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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. 

june 30 2009

People say to me, “you sure must be excited for tomorrow” and I am, but really, it’s Canada Day every day around here.

Okay SO… yesterday marked my highest traffic day to date: 126 uniques and oh snap, seeing it be more than three digits was exhilerating.  I figure it’s all from one of two sources:

june 30 2009
The grassroots campaign started by Stephane of Pixelyzed.com, which is going great, and a post by my brother on Redliners.ca, a car forum for Ottawa and the surrounding area.  Hi everyone!  

Here are some studio facts: it’s 4 door 99 Jetta, it’s in miles, it has 4 summer tires (I don’t believe in all-seasons) and one Friday night this summer I’m going with my brother to an MnM meet, so come say hi.  Oh and Pedobear kills me, too.