A new survey suggests that Canadians are more patriotic than ever, with 20 per cent saying they would get the maple leaf tattooed on their body and 61 per cent saying they wear or would wear maple-leaf underwear, according to The Province. That said, those 1,100 patriotic people surveyed by Ipsos-Reid might be the exception, not the norm. A large number of them (nearly eight out of 10) also said they felt Canadians could “put more effort into displaying their national pride.”
Ain’t that the truth. You’ll be hard-pressed to find too many Canadian flags flying in Toronto this Canada Day. Not only is July 1st the championship final of the 2012 Euro Cup, it’s also the date of this year’s Gay Pride Parade. The rainbow flags will outnumber the Maple Leafs along Yonge and Church Streets, that’s for sure. And if Italy beats Germany today, you’ll see a lot more azzuri than red-and-white on College or St. Clair. Makes you wonder how many Torontonians took part in this survey in the first place…
On the other hand, you can bet that I’ll be wearing red on Sunday, as the Calgary Stampeders open the CFL season against the Montreal Alouettes. I’d expect there to be some fireworks on the field for this ’08 Grey Cup rematch, that’s for sure…
