Futurist Jim Carroll<p>"Canada: The nation that most other nations aspire to be!" - Futurist Jim Carroll</p><p>It's July 1, officially a holiday here, so I'll keep it brief.</p><p>In a wild year that defied all logic, we stand strong and free, proud of who we are, taking pride in what makes us tick and resolute in defense of the human decency that defines us. We're not perfect, but hey, we're not sorry for that. We've got a few folks who whine and grumble about our state in the world, but most of us know that we can accomplish the things we need to solve most of that. Overall, we are a pretty happy bunch.</p><p>Looking around, we know that we are the envy of many in the world. It's kind of funny that most rational people who are impacted by the insanity of the moment would move here in a heartbeat if they could.</p><p>How good is it? I had Google Gemini create a set of information about us and fed it to Gamma.App to create a set of slides. It would be worth your while to take a look - access it at <a href="https://pdf.jimcarroll.com/CanadaDay2025.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pdf.jimcarroll.com/CanadaDay20</span><span class="invisible">25.pdf</span></a></p><p>I've got a few quibbles with what Gemini came up with. First, most people in the venture capital community would disagree with that aspect of what it suggested, and that much seems true. Second, the PDF suggested that we have an average workweek of 32 hours, and that is just plain wrong. Other than that, much of it seems fairly correct.</p><p>So overall, we're pretty proud of who we are, where we stand, and the fact that we are, and will always be, the True North Strong and Free.</p><p>Futurist Jim Carroll is thrilled, on this day, to know that above all, being Canadian is what defines him.</p><p>**<a href="https://mastodon.futurist.info/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a>** **<a href="https://mastodon.futurist.info/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freedom</span></a>** **<a href="https://mastodon.futurist.info/tags/Strong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Strong</span></a>** **<a href="https://mastodon.futurist.info/tags/Prosperity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prosperity</span></a>** **<a href="https://mastodon.futurist.info/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Innovation</span></a>** **<a href="https://mastodon.futurist.info/tags/Peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peace</span></a>** **<a href="https://mastodon.futurist.info/tags/Quality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quality</span></a>** **<a href="https://mastodon.futurist.info/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a>** **<a href="https://mastodon.futurist.info/tags/Leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leadership</span></a>** **<a href="https://mastodon.futurist.info/tags/Pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pride</span></a>**</p><p>Original post: <a href="https://jimcarroll.com/2025/07/canada-day-2025-canada-the-nation-that-most-other-nations-aspire-to-be/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jimcarroll.com/2025/07/canada-</span><span class="invisible">day-2025-canada-the-nation-that-most-other-nations-aspire-to-be/</span></a></p>