Erm...Canada?

Fission2 · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 12:34 am Post subject:

I already added in the first post about the unsuccessful attempts at invading Canada. 1812 was one of them. It's officially time for f2's "Canada and it's History part 2" isn't it? The purpose of this thread (from what I can understand) is to promote knowledge in the area of history in which Canadians had global influence, which seems to have a huge gap from mangaddict's description of 5 paragraphs summing up our existence.

hmm it should be talked about a lot, the subject is that Canadians aren't included in American textbooks. If that's true and that the war of 1812 wasn't included in th texts then Americans are doing some serious propaganda. It should be because I doubt such a major event would be concealed; it sure as hell was a major part of grade 8 history for me.

BTW, it was British forces; not specifically Canadians that burned down the white house; they didn't burn down civilian residences, only public buildings

ahh geez I think I'll hold out till a lil later to write another essay; takes a lot out of a guy

edit: His name was terry fox; god aa, you live in a place where there's an elementary school named after him, there's a cancer research fund after him in the same name...
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Angel_Armz · Rosen Ritter~ Joined: Dec 05, 2006 Posts: 10983

LOL, I was letting you guys figure out the name.
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mangaddict_reborn · Naginata Ashigaru Joined: Sep 06, 2006 Posts: 483

Really. Really now. The word "Canada" has only 5 entries in our index. One goes to the map so that doesn't count. Another goes to trade imports and exports and that's only a long sentence with no relevant history in it. Another goes to the 5 paragraph page I mentioned earlier. The other 2 entries mention Canada once, in a sentence. So there's not any real Canadian info at all. I suppose it's not fair though to compare Canada to Britain which has like over 50 entries in the index. Just about the only Canadian person mentioned in our History book is Lord Durham and some guy named McDonald. The War of 1812 isn't in the index nor is mentioned at all and I don't recall Canada being mentioned in either world wars. In our tests, Canada isn't ever mentioned at all. I asked my History teacher and he said the war of 1812 is the U.S.'s forgotten war. Not important or censorship?

Propaganda? I don't think so. I'd take it that the U.S. lost that war if it isn't mentioned but my history book doesn't leave out other U.S. past failures and lost wars as well as the U.S. black spots such as racism and imperialism so why the war of 1812? And why not mention Canada in either world wars? [/i]

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LuNa_BLaNCa · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 7:51 pm Post subject:

Addict- o-O so i wasn't tha only one who noticed that too

the U.S really has lil info on canada its sad -.-;

Fission- even tho that took me forever to read...at least now i know more abut Canada lol
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Xristyan · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:01 pm Post subject:

a friend of mine visited the US and you know what one person said to him while staying there??

"Is it true that Canadians live in igloos and have penguins as pets???"

tsk tsk tsk...

and another incident is like this dude doesn't even know that the Toronto Raptors were a canadian team...
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Fission2 · Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 1:57 am Post subject:

Canada was racist and still is because racism hasn't left for good anywhere in the world. I think a more accurate term in the modern age however would be discrimination. Even with the underground railroad and moving the black slaves over to Canada, it doesn't mean that the people accepted them just like that. On the contrary, they got to live in really run down housing. When WW2 came, Canada also stuffed the Japanese into internment camps. The aboriginals are discriminated against, even today and giving them privileges isn't making it any easier. AA already mentioned the treatment the Chinese had. But I believe in this country. I think that a country's past isn't nearly as significant as the country's future. And it is in my solemn opinion that Canada isn't taking a turn for the worse in terms of acceptance. All we have to do now is stop our pollution and treat our environment with the same respect we would our family.

BUT since the point of this thread is to give a whoop as to that we exist out here, anyone else want to share some more insight into Canada? We might not have all our money green but we are the second largest country in the world.

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killeraargh · tohoshinki fangirl Joined: Mar 08, 2005 Posts: 4317

F2 > You forgot the Metis and Manitoba/Saskatchewan.

I always laugh when people think Canada's always been welcoming and multi-cultural. First, the aboriginals were ignored. Then the French. Then the Metis (Who are half French, half native, for you non-Canadian people). Then Blacks during/after the American Civil War. Then other non-english-speakers. Then the Chinese with the railway. Then Asians with the head tax. Then the Canadian-Japanese during WWII. Don't tell me we're welcoming...

Ah, and I also laugh when people think we're a 'peaceful' country. XD.

And you can thank Lord Durham for responsible and representative government. ^^;

I'm also surprised the textbook doesn't mention our 'oh-so-crappy' health care. =P. Or the CPR. Or the rebellions (Yes, rebellions!). Or the gold rush? Softwood Lumber? Nothing? >.<

Ah, another interesting tidbit~ We have a communist party. Mhm...And a Lenin-ist party. And Marx-ist too, iirc....

mangaddict_reborn · Naginata Ashigaru Joined: Sep 06, 2006 Posts: 483

I'll find this all out when I go to Canada for my school field trip, or if I go to Canada for my school fieldtrip. How's iceskating, I heard naturally formed ice can be a tad bumpy, and shallow. And others say its safe. Looks like i;ll find out soon.

Fission2 · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:44 pm Post subject:

ahh just the right season. but if you're going out skating on the ice on the lake or something then you'd best watch out for the bumpiness, and also the thickness of the ice. Also, you might have to shovel the snow off depending on where you're skating (but that's probably going to be shoveled already). If you came in december you'd have been sorely disappointed; the wether was pretty warm (relatively speaking). Are you coming up to northern, central, west coast, east coast, maritime or the prairies?

mangaddict_reborn · Naginata Ashigaru Joined: Sep 06, 2006 Posts: 483

No idea.

nobody_here · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Jan 07, 2007 Posts: 79

you're so damn lucky. It will be another year before my school has an out of country fieldtrip. Though I'm not to excited about Canada, it is dangerous, considering that Canada police don't carry guns, or was that Britain?
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