Ques?ion

Yes, Canada, you've raised me.
You took me from age nothing,
and if nothing but age has become of me,
You accept me.
I've wiped my tears, Oh, Canada,
With maple leaves.
I've showered in the sweet stench
Of your divine maple syrup.
I've bathed in the lush pools of the
Canadian Club.

But still, Canada, I dispise you.

Oh, Canada,
Our home and clothed land.
I am not native to you,
and you are not naked to me,
for in y0ur Rockies,
in your Praries,
in your Great Lakes,
your true essence is hidden.

I was taught to see you
as a natural beauty,
Canada,
But I see that your leotard
is the most natural thing
about you.

I've heard them telling me,
Canada is in the people.
But who are the people?
Is it the Quebeceurs?
The French Canadians,
Abandoned by France their mother,
and abandoning the people who made,
manipulated, and even forced
them in to their country?

I feel your pain,
but believe me,
you need Canada,
as much as Canada needs you.

What about the Maritimes?
What about the fishermen,
many French Canadians as well,
unwilling to leave, but unwilling
to fight for the English?
What do we do with them?
The English shipped them down south.
Killed half of them,
those who survived are now Cajuns.
But the ones that stayed.
What of them?

Oh, Canada,
what woes hath thou
brought upon thine self?

Vancouver,
the Olympics are coming,
clean up your act.
You have the best weed
The world has ever seen.
You have the most beautiful land,
the most beautiful surroundings,
and a beautiful University.
You are healthy people.
You are loving people.
But, what does Canada mean to you?

Oh, Canada.
What of Toronto.

I live in this city.
I love in this city.
I grew up in this city.
This city is who I am.
But Canada, why, I must ask,
Do you shun us?

You've shitted on us, Canada.

We will visit Montreal and love the Habs for you.
We will visit Winnipeg and cheer for the Blue Bombers.
We will scratch the clay grounds of PEI just so we can take home,
a bit of the real Canada.
But why?

I ask these questions,
not because I feel uneasy,
or ungreatful,
or even understanding.
I ask these because I want to know
what happened to the dominion.
we can blame this on
trade routes,
culture,
hockey,
or television,
but what it really comes down to
is that we ARE the Dominion of Canada,
and if we don't start acting like it,
our flag
will die.