The Vimy Myth

"In reality our coming of age as a country with its own military was during the Boer War, in South Africa. Where we sent our first indpendent contingents of troops, which included the mustering of the Alberta based Lord Strathcona's Horse."

Wasn't there a near-revolution in Quebec at that time because people supported the South African Republic and the Orange Free State Republic, and did not want to go fight on behalf of Queen Victoria's imperialism?

"The myth of Vimy Ridge is that it was Canada's military coming of age."

No, it was the militaries coming of age, it was the first time Canadian Generals (not British) led Canadain soldiers into battle.

Just a note too: If you get rid of a whole lot of icons and graphics on the left side of your blog, it won't take 10 minutes to load.



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"I think it's important to always carry enough technology to restart civilization, should it be necessary." Mark Tilden

Yes the Quecbecois launched the first of the movements against conscription and protests against the Boer War as a British Imperialist war. The fight against conscription in Quebec continued through WWI and WWII.