Just showing respect for our founding traditions...kinda like the way you folks honour your George Washington’s Abe lincoln’s Daniel Boone’s, Paul Reveres and Davey Crockett’s et al. Unfortunately, not unlike yourself, many of our southern cousins prefer to accept stereotypical myths over historical reality, they are far more interesting. Having said that, many thanks for showing an interest in Canadian affairs, we sincerely appreciate the fact you took the time to make a comment. We are sensitive to the fact that many americans show little or no interest beyond the northern border.
As I’m sure you know all about US history and geography and the like. I don’t fault non-US people for that. We can’t all know everything. But that doesn’t mean we don’t know a little something and it could be correct.
Listen, honestly I have nothing against Canada, per se. I’m simply expressing an honest opinion that perhaps Canada is “forgotten” because - well, it was basically not fully its own country for the vast majority of its history. Britain learned its lesson and no more did it get overly tyrannical with its own brethern-based colonists, rather letting gradual independence grow.