Too often do I travel outside our boarders and have to explain that I do not snowshoe to work from my igloo every day nor do I know your friends friend named Jason who lives “up there in Canada too”. Lastly don’t make me say about or eh or I may have to have the Mounties arrest you. Many of the images in O Canada, a new photo exhibition that runs until February 27th showcase similar stereotypical images of Canada. The bulk of the pictures, on display at the Stephen Bulger Gallery in Toronto, document the nation's first century, from Confederation to Expo '67. Images were also pulled from the New York Times’ vast photo archive in Queens.
Many of the photos in the show illustrate how Canada grew to be perceived by the rest of the world. Winter is a constant presence, and the Mounties and Niagara also get their close-ups. Some images document the central role aboriginals have played in the nation's story, while others bear witness to the birth of a multicultural society.
As Canadians we have to stand tall and spread the word that we have a beautiful country filled with some of the most interesting and brilliant people in the world. Education standards bar none and fruitful farm lands. We need to encourage tourism and let them see what we are really all “about”.
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