My wife is Canadian and when we started dating, she sent me a “declaration”(below). Turned out, this declaration is from Molson’s I Am Canadian beer campaign that was huge in Canada at the time. I fully admit to being an ignorant American before I met her–knowing very little about Canada or other counties & cultures. That’s no longer the case, I hope. I love visting other countries, learning about other cultures and enjoy working with my peers in London, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore & Tokyo.

But I have a great fondness for Canada for their smart, sophisticated & considerate ways. We’re headed to the great north to visit my wife’s family and I’ll be back in early September (one of the great perks of working in-house design department).

On an unrelated note, The Inhouse Creative is 2 weeks old today and I’ve gotten really great feedback and support for the site. Thank you and keep coming back, the best is yet to come.

Enjoy, I Am Canadian.

Hey, I’m not a lumberjack, or a fur trader….
I don’t live in an igloo or eat blubber, or own a dogsled….
and I don’t know Jimmy, Sally or Suzy from Canada,
although I’m certain they’re really really nice.

I have a Prime Minister, not a president.
I speak English and French, not American.
And I pronounce it ‘about’, not ‘a boot’.

I can proudly sew my country’s flag on my backpack.
I believe in peace keeping, not policing,
diversity, not assimilation,
and that the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal.
A toque is a hat, a chesterfield is a couch,
and it is pronounced ‘zed’ not ‘zee’, ‘zed’ !!!!

Canada is the second largest landmass!
The first nation of hockey!
and the best part of North America

My name is Joe!!
And I am Canadian!!!

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