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I am curious concerning the origin of the notion that the United States is Canada’s protector, that without their military protection Canada would be invaded. First of all, historically, the land that is now Canada has only ever been invaded by one entity: that which is now the United States. I put it that way, because the ransacking of early ‘Canadian’ settlements was carried out by the thirteen colonies of New England before either country was established. The land invasion

Cabot family home in Venice (1488) and their view across the harbour. The Grand Canal in Venice Strozzi Palace in Milan

The excellent and erudite book Fantasyland by Kirk Anderson points out an American tendency toward self-styling distortion. Most of that, such as the fairy-tale rendering of the pilgrims and the natives, is entirely their business. However, regarding the Age of Discovery, there has been an effective smothering of the truth – which, because of the inundation of US influence, has actually diverted Canadians from their own history, or left us with a diminished view of its import