Domo arigato provincial motto
Jan. 16th, 2009 11:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
c9After seeing this page on US State mottoes, I thought I'd look up Canada's various provincial mottoes. First, let me say that mottoes is a word that looks wrong no matter how one spells it. Second, seriously! (most translated from Latin, Nunavut translated from Inuktitut)
I can't decide if these are collectively better or worse than the US ones. Michigan has them beat in hubris of course. ("If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.")
| Newfoundland & Labrador | Seek ye first the kingdom of God |
| Nova Scotia | One defends and the other conquers |
| Prince Edward Island | The small protected by the great |
| New Brunswick | Hope restored |
| Quebec | I remember |
| Ontario | Loyal she began, loyal she remains |
| Manitoba | Glorious and free |
| Saskatchewan | Strength from Many Peoples |
| Alberta | Strong and free |
| British Columbia | Splendour without diminishment |
| Yukon | none |
| Northwest Territories | none |
| Nunavut | Our land, our strength |
I can't decide if these are collectively better or worse than the US ones. Michigan has them beat in hubris of course. ("If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.")
