Dear Readers,

“O Canada! Our home and native land!” Our beloved country is under attack since Donald Trump has returned to the White House last month. He did not waste any time to keep his election promises (threats), and one of them was to punish us with tariffs. We Canadians have been good neighbours of the U.S. for many years, and now we have to pay for it? Thanks a lot!

February 15 is National Flag Day of Canada, and this year we are celebrating the 60th anniversary of our beautiful maple leaf banner. When I became a Canadian citizen on March 9, 1993, there was a gigantic Canadian flag displayed in front of the City Hall in Lethbridge, Alberta, where the citizenship ceremony took place. I was reminded of that historic day in my life when I saw the gigantic flag which was carried by a group of young skaters in Ottawa, and I am happy to have a photo of that on the front page of the Feb. 15 issue of the Mill Woods Mosaic. Most Canadians are not nationalistic, but we are patriotic. We are proud to be Canadians, we are proud of our multicultural society, and we don’t attack other countries. So, don’t expect the star-spangled banner to fly in the “51st State.” It’s not gonna happen – ever!

“O Canada! Our home and native land!”

‍Arnim Joop 
Publisher & Editor
mwmosaic@telus.net