I’ve seen this floating around social media a few times this past week. If you are Canadian you are smiling when you see these iconic images.

Mind you, everyone’s experience of a country and culture is different. I haven’t asked my wife if she can name what all four of these are – but if I told her she would go “I knew that!” For example, she knows who the guy in the bottom right image is – but probably doesn’t know what he looks like. And while she watched that hockey game, it was long ago and the image probably isn’t burned in her mind.

Donald Trump wants Canada to become the USA’s 51st state. I’m pretty sure he couldn’t name one of the events depicted. Which means he doesn’t know us. He hasn’t a clue what makes us tick, what speaks to our soul.

Our politics are pretty fractured at the moment, but all our politicians agree on the idea of Canada as the True North, string and free. We’ll pass on Trump’s offer.