Be the first to comment!Malta and Canada have a lot in common – new heritage series
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Malta and Canada have always enjoyed an excellent relationship based on trust, cooperation and people to people friendship.
Both countries are home to thousands of Maltese Canadians and Canadian Maltese who live in one, and some that live in both countries.
The Consul General of the Republic of Malta to Canada, Dr Raymond Xerri, during the Covid-19 lockdowns, besides the normal workload from home, took to the pen, to write about the fascinating, uniqueness and the commonalities between Malta and Canada.
He explained that most of the statistics comparing the two countries are radically different, for example, The Maltese Islands fit into Canada’s territories 31,597 times, whilst Malta’s population is just over half a million and Canada’s is nearly 38 million.
Dr Xerri also pointed out that, whilst Malta has no large lakes, rivers, forests, mountains or volcanoes, Canada has 563 lakes, 8,500 rivers, 2.4 million square kilometres of forest, 21,324 mountains and 21 volcanoes. Canada has 20% of the world’s fresh water – Malta has none. “Physically, both countries cannot be more different.”
Despite these differences, Malta and Canada still have a lot in common, especially people to people contact, he said.
Beginning with the commonalities, Consul General Dr Xerri decided to start a series of informative and educational leaflets, entitled, Maltese-Canadian Heritage Series, specifically earmarked for Maltese Canadians everywhere to learn about their very rich heritage in both countries.
The first leaflet is entitled – Malta and Canada have a lot in common. Written and illustrated with vivid pictures from Gozo and Malta accompanying each entry, Dr Xerri said that “it’s perfect for students of all ages, adults and will interest the minds of the adult generation too.”
Copies of this leaflet will be available at the office of the Consulate General of the Republic of Malta to Canada, sent to all new Maltese citizens and at all Maltese outlets.
To view a copy of the leaflet online – Malta and Canada have a lot in common – please click here.
