Fantastic points, and so many of them are things I too have had to wrestle with while growing up here and trying to justify myself as a Canadian-who-is-not-white.
However -- tuque
WHAT IS THIS WEIRD EAST COAST WAY OF SPELLING 'TOQUE'. Clearly us West Coasters have it right because we have, uh, Whistler Mountain. XD
Okay, so I went back and forth and back and forth on the right way to spell tuque/toque when I wrote this post! According to Canadian Oxford English Dictionary, it's "toque". BUT more and more people are spelling it "tuque" and it's very likely a carryover from the French Canadian spelling. Here's one argument for "tuque". And another argument! *blames the French*
However -- tuque
WHAT IS THIS WEIRD EAST COAST WAY OF SPELLING 'TOQUE'. Clearly us West Coasters have it right because we have, uh, Whistler Mountain. XD
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