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Success or Failure - The History of Canada

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Canada has a rich history which has been argued by some to be a failure. Dickason (2006, p11) states that it used to be contended by non-Indians that Canada has more geography to it; compared to its history. Daniel Francis in his book talks about the issue of exaggerated violence and oppression portrayed of Bolshevik revolutionaries and brands them outlandish. Daniel clearly argues that most of the beliefs held are myths. For instance, he states that the settlement by Europeans in Canada was a peaceful one. Again he asserts that Canada pretends to be a neat culturally woven nation forgetting that it had in its core a tattooed racism stimulus. Racism has been in the Canadian culture for generations. It is imperative that history is created by both real memories as well as carving a literature of incidences to make it liveable. In this light this argument, it can be inferred that the History of Canada is not all about truths (Francis, 1997). Having no history of independence war, no independence day and having symbols that are fictitiously declared as national symbols; makes Canadian history what some may say a failure. Canada has no history of engaging in a self-liberating war of its own or something that would anchor well as a founding historical perspective. The first evidence of this is that Canada never fought for its independence like most countries that tended to dislodge their colonial rulers. For instance It has been put into ink like the Magna Carta. Unlike such countries, Canada recognized itself as a country upon the declaration of the Balfour Report (1926), which declared it, as an autonomous community within the British Empire. secondly during the First World War (1914-1918) the British declared war against Germany; the implications were that the Canadian military was forced to get involved to protect its territory as it was a subservient nation of the British. Upon declaration of war against Germany, a rift was developed between the French speaking and English speaking citizens. The war was fought conspicuously by the Canadian Forces with a support from Canadians of British descent, reiterating that they had to defend their mother country. This was further supported by the quote “It is our duty to let Great Britain know and to let the friends and foes of Great Britain know that there is in Canada but one mind and one heart and that all Canadians are behind

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