Canada is Awesome
By Neil Pasricha
A book about all the weird, wonderful, beautiful things that make Canada ... Canada.
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Did you ever notice Canadians speak in the collective?
“What do you think of the weather we’re having?”
“Shall we grab a Tims before the meeting?”
“Think we have a shot at the playoffs?”
We, we, we.
We use the word we so much.
Why do we feel like such a collective?
I don’t think it’s complicated.
I think it’s because we are one.
We all toss around half of everything we make into a big glass jar and use it to pay for everyone’s health care, education, and services.
Sure, the system’s never perfect, but if you shatter your ankle in an icy Canadian Tire parking lot, need a dozen years of free school for five kids in Kamloops, or want to drive on freshly snowplowed roads from Comox to Cornwall to Cape Spear, well ... we got you.
We got you.
We got everyone.
If you're Canadian I hope you feel pride in who we are.
If you're not Canadian, I hope this helps you see Canada a little clearer. Maybe it will inspire you to visit ... or to move here!
Dive into this book, or flip the audiobook on for your long road trip and let's let ourselves get inspired by what's possible when grit, determination, and kindness come together across culture and language. Let's reflect on shared goals of spending time with loved ones, hitting best-in-world education rates, and, of course, kicking back by the lake with a Moosehead and a bowl of ketchup chips.
This is a piece of writing close to my heart and something I have been working on for over a decade.
It began as a 1000 word blog post on '1000 Awesome Things' (2012), turned into a 5000 word Audible Original audiobook (2017), and now, today, in 2025, has become a 10,000 word physical book and audiobook that I offer here as my gift to you—and to us.
I hope you like it.
Neil
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ABOUT NEIL PASRICHA
Neil Pasricha thinks, writes, and speaks about intentional living. He is the New York Times bestselling author of ten books and journals, including The Happiness Equation, and Two Minute Mornings which together have spent over 200 weeks on bestseller lists and have sold over 2,000,000 copies. He hosts the award-winning podcast 3 Books with Neil Pasricha, which features live conversations with guests such as Brené Brown, Quentin Tarantino, and David Sedaris.
He gives over fifty speeches a year to audiences such as Harvard, SXSW, and Shopify. Neil has degrees from Harvard University and Queen’s University. He lives in Toronto with his family.
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