Happy 136th Birthday, Canada!

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The true North strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

Some Canuck Facts:

• Canada covers 9,984,670 square kilometres, or 7 percent, of the earth's surface.

• Yonge Street in Toronto is the longest street in the World.

• Canada has six time zones.

• The lowest temperature ever recorded in Canada was -63 degrees Celsius.

• The Trans-Canada Highway is the longest national highway in the world (7,841 km).

• Approx. 89% of Canada is not habitable, because the climate is too extreme.

• With 2 Million lakes, Canada has the largest amount of freshwater in the world. (466,697 sq km).

• The Confederation Bridge between Prince Edward Island and the mainland is the longest in the world.

• The name "Canada" is derived from the Huron-Iroquois language and means settlement or village.

• The Canadian coastline, 243,792 km, is the longest in the world.

• Lake Ontario is the size of Switzerland.

"Our hopes are high. Our faith in the people is great. Our courage is strong. And our dreams for this beautiful country will never die."
- Pierre Trudeau

Source: Canada4Life.ca, Canadian Flag Clip Art Gallery