Elbows Up

A rallying cry from sports that Canadians use

Rahman Mohamed

Sports are a strong part of culture and society today. They are a part of culture – how a group of people identify themselves, and society – how people relate to each other. Sports can be part of national culture and society – how a country identifies itself and how people relate. Although they are part of the same continent, Canada, USA, and Mexico have different national sports. Canada has used it’s national sport – the cultural sport that people of the country identify with and the societal sport, the sport people use to relate to each other. Recently it’s been used to develop a national rallying cry.

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Hockey: The True Canadian Uniter Even If Hockey Canada on Thin Ice

Hockey Canada not respecting Zamboni stop; Zamboni’s still working

Rahman Mohamed

It’s true!  The Federal AND Provincial governments, the public, Canadian celebrities and large corporations actually agree on something (unsurprisingly it’s hockey).  Although the Toronto Blue Jays are in the post-season with home field advantage, first time since 2016, Hockey Canada is the centre of sports talk.

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The Return of The Casual Fan

No face paint needed

Rahman Mohamed

Today Canada is playing football and Toronto is playing baseball with USA.  They’re both playing soccer instead of practicing for the Men’s FIFA World Cup (football).  Neither can deny that in a while since school has started the popular sports seasons will start (especially since there are predictions of more snow not colder winter in most of Canada).  It means that the season of “the fan” is returning, what makes you cool not keeps you cool; the fan is a possible term for the one who did stay home but got tiered of reruns so checked out a game.

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