The True Origin of Canada

‘Considering political dynamics when Canada was officially made into a country, at Confederation, it is evident that this event had incredible importance. At Confederation, a government that had been largely directed by the work of Prime Minister John A. McDonald founded this remarkable country which is now comprised of millions of people. Historically, this would be the factual classification to the origins of Canada. However, the way in which the situation emerged and the country was formed in a geographical sense had little to do with individuality and nationalism. Few people, from the colonies of the Maritimes as well as their respective representatives wanted a single Dominion with Canada. In fact, most were reluctant and had it not been for the fact that these maritime colonies were suffering from economic depression, the existence of Canada as one knows today would be improbable. Only several members from the government pushed for this agenda, as a defense mechanism against the United States’ idea of manifest destiny. The overall spirit compared to the other two events in this argument is a noticeable downgrade. There were no actions that fueled unity and personal identity. This is proven as shortly thereafter, the Red River and North West Rebellions showed a group of Metis who were unhappy with Canada and the direction they were taking by expanding their land. The forming of Confederation may attribute to the origin of Canada in a political sense, but the entire event lacks in personifying what Canada is beyond the physical context.’