On the sixth day, God turned to the Archangel Gabriel and said, “Today I am going to create a land called Canada. It will be a land of outstanding natural beauty, with majestic mountains, beautiful pristine lakes bountiful with carp and trout, forests full of elk and moose, high cliffs overlooking sandy beaches with an abundance of sea life, and scenic rivers stocked with salmon.”
God continued, “I shall make the land rich in oil so the inhabitants prosper, and they shall be called Canadians, and they shall be known as the friendliest people on the earth.”
“But Lord,” said Gabriel, “surely you are being too generous to these Canadians?”
“Not really,” replied God. “Just wait and see the neighbors I’m going to give them.”
