And They Say Canadians Don't Brag.....

The Yanks came up, burned York (the capital of Upper Canada at the time). THat kinda got our dander up a bit, so:

We and the Brits chased the Yanks back past the White House, set it ablaze, then continued chasing the Yanks all the way to the South. At New Orleans, we finally decided to go home, because we were tired of trying to catch after your “fighting men”, so we decided to just go back home.

The “Battle of New Orleans” is more Johnny Horton poetic license than what really happened. Look up the Treaty of Ghent (the document that ended the war of 1812), for example. There’s a reason the your Navy, Marines and DHS don`t have armed ships on the Great Lakes...

As for the rest of the list, there may have been a bit of embellishment on an item or two, but having lived most of what was written, I can attest to its veracity.

Naismith was Canadian.

Smarties weren’t a Nestle product at the start- they were made by Rowntree which they acquired sometime within the past 30 years.

That's right. I remember the Rowntree name from the '70s.

That sot always ran during the Saturday 5pm broadcast of the Bugs Bunny Roadrunner Hour- it always ran immediately after the Curling games.

CBC Saturdays in the winter...3:00 Curling, 5:00 Bugs Bunny, 6:00 Space:1999, 7:00 The Muppet Show, 8:00 HNIC.

19. Not sure about that one- if you can cite an older company still in business I’ll stand corrected.

I know of one for sure...Beretta.

Let me be clear: At least through World War II and well into the Cold War Canada punched well above her weight. These days, Canada is much more on the right track than my country. Say what you will about Health Canada, it appears to me to be a damn sight better than ObamaCare. And I agree that American health care, or rather health insurance policy was and is a mess, but ObamaCare is only going to make things worse.

Cheers.

OK, gotta bite- what happenend that day?

May 5th, 1862

The Yanks came up, burned York (the capital of Upper Canada at the time). THat kinda got our dander up a bit, so: We and the Brits chased the Yanks back past the White House, set it ablaze, then continued chasing the Yanks all the way to the South. At New Orleans, we finally decided to go home, because we were tired of trying to catch after your “fighting men”, so we decided to just go back home. The “Battle of New Orleans” is more Johnny Horton poetic license than what really happened. Look up the Treaty of Ghent (the document that ended the war of 1812), for example. There’s a reason the your Navy, Marines and DHS don`t have armed ships on the Great Lakes... As for the rest of the list, there may have been a bit of embellishment on an item or two, but having lived most of what was written, I can attest to its veracity.

Stuffing an alligator full of canon balls and powdering his behind is much more believable than your version of events. The rest of that list is so full of holes it resembles a slice of Swiss cheese.

I don’t know, it’s pretty heavily socialist up here, people are too used to “free” things, it would be an incredibly hard uphill battle.

Canadians also passed legislation banning certain speech. You guys suck!

Some can usually detect mild sarcasm. Others, I guess, not so much. Now, I guess you're right, racist is not quite exact. Would bigot fit better?

2. True, they do fail all the time. I’m just saying...

3. I love Canadian Football. But the NFL saved the CFL in 1997 with an interest-free loan.

7. Naismith devised basketball while in the employ of the Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA.

12. Can’t anybody take a joke!

14. The Rebellions of 1837 were armed conflicts. The Battle of Montgomery’s Tavern included 1200 regulars and militia. In true Canadian style, a whopping 8 were killed. Many rebels were hanged after the rebellion and 100 were sent to prison.

16. Yes, but you can’t have it both ways. If Basketball is Canadian because Naismith was from there, then you have to give Standard time to the Scots.

19. The Hoshi Ryokan Hotel in Japan goes back to 717. It has been operated by the same family for 46 generations.

The Château de Goulaine has been producing wine in France since 1000.

Prym goes back to 1530 in Germany.

Here’s a list:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_companies

By the way, two guys from Massachusetts helped get the money to start the Hudson Bay Company.

20. At least we had Elvis to make movies about it!

“17. The Hudsons Bay Company once owned Over 10% of the earth’s surface and is still around as the world’s oldest company.”

Um, nope. Not even close. HBC was establish in 1670. Beretta, the Itialian firearms manufacturer was established in 1526 and still going strong.

