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War of 1812 Was U.S.'s "First Vietnam"

Brian McKenna | Posted 01.11.2012 | Canada
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Brian McKenna

Officially Ottawa does not count the War of 1812 as part of our creation story. But surely this short and brutal conflict should bear as much weight as any battle fought in the fields of Flanders.

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Canada Day: Celebrating 144 Years of Making Room for One Another

Hon. Carolyn Bennett | Posted 08.31.2011 | Canada
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Hon. Carolyn Bennett

Only now are we starting to address the damage done by the colonization which refused to acknowledge the rights and respect the culture of the First Peoples of Canada. We have much more work to do. We have to admit the racism and prejudice that exists and fight it every day in our lives.

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