‘The War of 1812 is undoubtedly the birth of Canada as a nation because Canada’s forces emerged’
‘The War of 1812 remains the defining moment of Canadian history: the origin of Canada as a nation.’
‘The world started to acknowledge Canadians as worthy not only on the battlefield, but also upon the international stage.’
‘Vimy Ridge was capable of uniting not only the soldiers to fight as one, but also Canadians on the homefront.’
‘[W]hen Canada left the war, the world could not look at Canada as just a “colony” no longer, nor as a subordinate of Britain, or France’
