Canada!

Allan... since we're on a "Canada" kick! 

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I was born and raised in India until 22 then relocated to Canada and did business in the USA. A very fortunate man who has the blessings to enjoy the democracy and free speech of the 3 largest democracies in the world.

Canada is the peaceful protector of the North Pole and its ecosystem. It’s home for 20% of the world’s Freshwater resources, Polar Bears, Grizzlies, Orca Whales, Glaciers and Freshwater Islands.

Canadians invented IMAX, Telephone, Walkie-Talkie, Java (James Gosling is a Canadian, the Father of Java), Insulin, Sonar and a leading country in Nuclear innovations and Technology. The fruit McIntosh is the national fruit of Canada (Steve Jobs took this name for his computer).

Molson, BlackBerry, Nortel, Tim Hortons, Bombardier are some of the Canadian Icons.

Do you know Public Health Agency of Canada invented vaccine (VSV-EBOV) for Ebola and saved thousands of lives during the outbreak between 2012 – 2015?

Canada was the first country that gave Nuclear Technology to India in the 1950’s when other western countries ignored the growth of India during that time.

Canada lost 65,000 service men and women in the first World War and 44,000 in second World War theater to protect the global humanity and democracy. Remember, the population of the country was less than 6 million during that time.

Canada is always the safety haven for people who are oppressed, tortured and threatened around the world. It accepted 40,000 Sikhs from India between 1983-1990 and 65,000 SriLankan Tamils during the same time frame. The recent arrival of Serbians, Bosnians, Syrians, Iraqis and Arabians are noteworthy examples of the humanitarian heart of Canadians.

It still has a warm immigration system to attract talent and give citizenship to immigrants within 8 years. The 911 system at the City of Toronto speaks 157 languages to help people regardless of their origin. The system doesn’t force you to speak English/French to get Government and Emergency help. One can easily see Chinese, Hindi, Tamil, Italian in bank ATM’s, emergency notifications and hospital sign boards.

It is the major contributor to UN peace force, NATO and G8 countries.

The country also has enormous power in Global Politics (The arrest of Huawei CFO, Asylum for Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun are some recent examples). A person who has some knowledge about Global Politics can connect the dots and understand the present political strength of Canada.

It’s a country of brave women and men. After 1904, Canada participated in all wars with USA around the globe and even in Vietnam, they served in Communication and other Medical duties.

It is still the second largest country in the world by land mass with the population of 37.5 million (less than the population of California State). In addition to the home population, there are another 4 - 5 million people living abroad, mostly in the U.S.A (Canadian Diaspora). It achieved more liberally, socially and militarily than any other country in the world.

A role model for Universal Health Care and Affordable Medicines. 98% of the population pays Government taxes sincerely every year to strengthen the economy.

It looks irrelevant in your eyes and it is the strength of Canada. We keep low profile because our actions are louder than words.