Quote from: crazy canuck on Today at 04:41:00 PMQuote from: Oexmelin on Today at 02:52:18 PMQuote from: crazy canuck on Today at 02:44:16 PMYou have picked a bad example. The concept of the Honour of the Crown which has been developed in a long line of Supreme Court of Canada cases is premised on promises the Crown made to First Nations in order to obtain their cooperation and friendship.
Yes, and framing it as if that was the big push that made the relations between Canada and First Nations a harmonious whole would somehow gloss over residential schools.
I think you missed my point entirely
Or rather, perhaps you could address my point?
Quote from: Jacob on Today at 04:44:11 PMI think it's less about Canada and more about how modern day Scots often like to cast themselves as a oppressed colonial victims of British oppression (like Ireland or Quebec, for example) when the Scots were fairly vigorous participants in the British imperial enterprise not only in terms of leadership, but also in terms of the rank and file participation and of economic benefits.
Quote from: Grey Fox on Today at 04:10:51 PMI would not have the Prime Minister of Canada ever do a speech on the Plaines or any other place where a battle happened between French/Francophones and British/ Anglophones.

QuoteOn erasing the Scots contribution. Back then Francophones were Canadiens and the Anglos call themselves English. I never seen it described otherwise. Oex, have you?
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