Summer in Canada by Bob Robertson

Bob Robertson - Best known for his work on CBC Radio's hit series Double Exposure, Robertson has been entertaining hundreds of thousands of Canadians from coast to coast for more than 20 years. Robertson's unique ability to twist current event issues into side-splitting comedy is why standing ovations are almost always part of every event he attends. To give you a taste of his of his humour, Robertson reflects on some of his more memorable Canadians summer moments in this feature article:

I love summer in Canada. One of the perks of being a speaker/entertainer is that I get to participate in a lot of special events, many of which happen in the summer.

I remember a warm June night in Ottawa, after entertaining Prime Minister Mulroney and an arena full of Conservatives; I was invited to a party under a tent at 24 Sussex Drive. I thought, "Well, most Canadians don’t get to do this!" I saw plates of hors d’oeuvres going around, I saw wine glasses clinked in toasts, I saw a small German man with envelopes stuffed with cash running in and out…no, I’m kidding. I kid for a living.

Once, on a hot July 1^st, I entertained at a conference in Whitehorse and, because it was nearby, I decided to drive to the marge at Lake LaBarge to see where Robert Service cremated Sam McGee. Standing beside that legendary lake, I realized that the flames may not have killed Sam McGee, but, if he’d been standing next to me, the mosquitoes certainly would have done him in. Ah, mosquitoes; in Manitoba they call them the provincial bird.

I’ve had Ralph Klein serve me a soggy pancake at the Calgary Stampede. I’ve raced a conference of financial advisors up Signal Hill to watch the icebergs and I’ve bellowed "Farewell to Nova Scotia" as tears streamed down my lobster-stained face. All under a summer sun.

A frosty, cold beer; $4.75. Being a Canadian in the summer; priceless!

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