The tree sapling was to represent the environmentally conscious theme of the opening ceremonies. For every country entering the opening ceremonies, there was a child ambassador carrying a tree sapling walking alongside the flag of the country they represented. Saskatchewan's own Carter Morrison was the Olympic tree-bearer representing Canada for the opening ceremonies in Rio. "The best part about it was I walked out with Canada because that's my home country, so it's pretty cool," said Morrison. Morrison said that the best part was knowing that people from all over the world were watching him.

Source: CBC News August 09, 2016 16:07 UTC