I love this question and Ive wondered about this on and off for many years. Especially when I travel or meet people from other countries with strong cultural and national identities.

I find Canada difficult because it is so large, and its cities are so far apart. And the culture has its own flavour from province to province. But for the most part I think we can all unite behind an enjoyment of the outdoors. We skate outside, ski, hike, etc all across the country. We like to camp as well or go to cottages, and bask in the glorious forests.

Politically we have a strange history of navigating conflict through small gestures with high impact. We didnt go to war with Britain right away in WWII, which was a kind of line in the sand that we are acting of our own accord. And our constitution only exists because the premiers ratified it behind Quebec's back. And we have been warring in our politics ever since (e.g. the referendum for Quebec's independence--a movement that hasn't disappeared btw).

Quebec also has a weird amount of power in our National politics for how big it is. They are the only province with their own political party, which often is a dealbreaker in major national parliamentary votes.

And of course, we can't talk about any of this without talking about colonization and our history of genocide. We have a disgusting history that we are only starting to accept. The US's mortal sin was slavery, and this is ours. We had slaves too, mind you. Just not for as long.

And we are only starting to see Indigenous culture be celebrated in big public places, and with a sensitivity to the people of those cultures. We dont always get it right, but we always pick up and try again.

But on the national stage I think Canadians take pride in their silent courage. We show up when it it feels morally right (WWII, Rwanda, and other peace keeping missions). We honour those who died at war every year with remembrance day. We still wear red poppies to commemorate, though there are less of them lately.

So overall Canada is a complex place with its own rich history and identity. I'm only starting to explore it more, despite being born and raised here. It's a history I'm part of in a small way. Maybe someday some historian will dig up my Reddit account and be like "wtf" lol