“8. Apple pie is Canadian “

Um, nope, again. Apple pie dates to at least 1390.

“20. We don’t marry our kin-folk... “

There’s not enough people up there not to!

“17. The Hudsons Bay Company once owned Over 10% of the earth’s surface and is still around as the world’s oldest company.”

Oldest companies list. Seems HBC isn't even in the top 100.

Year	Company	Country of origin	Field
705^[6]	Nisiyama Onsen Keiunkan	Japan	Hotel
717	Hoshi	Japan	Hotel
717	Koman	Japan	Hotel
771^[3][7][8]	Genda Shigyo	Japan	Paper bags
803	St. Peter	Austria	Restaurant
885	Tanaka-Iga	Japan	Religious goods
886	Royal Mint	UK	Mint
970	Nakamura Shaji	Japan	Construction
1000	Goulaine	France	Wine
1000	Marinelli	Italy	Foundry
1009	Sakan	Japan	Hotel
1024	Shumiya	Japan	Religious goods
1040	Weihenstephan	Germany	Brewery
1044	Wieliczka	Poland	Salt
1050	Weltenburger	Germany	Brewery
1074	Affligem	Belgium	Brewery
1075	Takahan	Japan	Hotel
1120	Zum Roten Bären	Germany	Hotel
1123	Taferne	Austria	Hotel
1131	Arolsen	Germany	Brewery
1136	Aberdeen Harbour	UK	Harbour
1141	Ricasoli	Italy	Wine
1141	Sudohonke	Japan	Sake
1160	Tsuen Tea	Japan	Tea
1180	Araya	Japan	Hotel
1184	Fujito	Japan	Confectionery
1184	Kikuoka Chinese Medicine	Japan	Chinese herbology
1189	Ito Tekko	Japan	Metalworking
1190	Tawaraya	Japan	Hotel
1191	Goshobo	Japan	Hotel
1191	Okunobo	Japan	Hotel
1192	Yoshinoya Irokuen	Japan	Hotel
1203	Angel & Royal	UK	Hotel
1211	Schloss Vollrads	Germany	Wine
1239	Interlaken	Switzerland	Hotel
1246	Sanct Peter	Germany	Hotel
1268	Aldersbacher	Germany	Brewery
1270	Frapin	France	Cognac
1270	Hirter	Austria	Brewery
1288	StoraEnso	Sweden	Mining
1295	Barovier&Toso	Italy	Glass

[edit] 1300 to 1399

Year	Company	Country of origin	Field
1300	Kuchlbauer	Germany	Brewery
1300	Orso Grigio	Italy	Hotel
1300	Toftaholm	Sweden	Hotel
1304	Pilgrim Haus	Germany	Hotel
1308	Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren	Germany	Brewery
1311	Notoya	Japan	Hotel
1312	Higashiya	Japan	Hotel
1314	Garley	Germany	Brewery
1314	Zum Riesen	Germany	Restaurant
1318	Rats	Germany	Pharmacy
1318	Sion	Germany	Restaurant
1319	Sankogan	Japan	Pharmacy
1326	Richard de Bas	France	Paper
1328	Augustiner	Germany	Brewery
1328	Kremnica	Slovakia	Mint
1329	Kanbukuro	Japan	Confectionery
1333	Oettinger Beer	Germany	Brewery
1334	Gmachl	Austria	Hotel
1335	Karthäuserhof	Germany	Wine
1337	Maruya	Japan	Miso
1340	Brand	Netherlands	Brewery
1342	Eggenberg	Austria	Brewery
1346	Goldene Gans	Germany	Brewery
1346	Takata	Japan	Textile
1349	Shiose	Japan	Confectionery
1350	Schmidberger	Austria	Blacksmith
1352	Gewandhaus	Germany	Restaurant
1354	Zum Weinberg	Germany	Restaurant
1363	Franziskaner	Germany	Brewery
1364	Löwen	Germany	Pharmacy
1366	Stella Artois	Belgium	Brewery
1368	Uiro	Japan	Pharmacy
1369	Torrini	Italy	Jewelry
1375	Al Cappello Rosso	Italy	Hotel
1378	Einbecker	Germany	Brewery
1380	Gastagwirt	Austria	Hotel
1380	Roter Hahn	Germany	Hotel
1383	Löwenbräu	Germany	Brewery
1385	Antinori	Italy	Wine
1386	Riegele	Germany	Brewery
1389	Engel	Switzerland	Pharmacy
1390	Goldener Adler	Austria	Hotel
1394	Allgäuer Brauhaus	Germany	Brewery
1395	Namariichi	Japan	Chemicals
1396	Gaffel Kölsch	Germany	Brewery
1397	Spaten	Germany	Brewery
1398	Schnupp	Germany	Restaurant
1399	Stein	Austria	Hotel

