadians have two countries one here and one in Europe national unity will remain a myth and a constant source of internecine quarrels.

I want history to jump on Canada's spine with sharp skates.

Ours is a sovereign nation Bows to no foreign will But whenever they cough in Washington They spit on Parliament Hill.

Scenery here in Canada is by the mile whereas in England it is by the foot. In England there is a great wealth of 'pretty bits'. In Canada there is a great lack of them. But there are grandeur vastness and expansive views.

The father of confederation is deadlock.

Canadians have been accustomed to define themselves by saying what they are not.

The Lord said 'let there be wheat' and Saskatchewan was born.

Americans assume Canada to be bestowed as a right and accept this bounty as they do air without thought or appreciation.

TheSc ots are the backbone of Canada. They are all right in their three vital parts - head heart and haggis.

'Old Tomorrow.'

Canada is not a country for the cold of heart or the cold of feet.

There was a small boy of Quebec Who was buried in snow to the neck: When they said 'Are you friz?' He replied 'Yes I is - But we don't call this cold in Quebec!'

Confederation is only yet in the gristle and it will require five years more before it hardens into bone.

belongs anywhere even the Rocky Mountains are still moving.

You've never seen this country It's not the way you thought it was Look again.

Never hear anything bad about Canada that's one thing - in fact I guess it's the only thing.

Not necessarily conscription but conscription if necessary.