What British “colonialism”?

Vincent J. Curtis

8 May 23

RE: King deeply aligned with Canadian priorities. CP story by Morgan Lowrie.  The Hamilton Spectator 8 May 23.

There is something faintly ridiculous about Prime Minister Trudeau claiming that King Charles is deeply aligned with Canadian, that is to say, his priorities; in particular, with “the problems created by British colonial history in Canada.”

Canada would not exist but for colonialism, French colonialism; which began with the founding of New France in 1603.  New France became a possession of the British Crown in 1763, and was renamed Quebec in the 1774 Quebec Act.  The first settlers in what we now call Ontario were not British, but Americans, who, as United Empire Loyalists, were seeking under the British Crown protection from retribution by their former neighbours.

British authorities began purchasing land from and reaching agreements with the Indian bands found “in possession” of the lands of Upper Canada after the Constitution Act, 1791.  British regular settlement of Upper Canada was on land acquired by purchase and mutual consent.

After 1867, Canada purchased Rupert’s Land from the Hudson’s Bay Company, and began the process of creating provinces, and reaching treaty agreements with the Indian bands found “in possession.”  And this was how the Canadian Northwest was settled: by treaty.

Perhaps the Indians of today curse their ancestors for not striking a harder bargain, and they redirect their anger at Canada.  Reconciliation is a con, to get more money and power that their ancestors did not get, and likely wouldn’t have gotten.  A veto over Canadian policy by illiterate, utterly uneducated, and self-appointed savages?  Sorry, no.

The problems created by British colonial history in Canada are quite small, and is a deflection from the problems being of Canadian and especially Liberal origin.

His Majesty would be greatly embarrassed to do anything like apologizing for the alleged evils allegedly done in the name of his ancestors.

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Canada is 156 years old in 2023.  That's 52 years longer than Canada was a British colonial possession (1763-1867).  It's about time the effeminate Hamlet's in Ottawa manfully accept responsibility for Canada's existence and condition.