Proud to be a Canadian

While we were in Niagara Falls I noticed symbols of Canada all around me because it is a tourist area, and it really filled me with a sense of pride.  So, today’s post is fairly short and sweet – two pictures of Canadian symbols that make me smile.  I hope they make you smile too (especially the one with my goofy husband)!

 

As the national animal and one of the national symbols of Canada, the beaver is depicted on the Canadian five-cent piece and was on the first Canadian postage stamp, the Three Penny Beaver.  The beaver’s emblematic status originated from the fact much of Canada’s early economic history was tied to the fur trade in beaver fur, used to make hats fashionable in Europe.

 

The scarlet jacket and the broad-brimmed hat make an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police one of the best known symbols of law enforcement in the world, and one of the best known symbols of Canada.

The RCMP employs more than 20,000 Canadians.  It is the national police force.  As well, it serves as the provincial police force in all provinces and territories except Québec and Ontario.  These two provinces have their own police forces.  As well, the RCMP has extensive ocean patrol forces, air patrol squadrons of airplanes and helicopters, a training academy, 8 crime detection laboratories, and 27 liaison officers stationed in foreign countries.

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