Is there such a thing as Canadian Culture?

The statement: "There is no such thing as Canadian culture." has some truth. For instance food that is truly Canadian is in short supply, maybe back bacon or pancakes with maple syrup would be all there is available. Certainly there is hockey which suggests that we do have a culture. Hockey is a sport and a sociofact.

Snow and cold temperatures are shared with North Korea and Russia amongst other countries, but I think our language and religious differences with these countries would make our stories of winter different and therefore our culture unique. And where else can a liberal democrat, which is a mentifact, be a respected member of the government of the day.

Although there is some truth to this statement, our Northern position and our government and legal traditions make us much different from the USA. We have not been to a conflict or war in a major way for decades, where as the USA definitely has been to war recently, both in Vietnam and the Middle East. While there may be some snowmobiles in the USA this vehicle was invented in Quebec.

But then so much of our artifacts are shared with the USA. And many of our people freely move across the border. Our armed forces share training. Our communication networks share satellites. We are unique but part of the global culture as well.

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