36 Reasons to Avoid Canada

When do these people ever get to sleep?

For a population that’s known as pretty boring and plain, these people sure have their fair share of festivals. Let’s take a moment and name some of them: L’International des Feux Loto-Québec, Just For Laughs, Montreal International Jazz Festival, Winterlude, and the list goes on and on.

In fact, Canada hosts over 20 world famous festivals, gathering huge crowds, often well above one million people. Would you ever go to one of these?

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