10. Newfie jokes, eh! Canadian humour at its best\u2026<\/p>\n
9. The beauty of our country\u2019s nature captured in a Group of Seven shoreline painting or with a lone canoeist gliding through the early-morning mist of a fresh water lake<\/p>\n
8. A mounted RCMP with Parliament Hill\u2019s Peace Tower serving as his backdrop<\/p>\n
7. A Bryan Adams ballad or Margaret Atwood novel \u2013 or our country\u2019s next generation of talent \u2013 crooner Justin Bieber and renowned Yann Martel<\/p>\n
6. Paul Henderson\u2019s \u201972 Team Canada sweater \u2013 the hopes and dream of a nation immortalized with this $1 million icon<\/p>\n
5. The Canada Space Arm reaching out with the globe in the background \u2013 a poignant symbol of our remarkable contribution to science and to tomorrow\u2019s dreams<\/p>\n
4. A Tim Horton\u2019s double-double and a maple-iced donut (hey, believe it or not in the Maritimes, they\u2019re now ordering 4 x 4s – a coffee with four creams and four sugars!)<\/p>\n
3. HNIC\u2019s Coach’s Corner highlighting Bobby Orr soaring through the goal crease, Wayne Gretzky scoring from behind the net, and\/or Sydney Crosby skating backward and raising his arms in victory.<\/p>\n
2. Terry Fox and his drive and will to make a difference \u2013 our memories of Terry\u2019s smile, his curly hair, the lean of his body as he makes his way through the Canadian Shield landscape.<\/p>\n
1. The red maple leaf \u2013 Through the past forty years, the red leaf in the middle of our nation\u2019s flag has become a definitive icon for Canucks and for the world. From a fluttering flag to the patch on a serviceman\u2019s shoulder, the red maple leaf represents all that is good in our country.<\/p>\n
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