To me it means that I am proud to be a member of a group becasue I believe in the group's overall history, goals, morals, and actions. I am a proud Canadian because of our history, our goals, our morals, and our actions... oops - not lately. However, I am still proud because I know we'll sort out the problems and get back on track with "doing the right thing(s)". We are Canadian. It's our nature.

Having said that, I also believe that most individuals in this world think the same way. The only thing that makes Canadians (and Swedes, and Yanks, and etc) kind of, sort of , maybe a bit, unique is that, somehow, we have been able to collectively make some things work for the benefit of all in the group. As for Canucks, perhaps it's because we all have to shovel snow.