[edit] 1400 to 1499

Year	Company	Country of origin	Field
1405	Ratskeller Bremen	Germany	Restaurant
1405	Schlenkerla	Germany	Brewery
1410	Schremser	Austria	Brewery
1412	Zum Goldenen Sternen	Switzerland	Restaurant
1413	Zum Stachel	Germany	Restaurant
1415	Raeapteek	Estonia	Pharmacy
1417	Hacker-Pschorr	Germany	Brewery
1418	Krone	Switzerland	Hotel
1418	Krumbad	Germany	Bathing
1419	Barbarossa Hotel	Germany	Hotel
1421	Kameya Mutsu	Japan	Confectionery
1423	Schwanen	Germany	Pharmacy
1426	Mühle Sting	Germany	Mill
1428	Ichijoh	Japan	Hotel
1428	Saku	Japan	Hotel
1430	Kronen	Germany	Brewery
1431	Bratwurst-Röslein	Germany	Restaurant
1435	Schloss Sommerhausen	Germany	Wine
1436	Wernesgrüner	Germany	Brewery
1438	Andechs	Germany	Restaurant
1439	Weideneder	Germany	Brewery
1439	Zum Goldenen Anker	Germany	Hotel
1445	Gebrüder Weiss	Austria	Transport
1447	Griechenbeisl	Austria	Restaurant
1447	Hotel Krone	Austria	Hotel
1447	Zötler	Germany	Brewery
1450	Weisses Rössl	Austria	Hotel
1458	Zum Schwan	Germany	Hotel
1461	Friedels Keller	Germany	Brewery
1461	Hotel Lilie	Italy	Hotel
1461	Surugaya	Japan	Confectionery
1462	Eck	Germany	Brewery
1463	Geska	Switzerland	Cheese
1465	Ferienweingut Kilburg	Germany	Wine
1465	Owariya	Japan	Restaurant
1466	Brauereiwirtschaft Berg	Germany	Restaurant
1472	Bad Osterfingen	Switzerland	Restaurant
1472	Hirschgasse	Germany	Hotel
1472	Monte dei Paschi di Siena	Italy	Bank
1472	Stamm	Germany	Knives
1473	Steiger	Slovakia	Brewery
1475	La Rochere	France	Glass
1477	Gyokuundo	Japan	Confectionery
1477	Hirzinger	Germany	Hotel
1477	Ratskeller Erfurt	Germany	Restaurant
1478	Warka	Poland	Brewery
1483	Sonne, Winterthur	Switzerland	Hotel
1485	Krone	Germany	Restaurant
1487	Hiraizumi	Japan	Sake
1488	Rathbornes Candles	Ireland	Candles
1491	Sommerhuber	Austria	Ceramics
1492	Haeberlein	Germany	Bakery
1495	Coussergues	France	Wine
1497	Barthels Hof	Germany	Restaurant
1498	Goldenes Posthorn	Germany	Restaurant
1498	Shore Porters	Scotland	Transport
1499	U Fleku	Czech Republic	Brewery

