First published in 1997, this hilarious book launched satirist Will Fergusons career. Challenging the notion that Canadians are nice, the book asks, Do we as Canadians deserve a country so great? Tackling subjects from Canadas favorite inbred royals to the mighty beaver as national icon, from sex in a canoe to all-Canadian superhero Captain Canuck, Ferguson rampages across the cultural landscape. The book also provides a fast-paced, opinionated overview of telling moments in Canadian history, including its run-amok Mounties and fun-loving days of the countrys (unacknowledged) slave trade.