Canada's own identity starts with our remarkable sense of culture and customs. For the native peoples, the Canadian identity stretches thousands of years into the search of struggles to retain elements of their ancient culture. From a colonial perspective, the traditions which surface in Canadian culture seem to be born of an earlier time, of different origins and places, of old-fashioned rituals, and customs. Unlike the United States, its senior neighbor, Canada's aged-like identity is more reserved and skillful, unwilling to commit it self to anything specific. Within each region of Canada-

North, South, East, West and Central- there are definite qualities that detach Prairie from Maritimes, Ontario from Quebec a

nd the Territories from the British Columbia. Each of these regions are separated by how they live, and their different culture background. Which forms our own identites within the counrty. Canadian and American government also show difference in how they govern themselves. United States is a country of one basic language. It has one main language, for its federal government and for every state. Canada is a country of two basic languages, French and English. A second basic difference between our Constitution and the American is that we are a constitutional monarchy and they are republics. For we have a parliamentary-cabinet government, while the Americans have a presidential-congressional. This means that the president is the head of the state and head of the government. While in Canada the Governor General is head of the provinces and the Prime Minister is the head of the government. Parliamentary-cabinet government is based on a concentration of powers. The Prime Minister must by custom be a member of one House or the other, or get a seat in the House. In the United States, the President and every other member of both houses are elected for a fixed term: the President for four years and the senators for six years. Another aspect that distinguishes us from United States is our choice for heroes. The Canadian hero is not the conqueror, nor the general, but the foot solider. He's a figure whose actions speak louder than words, like Terry Fox., a person more real, more approachable, more than human. The true Canadian hero remains very much the regular guy. Americans are hero-worshipers and hero makers. Americans' truest of hero creation and worship comes either advertising, movies, music and sport stars. They export

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