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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
And this matters why?
It matters exactly as much as most Canadian history matters in daily life - nada. This country has almost no worthwhile cultural heritage that the average Canadian can really identify with.
And this coming from a guy who likes history.
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Canada is a nation that evolved from the inter-mingling of British, French and First Nations cultures. It is the world's premier example of cultural exchange and co-existence.
The RCMP have a tradition that is known throughout the world. It has it's routes in European nobility.
World War's 1 and 2. Discount Canada's involvement at your own degradation.
Lester B. Pearson and the notion of Peacekeepers. Read up on the Suez Crisis and learn something about Canada.
Cyprus, Egypt, Rwanda, Bosnia, Afghanistan. Obviously Canadians aren't doing anything worthwhile on the world stage.
The Shuttle arm. The CANDU reactor.
Yes... all of this, worthless.