I Am Canadian
I am Canadian was a series of
Canadian television commercials aired in the early
2000s advertising the Canadian brand of
Molson beer in
Canada; the commercials also aired in the
United States. The premise, using
patriotism as a platform, was a man named Joe, an average Canadian, standing in a theatre, with a
movie screen behind him showing different images relating to
Canadian culture and giving a speech about what is it to be a Canadian, and what Canadians are not, as some aspects get confused with
US culture.
Joe's speech – more commonly called Joe's rant – went like this:
- Hey.
- I'm not a lumberjack, or a fur trader,and I don't live in an igloo or eat blubber, or own a dog sled, and I don't know Jimmy, Sally or Suzy from Canada, although I'm certain they're really, really nice.
- I have a Prime Minister, not a President. I speak English and French, not American, and I pronounce it 'about', not 'a boot'.
- I can proudly sew my country's flag on my backpack. I believe in peacekeeping, not policing. Diversity, not assimilation, and that the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal.
- A toque is a hat, a chesterfield is a couch, and it is pronounced 'zed' not 'zee' ... 'ZED'!!!
- Canada is the second largest land mass! The first nation of hockey! And the best part of North America!
- My name is Joe!! And I am Canadian!
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