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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
And they were probably Irish
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Indeed, the person responsible for the act was Irish.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert..._Army_officer)
Buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia but it doesn't seem like he was ever in Canada during his lifetime. The act was committed in revenge for burning down York though, so it was done in the name of Canada.
There were Canadians serving under him, but he was the mastermind.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-...nist-1.4697058