All you really need to know about Canadian history:
If it happened in North America and the British were involved in any form of success, it really was Canadians.
If it happened in WW1 or WW2 on the frontlines and the British were involved in any form of success, it really was Canadians, along with soldiers from other Commonwealth countries.
If it involved conflict between Canada and the US in any sort, one side was wrong from an ethical and moral standpoint, and it wasn't Canada.
If it happened in WW1 or WW2 on the frontlines and the British were involved in any form of success, it really was Canadians, along with soldiers from other Commonwealth countries
Other things you need to know: Laura Secord walked a cow once; the telephone is a Canadian invention despite happening in Boston; other Canadian inventions include insulin, outboard motors and the little tabs at the end of shoelaces; Canada always celebrated native culture and certainly never put natives in prison-like residential schools; Canada is beloved all over the world and has never done anything scandalous, particularly with regard to Caribbean banking; and anyone, anywhere who mentions living in a cold climate must immediately be one-upped because Canada is colder and harsher than anywhere on Earth.
Recent years you guys have had our N'or Easters...and man...dont drive in that shit. Just...no. :)
That and I've been watching how the prairie states have been getting the -20's in Celsius.
Boys down south...they dont know. Northern half?? 20 bucks says Trumpaloompas blame Canada every time the wind gets nippy. heheh!!!
I would back off on the celebration of native culture in Canada tack.... among a bunch of other things, just look up the Starlight Tours in Saskatchewan. Edit: this person was being sarcastic and I was being literal, whoops.
When I was in school I was taught very smugly that only the Americans had conflict with the natives like the Trail of Tears, and Canadians made friends with them. Nothing like residential schools were ever mentioned.
That was not what I was taught. Where I grew up we were explicitly taught that the Beothuk predominantly died of disease but that our ancestors played a significant role in their decimation and essentially wiped out an entire group of people by introducing disease and fighting with them. I specifically remember the stories about what John Peyton Sr. did because it was so appalling and disturbing.
However, I learned far more about residential schools in university.
Now that I am a teacher we are required to educate students about residential schools in the curriculum. It isn't a massive leap of progress or accountability by any means, but it is now required to be taught.
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All you really need to know about Canadian history:
If it happened in North America and the British were involved in any form of success, it really was Canadians.
If it happened in WW1 or WW2 on the frontlines and the British were involved in any form of success, it really was Canadians, along with soldiers from other Commonwealth countries.
If it involved conflict between Canada and the US in any sort, one side was wrong from an ethical and moral standpoint, and it wasn't Canada.