Month: July 2009

I love today!

You say you don’t like fireworks, I say you’re not human.

Watching for the first time footage filmed one year ago today.

Not gonna lie, feeling pressure for this episode.  Maybe this is what Santa feels like. 

In Nathan Phillips Square, hundreds of saxaphones simutaneously played our national anthem.  I wandered into the centre and there met Scott:

Thanks for the future audio dude, you played fantastic, keep going.

july 1 2009

At the swearing-in-new-Canadian-citizens ceremony I attended at Harbourfront, there were 60 new citizens representing 20 different countries, and it was presided over by these two gentlemen:

On the left is William J S Boyle and on the right Alex Neve, both recipients of ‘The Order of Canada’ – the highest civilian achievement with only 165 allowed to be in existence at any given time (I’ve seen one up close here).

Below I’ve pasted the exact wording; it’s a little off in the episode because I sprung this on them.  And thanks for being great guys.

Oath of Citizenshipjuly 1 2009

“I affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance
to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada,
Her Heirs and Successors,
and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada
and fulfill my duties as a Canadian citizen.”

Noon – A Swearing-in Ceremony

4:30  – Our anthem being played by hundreds of saxophones in Nathan Phillips Square  

8ish   – The Festival of Fireworks

We’re turning 142, Happy Birthday Canada! xo

And did you know we have a unicorn on our Coat of Arms?  Come on.