Kung Fu Kanada

From the same source as the geek post below, I stumbled upon this wonderfully worded diatribe wherein an ex-pat American cum Canadian cum Post-Nationalist espouses the homemade soup-like hearty goodness that is the nation I call home.

Canada does not convert. Canada heals. Canada leads. First among the nations, creating the Peacekeepers. Pushing the Land Mine ban. Still not perfect, but doing their best at reconciling issues with the aboriginal peoples even as other nations such as Australia choke on their responsibility. Allowing Quebec its poetic, myopic thrashings. I'm always a little dismayed at native Canadians who whinny about Canada's missing identity. I, as an adopted son, know damn well what Canada is. "Come, have a pint, I don't mind your odd accent -- mine's a bit dodgy too. Your business is your business, we can all be friends as long as you buy the next round."

There's a bunch more to it, and I recommend reading the whole thing.  Besides which, his website is called Kung Fu Monkey, and that just makes me smile reading it.