Stompin' Tom Connors Quotes

Canadians still spend so much time discussing what it means to be Canadian.

Canada is the only country in the world that knows how to live without an identity.

The beginning of Canadian cultural nationalism was not 'Am I really that oppressed?' but 'Am I really that boring?'

Why would I be embarrassed about being Canadian? I'm very proud. We're just the nicest people. Everyone likes us.

I have a fond appreciation for the Canadian culture and the Canadian food scene in general.

Canadians are so different and so lovely.

I'm proud to be Canadian. But I identify as being a British mum.

I'm married to a Canadianm so I have a lot of fond thoughts about Canada. I think about the prairies of Manitoba, where my wife is from, and I have a lot of friends and relatives on both coasts and have spent a lot time in Canada from Nova Scotia to B.C. In some ways, it's a much more sane country than the U.S.

Canadians have this weird way about them where we really stick together.

The future of Canada, I believe, depends very largely upon the cultivation of a national spirit

Our country should be all Canadian and all British.

The coming of age of Canadian culture may not depend on our ability to protect it at home, but to project it on the world’s stage.

One of these days every person in Canada will be a Canadian.

People are amazed that I'm Canadian and I don't have this crazy accent.

Everything about Canada makes me proud to be Canadian.

I began doing writing projects and art and design projects to explore a new way of seeing Canada. Roots is one more way of continuing this exploration. I want to present a wide-open Canadian sense of color, adventure, communication and openness that defines our country.

I always feel as though I'm not quite Canadian enough for everybody.

I'm extremely patriotic. I'll always be Canadian.

Anytime I meet people who got to make the deliberate choice, whose parents chose Canada, I'm jealous. Because I think being able to choose it, rather than being Canadian by default, is an amazing statement of attachment to Canada.

CBC has a very important mandate to bind Canada together in both official languages, tell local stories, and make sure we have a sense of our strength, our culture, our stories.

All I can say is I'm proud to be Canadian.

Enough of the 'Canada is a modest country' boasts. Please. Just stop.

I'm happy being Canadian and I'm proud of where I come from. So I'll keep my passport.

You're not just playing for one city in Toronto, you're playing for Vancouver, Montreal, Edmonton.

As a Canadian, I feel like we all have a stake in the business here. And no matter how far you stray - and I've been down in L.A. for a long time - no matter how far you stray you have a stake in the state of the business... It really does matter and I'm always rooting for the entire country.