I came to Canada in 1983 as an immigrant. We are not perfect, the hype is over done, we have a history of poor behaviour along with the rest of the planet BUT we are open, we try to be inclusive, we struggle with the demons of history, we did not go into Iraq, we are flawed but still have a vision that is based in humanity. So today... put the caveats aside. I am grateful for the fates that brought me here and although I choose not to celebrate 150 I do celebrate the idea of our flawed but still inherently humanist country.