NATIONAL PRIDECanadian Symbols & Citizenship

What is a symbol?

Something that, or someone who, stands for or represents something else, especially an idea, or quality.

Some Canadian Symbols…

Maple Tree Very meaningful role in dev’t of Canada Commercial, environmental, and

aesthetic importance to all Canadians Valuable wood products Maple-sugar industry Natural beauty associated with Canada 1996 –recognized as Canada’s arboreal

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More symbols

The Great Seal of Canada Used on all state documents Proclamations and commissions of

cabinet ministers, senators, judges, and senior gov’t officials

Image of Queen Elizabeth II; a new seal will be struck for her predecessor

National Flag of Canada Inaugurated on parliament Hill in Ottawa

on February 15, 1965 “The flag is a symbol of the nation’s

unity, for it, beyond any doubt, represents all the citizens of Canada without distinction of race, language, belief, or opinion.” ~ Honourable Maurice Bourget (Speaker of the Senate)

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Originated in 1873 as the North West

Mounted Police Objective: to bring “law, order, and

Canadian authority” to the North West Territories (present day Alberta and Saskatchewan)

Symbolic People…

Terry Fox raised awareness of cancer

Wayne Gretzky decent hockey player

Tommy Douglas Medicare; greatest Canadian

Money, money, money… MONEY!! $5 Children at Play - children playing hockey

outdoors (Sir Wilfrid Laurier on the front) $10 Remembrance and Peacekeeping -

veterans, children and peacekeepers paying tribute (Sir John A. Macdonald on the front)

$20 Arts and Culture - the artwork of renowned Canadian artist Bill Reid (Queen Elizabeth II on the front)

$50 Nation Building - the accomplishments of the Famous Five and Thérèse Casgrain (William Lyon Mackenzie King on the front)

$100 Exploring and Innovating - historic and satellite maps of Canada (Sir Robert Borden on the front)

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