The Canadians may not have had a civil war or revolution of their own, but they had a part to play in our revolution.
Textbooks in the U.S. inform our students about the history of the thirteen English Colonies. In truth, there were more than thirteen if you count Canada. The various settlements that made up Canada during the American Revolution remained loyal to the British. How much sympathy there may have been in Canada for the American cause is arguable, but the smaller population of the Canadian settlements would have had a more difficult task in throwing off the British yoke, even if they had wanted to.
Ten years ago I traveled through British Colombia, Alberta, and the Yukon Territory on my way to Alaska. The wilderness and scenery of those provinces are some of God's finest handiwork. The most endearing thing about them was that they were largely unpopulated. If I were a Canadian, I would beg my government to build a wall to keep American businessmen and environmentalists out to prevent them from ruining that exquisitely beautiful country. The businessmen (I'm thinking mainly of American timer industries) should be kept out because I have seen firsthand what they have done to the Southern Hardwood Forests of Arkansas. Environmentalists should be kept out because quite often they feel it is their duty to interfere with native lifestyles that are not politically correct, i.e. traditional hunting and gathering.
Regards, Shuckins
