I didn't think it was a good representation of our countries spirit, anyway. Honestly beer commercials seem to get it right. But this is Ontario, not BC. I have no idea how much their culture varies. Half their towns are named after native settlements seemingly regardless of indigenous culture involvement.
I had a problem with it being all stuffy and old. Opera, ballet? Canada is a young fucking country. We still do hip hop like it's 1992 (which is amazing) and have some of the greatest alt rock bands ever. Classified's "Oh Canada" rap is a good example of a young song having fun. We don't take ourselves too seriously and don't mind poking fun at ourselves (or anybody else). Why no Hip? Neil Young? (just bribe him with a charity contribution) They have an entire back catalog of awesome Canadiana songs (and slow songs). Sara McLaughlin and K.D. Lang sang song so similar in theme there was no reason to have them both on the show.
The light show was pretty cool. I wish it didn't rely so much on only projection, though. The coolest part was the stuff they did in addition to the projection on the screens -- the whales blowing water up through the air and the big giant polar bear constellation float.


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