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A fitting tribute to Canada’s seventh Prime Minister.  And the similarities to Star Trek’s Mr. Spock are extensive.

Where Laurier said (of English and French Canadians living together):

Two races share today the soil of Canada. These people had not always been friends. But I hasten to say it. There is no longer any family here but the human family. It matters not the language people speak, or the altars at which they kneel.

Mr. Spock said (in ‘City on the Edge of Forever’):

I am endeavoring, ma’am, to construct a mnemonic circuit using stone knives and bearskins.

So, you see, there are a lot of similarities.

Dug up from the archives, here’s Kid in the Hall Dave Foley (who for some reason was appearing on the first season of Mad TV) explaining the intricacies of Canada to his American audience.

So there you are, having just dodged an assassin’s hail of bullets in a seedy Zagreb saloon, and now you’re sprinting for your life down Prilaz Gjure Dezelica, the maple leaf on your MEC backpack just a blur as you dodge and weave down the street, looking for a place to hide until the Croatian mafia that’s hunting you loses interest. Where do you go?

Why Prilaz Gjure Dezelica 4 10000 Zagreb, of course. There you’ll find honest-to-goodness Canadian soil, some well-armed mounties (I think) and Edwin Loughlin, Canada’s Ambassador to Croatia, who just might be inclined to help you out.

That flag badge on your backpack will probably generate some goodwill with locals on the streets, but your Canadian passport might actually buy you some good ol’ diplomatic assistance that your taxes pay for.

For your convenience, Canada is Better is happy to showcase some of Canada’s overseas embassies – our homes away from home.