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The Boomer and Pinder show was our version of the Martha Stewart.

[Don Blake @SportsThor]

I will take no pleasure in an ill-timed Spec article that should’ve been written years ago or after the forthcoming trade. All it does is undermine the trade. Knob is doing everything in his power to make life difficult for the Oilers.

[Milly @jugo_milly]

@NHL Bro is gonna be a star.

[Dean Molberg @960boomer]

Hearing that a number of the Flames will head over to the new rink and set it on fire because they don’t like people having nice things.

[Milly @jugo_milly]

@WallStreetApes How much did he buy the store for? 20k a month is a bottom of the barrel subway franchise. Im sure the Financials were the same if not worse for the previous owners, what did he change when he took over?

[The Hockey News @TheHockeyNews]

We’re like 10 minutes away from Max Domi trying to fight Charlie Conway 🦆

[Fr Matthew P. Schneider, LC🇻🇦 @FrMatthewLC]

Can people please calm down on the Canada-USA hockey takes?

As a dual citizen with 2 decades in each country, I can see both sides.

In the space between the 2 creases, Canada outplayed the USA today, but Connor Hellebuyck had 1 of the best goaltending performances I've ever seen & won the USA the game.

Let's appreciate the talent of both sides & not exaggerate or create an online flame war over this.

[Milly @jugo_milly]

@LauraLoomer @RealCandaceO Vhx

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[Retail Insider Canada @RetailInsider_]

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[Mario Toneguzzi @MTone123]

@RetailInsider_ @WingstopCanada @CadFairview

[Milly @jugo_milly]

@JackPosobiec ?90

[Milly @jugo_milly]

I'm so full I may have achieved the body type of 3.14r.

[Milly @jugo_milly]

@CupChamps89 @Sportsnet Nice movie reference dude.

[Eric Alper 🎧 @ThatEricAlper]

Did people solve the Bermuda Triangle problem? I haven't heard anything about it since I was a kid.

[Dimitri Filipovic @DimFilipovic]

Ovechkin now up to 173 different goalies he's scored on in the NHL

[Chris McCluskey @mcclusk]

Canadians are divided by the National Anthem being sung in Punjabi.

Here are my thoughts:

I consider Canadian culture to be a combination of our values, traditions, stereotypes, isms, and reputation.

Hockey, forests, nuclear families, manners, poutine, beavers, apologies, maple syrup, sharing a beer after a fist fight, peacekeeping, First Nations, safe, cold, metric, lakes, cottages, healthcare, coloured money, tight-knit communities, welcoming, old-fashioned, outdoorsy, brave, hard working, respect for elders, tough, compassionate, weird English, weirder French, French toast, French fries (with cheese curds and gravy), proud, humble, honourable, free - and forever in debt to those who fought to secure our freedom.

Our cuisine is uniquely curated; our beer, the animals we farm, our preferred dishes and traditional holiday meals. We have a unique way of raising our families and instilling values into our children. We have unique role models. We have a unique approach to life that you cannot encapsulate with words. Has to be lived.

We are proud; of our country, our flag, our life at home.

Our countrymen are reputable. We do not have nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons. We aren’t known to produce extremists or commit acts of terror, or for drug distribution or cartel interference.

We respect women. We do not restrict them from showing their face, or driving, or voting. We do not tolerate the abuse of women or children. All Canadians are free to pursue their dreams.

We are humane. We are a democracy. We uphold our Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Hopefully all Canadians can agree so far. So where’s the disconnect?

I’ll generalize and split Canada into 2 groups:

1.Canadians who believe that diversity and acceptance of other cultures is a FUNDAMENTAL part of Canadian culture; what makes us unique and special as Canadians is that we are accepting and willing to do offer our embrace where most other countries will not. They are proud that we not only offer refuge, but hospitality - not only can you crash at our place, we’ll make you breakfast - that’s the Canadian way. They argue that Canada’s always been a melting pot and scoff at the hypocrisy of those who protest against any form of celebrating diversity. After all, as of last year, only 56% of Canadians have two parents who were actually born in Canada. Why are people flipping out over the pre-game anthem?

2.Canadians uncomfortable with the degree to which we incorporate other cultures into our own. They feel our culture is being diluted at an accelerating rate and worry that what it means to be Canadian will soon be overwritten - that Canada is becoming a melting pot and losing its identity. They want to pass the Canada they’ve known and loved on to future generations and believe that if it’s not fiercely protected, it could become unrecognizable within a mere lifetime. They are deeply bothered, and fear that to concede an inch is to concede a mile.

If you can’t understand and respect both sides and would sooner resort to name-calling and emojis, you’re the problem.

Both perspectives are valid, but both sides also have advocates who are complete pieces of shit, proving it difficult to make progress with sensitive issues like this. Peaceful debates among reasonable people are far less common than the archetypal battle between The Virtue Signaller and The Racist, and as a consequence, anyone weighing in is quickly categorized as one or the other.

Here’s what I know to be true: We Canadians have values, traditions, and an identity worth preserving. We also have a dynamic population that’s worth embracing. The least Canadian thing we could do is fail to find a compromise that makes all Canadians proud, 1st-generation to 5th.

Punjabis have fallen in love with Canada and hockey. They’ve had their own HNIC broadcast for years now. Don’t be so afraid to grant the honour of singing O’Canada in Punjabi that you miss the beauty in the honour they’re giving to us.