Happy Birthday CANADA!!!!

O Canada!
Our home and native land
True patriot love, in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

Lord of the worlds, with strong eternal hand
Hold us in honour, truth and self command
The loyal heart, the constant mind
The courage to be true.
Our wide extending country bind,
And all the earth renew.
Thy name be known through every zone
Lord of the lands make Canada Thine own.
Lord of the lands make Canada Thine own.

Happy Canada Day! We're a smart bunch up here... check out the list of some of the inventions that Canadians are credited for..... (I've highlighted some of my faves!)

Canadian Inventions Particularly Worth Noting:
All inventions/discoveries on this list can be verified by the CIPO/OPIC (Canadian Intellectual Property Office). To browse a HUGE list of Canadian inventions by inventor, province, or category, visit this site.
AM radio
IMAX projector and system
panoramic pictures and camera
standard time
telephone
transceiver (walkie-talkie)
world's first commercial motion picture
butter substitute
electric cooking range
instant potato flakes
Pablum
cigarette box
freehand
hair tonic
jolly jumper
improved ironing board
measure for footwear
paint roller
portable high chair
robertson screw
washing machine
zipper
degradable plastic
green box
kerosene
oil well
pulp newsprint
sewage recycling system
Actar 911 CPR Dummy
dental mirror
electron microscope
insulin
liposomes
medical instruments
electric hand prosthesis for children
myoelectric prosthesis
fog bell or gong
personal distress device
MacPherson gas mask
ear piercer
Abdomenizer
Balderdash
basketball
5-pin bowling
hockey goalie mask
Muskol
Puzz-3D
rollerskate
ski-binding
tabletop hockey game
Trivial Pursuit
air-conditioned vehicle
Canadarm
electric car
guardrail
snowblower
snowmobile
lacrosse
ice brewed beer
hockey
back bacon
Superman
Beano
baseball (yes! we played it first)
Candu Nuclear Reactors
Commodore Computers
Red Rose Tea
Smarties
the wonderbra
V-chip
cable TV
peacekeeping
Geiger Counter
engineered yarn
beer cases with tuck-in handles
flight simulators for pilot training