Voltaire was an 18th-century writer known for his cutting remarks as well as his well-put phrases, but he thought very little of Canada.
He belittled Canada, saying that it is a “country covered with snow eight months of the year, inhabited by barbarians, bears, and beavers.”
Now That's A Lot Of Water
Canada has an incredible amount of water; in fact, all of Canada's lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands contain one-fifth of the entire world's natural freshwater.
That's twenty percent of all the world's water, Canada certainly is a water-rich country.
Execution
Back in 1648, in a small village of New France in Canada, a military drummer was put on trial for being a homosexual.
The drummer was condemned to death, but after a last-minute intervention by Jesuit priests from the city of Quebec, the drummer's life was saved upon one condition: that he become New France's first official permanent executioner.
Polar Express
The town of Churchill, Manitoba, is situated right on the rim of the Arctic and being so far north; it is frequented by polar bears, who are often seen lumbering through town or holding traffic up.
It is customary for people in this small town to leave their houses and cars unlocked in order to offer some safety for a resident, in case they need to flee from a hungry bear!
A Country by Any Other Name
The name Canada originates from the language of the Iroquois, which means "village," but this name was not actually favored when it came to naming the young country after it gained independence in 1867.
The names that were initially proposed were Borealia, Laurentia, Ursalia, Victorialand, and Transatlantica. We must say we prefer Canada!