[edit] 1500 to 1599

Year	Company	Country of origin	Field
1500	Schwarzer Adler	Austria	Hotel
1500	Ubaldo Grazia	Italy	Pottery
1501	Fukkodo	Japan	Brushes
1502	Chigira Jinsentei	Japan	Hotel
1502	Tsutaya	Japan	Confectionery
1503	Hacklwirt	Austria	Restaurant
1506	Herold	Czech Republic	Brewery
1514	Trinity House	UK	Lighthouse
1516	Zeilinger	Austria	Metalworking
1517	Krusovice	Czech Republic	Brewery
1517	Salzbergwerk Berchtesgaden	Germany	Salt
1520	Gessner	Germany	Brewery
1520	Hof auf der Lieth	Germany	Farm
1521	Spiegelau	Germany	Glass
1524	Schöllnitzer	Germany	Distillery
1525	Auerbachs Keller Leipzig	Germany	Restaurant
1526	Bären Twann	Switzerland	Hotel
1526	Beretta	Italy	Firearms
1526	Bratwurst Herzle	Germany	Restaurant
1530	Prym	Germany	Metalworking
1532	Yamaji	Japan	Sake
1533	Klosterbräu	Germany	Restaurant
1533	Zvon	Czech Republic	Hotel
1534	Ur Krostitzer	Germany	Brewery
1535	Gottsmannsgrüner	Germany	Brewery
1535	Schiffergesellschaft	Germany	Restaurant
1538	Liu Bi Ju	China	pickles
1540	Senno	Japan	Sake
1541	John Brooke	UK	Office park
1542	Urs und Viktor	Switzerland	Restaurant
1542	Wolferstetter	Germany	Brewery
1543	Köstritzer	Germany	Brewery
1543	Oranjeboom	Netherlands	Brewery
1548	Can Bonastre	Spain	Wine
1548	Ottomühle	Germany	Restaurant
1548	Yoshinokawa	Japan	Sake
1550	Gasthof Herold	Germany	Brewery
1550	Konishi	Japan	Sake
1550	Riess	Austria	Metal working
1550	Sasaiya	Japan	Confectionery
1551	Codorníu	Spain	Wine
1551	Daikokuya	Japan	Hotel
1552	Fonjallaz	Switzerland	Wine
1553	Piesslinger	Austria	Aluminium
1555	Chiso	Japan	Clothing
1556	Moxon Huddersfield	United Kingdom	Cloth
1559	Kastner	Austria	Confectionery
1559	Kawakami	Japan	Foods
1560	Aritsugu	Japan	Kitchen knives
1560	Nabeya	Japan	Metal working
1560	Okamoto	Japan	Iron
1561	Achkarren Krone	Germany	Hotel
1563	Tamura	Japan	Hotel
1564	Svijany	Czech Republic	Brewery
1566	Nishikawa	Japan	Beds
1567	Acrobräu	Germany	Brewery
1568	Kichijiya	Japan	Oil
1568	Poschinger	Germany	Glass
1569	Edegger-Tax	Austria	Bakery
1570	Einhorn Apothecary	Germany	Pharmacy
1570	Klaster	Czech Republic	Brewery
1570	Whitechapel	UK	Foundry
1572	Royal Tichelaar Makkum	Netherlands	Ceramics
1573	Fischhaus Dresden	Germany	Restaurant
1573	Minowa	Japan	Lacquerware
1573	Pfahnl	Austria	Miller
1573	Pivovar Kutná Hora	Czech Republic	Brewery
1574	Glossner	Germany	Brewery
