INSpiREzine O Canada - Maple Leaf Edition | Page 55

We Are Canadian

"I am Canadian, a free Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship God in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, free to choose those who govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind."

- John Diefenbaker, 13th Prime Minister of Canada, The Canadian Bill of Rights, July 1960

My collage of Canadians - symbols unseen and unheard amidst nearly 38 million others. Metaphors of both our diversity and our struggle to be inclusive. We are young and old,

rich and poor, from here and far away. We are a rainbow of colours and a myriad of beliefs.

We love and we hurt and dream without forgetting. We are Canadian.

- by Petah Soren