They voted the black cats out. They were the 'neutral French' to the British because they would not fight with either the British or the French - they established a separate identity, possibly the first modern Canadian identity. The writings of that silly Canadian, Stephen Leacock, not so much his humourous writing for which he is famous but his political musings. The obligation to die must carry with it the right to live. If every citizen owes it to society that he must fight for it in case of need, then society owes to every citizen the opportunity of a livelihood.
Unemployment becomes henceforth a social crime.
We are a people with special rights guaranteed to us by promises and treaties. That scene in Montreal in 1946 when black baseball player Jackie Robinson had helped the Montreal Royals win their first championship. The 20,000 fans refused to leave the ballpark and saved their best cheers for Robinson. The aftermath of the Winnipeg general strike of 1919 is interestingly Canadian. The bitter six-week strike had the elite and the workers in a confrontation rarely seen in Canada.