1575	Hamadaya	Japan	Lacquerware
1575	Lucas Bols	Netherlands	Distillery
1575	Kadoya	Japan	Brewery
1575	Los Lingues	Chile	Ranch
1575	Meboso Hachirobei	Japan	Artificial flies
1575	Ueda Gohei	Japan	Chemicals
1575	Yanagiya	Japan	Confectionery
1576	Heihachi Jaya	Japan	Restaurant
1576	Kishigon	Japan	Hotel
1577	Kobaien	Japan	Brushes
1578	Holzhausen	Austria	Printing
1578	Klett	Germany	Firearms
1579	Kiguraya	Japan	Clothing
1582	Hatano	Japan	Paint
1582	Indenya	Japan	Leather
1582	Koju	Japan	Incense
1582	La Tour d'Argent	France	Restaurant
1582	Onomichi	Japan	Vinegar
1582	Tamaruya	Japan	Udon
1582	Thorbräu	Germany	Brewery
1583	Gnomenkeller	Germany	Restaurant
1584	Cemberlitas	Turkey	Turkish Bath
1584	Dragseths	Germany	Restaurant
1584	Erizen	Japan	Clothing
1584	Gosset	France	Champagne
1584	Hahnemühle	Germany	Paper
1584	Kikuya	Japan	Confectionery
1584	Yamato Intec	Japan	Metalworking
1585	Kiennast	Austria	Supermarket
1585	Kikuya	Japan	Confectionery
1585	Mercros	Japan	Retailing
1585	Schlitzer	Germany	Distillery
1585	Tenshoen	Japan	Tea
1586	Marioboselli	Italy	Cloth
1586	Matsui	Japan	Construction
1586	Metzger	Germany	Bakery
1586	Oxford University Press	UK	Publishing
1587	Chogoromochi	Japan	Confectionery
1587	Josuian	Japan	Confectionery
1589	Graberhof	Germany	Hotel
1589	Hofbräuhaus	Germany	Restaurant
1589	Kloserbrauerei	Germany	Brewery
1589	Piesers	Germany	Restaurant
1590	Au-Hallertau	Germany	Brewery
1590	Berenberg	Germany	Bank
1590	Ibasen	Japan	Fans
1590	Lana	France	Paper
1590	Sumitomo	Japan	Mining
1590	Weichselbaum	Germany	Metal working
1591	Durtnell	UK	Construction
1593	Meimon Sakai	Japan	Sake
1594	Kungyokudo	Japan	Incense
1594	Specht	Germany	Restaurant
1594	Zum Kreuz	Switzerland	Hotel
1595	Alte Taverne	Germany	Restaurant
1596	Chojiya	Japan	Restaurant
1596	Ed Meier	Germany	Shoes
1596	Gögginger	Germany	Brewery
1596	Osiander	Germany	Bookstore
1596	Oteramochi	Japan	Confectionery
1596	Strehly	Austria	Confectionery
1596	Tazen	Japan	Metal
1596	Toshimaya	Japan	Sake
1596	Kojima	Japan	Sake
1596	Unkaen	Japan	Tea
1597	Kuwanaya	Japan	Confectionery
1597	Mostrose	Switzerland	Restaurant
1597	Uzu Kyumeigan	Japan	Pharmacy
1598	Chinjukan	Japan	Pottery
1598	Imoto	Japan	Pharmacy
1598	Watahan	Japan	Construction
1599	Boun	Japan	Hotel
1599	Grassmayr	Austria	Bells
1599	Mulliner	UK	Coachbuilder
1599	Umai	Japan	Chemicals

