I don't mind spending money to commemorate the 150th anniversary, but why does it have to be so  lame, boring and unimaginative?  They're all just variants on the same old crap " go coast to coast doing (insert mundane activity here)". Like, I bet I could get a cool half million if I proposed I was going to cross-Canada and document (selfie!) taking a dump in every rest-stop along the Trans-Canada highway...you know to celebrate the birth of our country!  You know what? Toss me an additional $200K and I'll include that timeless symbol of Canada, instantly recognizable around the world - the rubber duck - in each commemoration.  

I can think of nothing so uninspiring and underwhelming as this year's 150 Celebration. It was a complete non-event, and had all the personality of a bowl of oatmeal.