ViewpointsOpinionGerry Bowler: What I Want for Canada DaySavePrintFireworks explode over the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill at the end of Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa on July 1, 2018. The Canadian Press/Justin TangGerry Bowler6/26/2022|Updated: 6/28/20220:00X 1CommentaryI used to think it was a pretty good thing to be a Canadian.Share this articleLeave a commentGerry BowlerAuthorGerry Bowler is a Canadian historian and a senior fellow of the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.Author’s Selected ArticlesWhy the Attack on Rome in August 410 Was the Beginning of the End of the EmpireAug 22, 2025How St. Lawrence Became the Patron Saint of Short-Order Cooks and ComediansAug 08, 2025The Real-Life Macbeth and Why Shakespeare’s Version Is DifferentJul 25, 2025Assassinated in the Tub: The Rise and Fall of French Revolutionary Extremist MaratJul 11, 2025Related TopicsCanada DayEbola vaccinesTerry FoxLeonard Cohensystemic racismJohn A. MacDonaldWayne Gretzky