[edit] 1600 to 1649

Year	Company	Country of origin	Field
1600	Kani	Japan	Soy sauce
1600	Kawamata	Japan	Pharmacy
1600	Kimura	Japan	Clothing
1600	Toraya Confectionery	Japan	Confectionery
1601	Hazama	Japan	Sake
1601	Tissiman	UK	Clothing
1602	Goldener Karpfen	Germany	Hotel
1602	Goto	Japan	Sake
1602	Gundel	Germany	Brewery
1602	Hozokan	Japan	Bookstore
1602	Migita	Japan	Sake
1602	Yomeishu	Japan	Sake
1603	Chateau Auvernier	Switzerland	Wine
1603	Hirose	Japan	Metal
1603	Kuragi	Japan	Farm equipment
1603	Nemoto	Japan	Sake
1603	Sato	Japan	Miso
1603	Shobido	Japan	Butsudan
1603	Tölzer	Germany	Brewery
1603	Tsukasabotan	Japan	Sake
1603	Unsuido	Japan	Confectionery
1604	Hirsch Hotel Gehrung	Germany	Hotel
1604	Ishicho	Japan	Stonemasonry
1604	Kikuchi Hojudo	Japan	Ironworks
1606	Yodo	Japan	Woodworking
1607	Adachiya	Japan	Hotel
1607	Ammerndorfer	Germany	Mill
1607	Leve	Germany	Restaurant
1607	Schleppe	Austria	Brewery
1607	Schlosswirt Zu Anif	Austria	Hotel
1607	Wilhelm Blaul	Germany	Wine
1608	Kikyoya Orii	Japan	Confectionery
1608	Kimura	Japan	Retailing
1609	Asano Taiko	Japan	Drums
1609	Klampfleuthner	Germany	Pottery
1609	Kloster Ettal	Germany	Brewery
1609	Ritterbräu	Austria	Brewery
1609	Wolff	Austria	Wine
1610	Takenaka	Japan	Construction
1611	Matsuzakaya	Japan	Retailing
1611	Meimondo Chihara	Japan	Confectionery
1611	Miyoshi	Japan	Paper lantern
1611	Weisse Lilie	Italy	Hotel
1612	Meien	Japan	Salt
1612	Santa Maria Novella	Italy	Pharmacy
1613	Mellerio	France	Jewelry
1613	Sauerländer's	Germany	Publisher
1614	Klein	Germany	Wine
1615	Akamatsu	Japan	Pharmacy
1615	Aoki	Japan	Shipping
1615	Cartiera Mantovana	Italy	Papermaking
1615	Eirakuya	Japan	Retailing
1615	Furuhata	Japan	Hotel
1615	Grolsch	Netherlands	Brewery
1615	Hankeido	Japan	Ink brushes
1615	Kimura	Japan	Sake
1615	Komeya	Japan	Pharmacy
1615	Maruei	Japan	Retailing
1615	Morino	Japan	Pharmacy
1615	Yanagiya	Japan	Cosmetics
1616	Genemon	Japan	Pottery
1616	Higeta	Japan	Soy sauce
1616	Vopak	Netherlands	Storage and Distribution
1616	Wildbräu	Germany	Brewery
1616	Wittmann	Germany	Brewery
1617	Himmelbauer	Austria	Wine
1617	Kameya Kiyonaga	Japan	Confectionery
1617	Mannendo	Japan	Confectionery
1617	Voss	Germany	Magazine
1618	Schwanen	Germany	Pharmacy
1618	Zum Schwarzen Kameel	Austria	Restaurant
1619	Kitashina	Japan	Foods
1619	Tengu	Japan	Jewelry
1619	Uno	Japan	Sake
1620	Croix D'or et Poste	Switzerland	Hotel
1620	Spindler	Germany	Wine
1620	Toraya	Japan	Confectionery
1621	Zur Letzten Instanz	Germany	Restaurant
1622	Hirschen	Switzerland	Hotel
1622	Hiya	Japan	Pharmacy
1623	Hirase	Japan	Sake
1623	Kamotsuru	Japan	Sake
1623	Schilling	Germany	Wine
1623	Avedis Zildjian Company	Turkey	Musical Instruments
1624	Akashiya	Japan	Ink brushes
1624	Fukusaya	Japan	Castella
1624	Okubo Nishinochaya	Japan	Soba
1624	Otaya	Japan	Foods
1624	Karacho	Japan	Paper
1624	Komaruya	Japan	Uchiwa
1624	Marui	Japan	Cloth
1624	Sato^{[disambiguation needed ]}	Japan	Artificial flowers
