Canada was a great place to live in the 70s — it still is. And though there’s been a lot of talk in the US about Canada’s health care system, it’s only a small part of what Canada is. Here are some fast facts about Canada: Canada was founded on July 1, 1867. Its population, according to the 2011 census, numbers 34 million. At 3,855,103 square miles, Canada is the...

Today is Canada Day, the day of Canada’s birth and for the first time in many years, I’m here on July 1st and plan to celebrate. No, I’m not Canadian but I feel a special affinity for Canada as it is here that I came of age. It is in Canada that I learned to appreciate the changing colors of the leaves in the fall, the rebirth and flowering of...