1624	Shiroganeya	Japan	Hotel
1624	Shobun	Japan	Vinegar
1624	Zum Heidenberg	Germany	Hotel
1625	Aogen	Japan	Miso
1625	Fukumitsuya	Japan	Sake
1625	Fukuzumi	Japan	Hotel
1625	Iwanumaya	Japan	Hotel
1625	Morihachi	Japan	Confectionery
1625	Paul Schunk	Germany	Wine
1625	Renato Gamba	Italy	Firearms
1625	Sakura Masamune	Japan	Sake
1625	Toa	Japan	Sake
1625	Yagenbori	Japan	Shichimi
1626	Bräu am Berg	Germany	Brewery
1626	Haig	UK	Scotch
1626	Hayashi	Japan	Sake
1626	Oohara	Japan	Confectionery
1626	Rikyuen	Japan	Tea
1626	Zur Forelle	Germany	Restaurant
1627	Kotohira Kadan	Japan	Hotel
1627	Paulaner	Germany	Brewery
1628	Edoya	Japan	Hotel
1628	Lammsbräu	Germany	Brewery
1628	Schwan	Germany	Hotel
1628	Todaya	Japan	Confectionery
1628	Winkler	Germany	Restaurant
1628	Yachiya	Japan	Sake
1629	Horiguchi	Japan	Construction
1629	Tyskie	Poland	Brewery
1630	Akerblads	Sweden	Hotel
1630	Chidoriya	Japan	Confectionery
1630	Graf Arco	Germany	Brewery
1630	Ichinoyu	Japan	Hotel
1630	Kikkoman	Japan	Foods
1630	Kolm	Germany	Bakery
1630	Sonne Eintracht	Germany	Hotel
1630	Wirt am Berg	Austria	Restaurant
1632	Brücken Keller	Germany	Restaurant
1632	Schwechater	Austria	Brewery
1632	Yusaya	Japan	Hotel
1632	Zum Ochsen	Germany	Restaurant
1632	Tuttle's Red Barn	United States	Farm
1634	Albrecht	Germany	Metal working
1634	Nagamochiya	Japan	Confectionery
1634	Ryoguchiya Korekiyo	Japan	Confectionery
1635	Dreikönigshof	Germany	Wine
1635	Honjin	Japan	Hotel
1635	Maruyama	Japan	Woodworking
1635	Morikawa	Japan	Somen
1635	NHA	Germany	Nickel
1635	Regenfuß	Germany	Nursery
1636	Maxlrainer	Germany	Brewery
1637	Gekkeikan	Japan	Sake
1637^[9]	Okutan (Tofu Restaurant)	Japan	Restaurant
1638	Einbecker Blaudruck	Germany	Linen
1638	Fürst	Germany	Wine
1638	Kizya	Japan	Office equipment
1638	Langman	Netherlands	Rope
1638	Shiratamaya Shinzaburo	Japan	Confectionery
1638	Shirley Plantation	United States	Farm
1639^[10]	Fieldview Farm	United States	Farm
1639	Hugel	France	Wine
1639	Shimogoten	Japan	Hotel
1639	Tsuruya	Japan	Confectionery
1639	Wagnersche	Austria	Bookstore
1640	Fromholzer	Austria	Linen
1640	Tanaka	Japan	Sake
1641	Bickelmaier	Germany	Wine
1641	Sasajima	Japan	Tools
1641	Sonne	Switzerland	Hotel
1641	Spreitzer	Germany	Wine
1642	Bilsener	Germany	Insurance
1642	Elfenhof	Austria	Wine
1642	Hof	Germany	Pharmacy
1642	Kagetsu	Japan	Restaurant
1643	Rüttger	Germany	Wine
1644	Bucher	Germany	Brewery
1644	Stockholm	Germany	Hotel
1644	Tsukioka	Japan	Hotel
1645	Daishin	Japan	Hotel
1645	Hachomiso	Japan	Miso
1645	Post- och Inrikes Tidningar	Sweden	Newspaper
1645	Red Lion (Uxbridge)	UK	Hotel
1645	Ritter	Germany	Brewery
1645	Shohokuen	Japan	Tea
1645	Shotoku	Japan	Sake
1645	Yamasa	Japan	Soy sauce
1646	Bofors	Sweden	Defense
1648	Kojima	Japan	Paper
1649	Bischofshof	Germany	Brewery
1649	Chivite	Spain	Wine
1649	Falter	Germany	Brewery
1649	Fiskars	Finland	Blades
1649	Marukan	Japan	Vinegar
1649	Trautwein	Germany	Wine

[edit] 1650 to 1699

Year	Company	Country of origin	Field
1650	Autenrieder	Germany	Brewery
1650	Fachwerk 33	Germany	Restaurant
1650	Kaganoi	Japan	Sake
1650	Post	Germany	Brewery
1650	Yukawa	Japan	Sake
1651	Emmerich	Germany	Wine
1651	Koshuya	Japan	Dolls
1651	Lauterbacher	Germany	Brewery
1653	Ozu	Japan	Paper
1653	Royal Delft	Netherlands	Porcelain
1653	Sushiman	Japan	Sushi
1653	Totsuka	Japan	Sake
1654	Faust	Germany	Brewery
1654	Huyghe	Belgium	Brewery
1654	Orkla	Norway	Conglomerate
1655	Emery Farm	United States	Farm
1655	Henninger Brewery	Germany	Brewery
1655	Tanaka	Japan	Sake
1655	Tobaya	Japan	Strings
1655	Zanini	Italy	Wrought iron
1656	Au Bijou	Switzerland	Jewelry
1656	Haarlems Dagblad	Netherlands	Newspaper
1656	Kasen	Japan	Kiln
1656	Kogatanaya	Japan	Dolls
1657	Baieido	Japan	Incense
1657	Everlth	Japan	Pharmaceutical
1657	Hirschbräu	Germany	Brewery
1657	Kitagawa Honke	Japan	Sake
1657	Nakayama Doll	Japan	Dolls
1657	Ulefos	Norway	Foundry
1658	Arikawa	Japan	Pharmaceutical
1658	Hirai	Japan	Sake
1658	Nishioka Kinryo	Japan	Chemicals
1658	Ohki	Japan	Pharmaceutical
1658	Shuzui	Japan	Weighing scales
1659	Asadaya	Japan	Hotel
1659	Asadaya Ihei	Japan	Restaurant
1659	Harise	Japan	Restaurant
1659	Hinoki	Japan	Printing
1659	Kagiya	Japan	Fireworks
1659	Kiku Masamune	Japan	Sake
1659	Mochibun	Japan	Confectionery
1659	Okamaya	Japan	Metal
1659	Somaya	Japan	Stationery
1659	Tsuchiya	Japan	Paper lanterns
1660	Chimatsushima	Japan	Sake
1660	Petit & Fritsen	Netherlands	Foundry
1661	Asaka	Japan	Tools
1661	Ejima	Japan	Tea
1661	Inoueki	Japan	Chemicals
1661	Kameya Sakyo	Japan	Moxibustion
1661	Schilz	German	Ceramics
1661	Selbach	Germany	Wine
1661	Uchigasaki	Japan	Sake
1661	Zohiko	Japan	Lacquerware
1662	Matsuzakaya	Japan	Hotel
1662	Miyasaka	Japan	Miso
1662	Moririn	Japan	Cloth
1662	Rössle	Germany	Hotel
1662	Shirokiya	Japan	Retailing
1662	Tatsuuma Honke	Japan	Sake
1662	Usui	Japan	Department store
1662	Van Eeghen	Netherlands	Foods
1663	Hirsch	Germany	Pharmacy
1663	Hofmann	Germany	Brewery
1663	Ihan	Japan	Tatami
1663	Krawany	Germany	Retailing
1663	Kyukyodo	Japan	Pharmacy
1663	Matsumoto	Japan	Chemicals
1663	Moriroku	Japan	Chemicals
1663	Shimakawa	Japan	Confectionery
1663	Zhang Xiaoquan	China	Scissors
1664	Daisan	Japan	Real estate
1664	Kronenbourg	France	Brewery
1664	Schwarze & Schlichte	Germany	Distillery
1665	Gubernija	Lithuania	Brewery
1665	London Gazette	UK	Newspaper
1665	Morita	Japan	Brewery
1665	Okazaki	Japan	Sake
1665	Saint-Gobain	France	Conglomerate
1666	Robert Noble	UK	Cloth
1666	Sato	Japan	Supermarket
1666	Spink	UK	Numismatics
1666	Wieninger	Germany	Brewery
1666	Yaegaki	Japan	Sake
1666	Yuasa	Japan	Trading
1667	Seaside Inn & Cottages	United States	Hotel
1669	Hof Roxin	Germany	Butcher
1669	Iseya	Japan	Hotel
1669	Tong Ren Tang	China	Pharmacy
1669	Okaya	Japan	Trading
1669	Zum Adler Breisach	Germany	Restaurant
1669	Zum Kreuz	Switzerland	Hotel

Um, nope. Not even close. HBC was establish in 1670. Beretta, the Itialian firearms manufacturer was established in 1526 and still going strong.

As an ongoing service organization, the Catholic Church is probably the oldest in the Western Hemisphere.

Excellent point. The Catholic Church was established at least no later than 313.

“21. We invented...Velcro, “

Nope. invented in 1948 by the Swiss electrical engineer George de Mestral in Switzerland. Sorry, nothing Canadian about it.

“21. We invented ski-doos, jet-skis”

Nope, again. Invented by Clayton Jacobson from Arizona, USA. Kawasaki created the first modern day jet-ski and patented and trademarked the name in the US. I even owned on of the first 440cc models they made. Jet-skis are completely American.