Who mourns the fallen soldiers of Ridgeway? Most Canadians have probably never heard of the Battle of Ridgeway, waged 150 years ago near Fort Erie, Ontario but what’s the Trudeau government’s excuse?
The 1866 battle saw Canadian patriots up against an invading force of about 800 Irish-Americans known as the Fenian Brotherhood who hoped to temporarily take Canada hostage to force the UK out of Ireland.
The Fenians were met by volunteer militias like the Queen’s Own Rifles and the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry. They were shopkeepers, school teachers, university students and farm boys facing heavily-armed, battle-hardened Civil War Vets.
It was the first modern industrial-era battle fought by Canadians and the last one fought in Ontario against foreign invaders.
It proved enormously significant to Canada’s formation when the colonies realized they could defend themselves rather than rely on Britain. Canada was born just 13 months after the battle.
Not everyone forgot.
About 5,000 participated in the sesquicentennial events in Fort Erie earlier this month. It was a grand affair with several dignitaries attending, including Mayor Wayne Redekopof, NDP MPP Wayne Gates, and CPC MP Rob Nicholson.
Absent were any representatives of the Federal government.
The snub by the Trudeau Liberals was shocking. Given the importance of this battle to confederation, one would’ve expected perhaps the PM or at least the Minister of Defence to be there but they were AWOL.
I contacted Peter Vronsky, author of “Ridgeway: The American Fenian Invasion and the 1866 Battle That Made Canada”. He said not only did no federal minister attend but financial support from the Confederation celebration fund was refused on the grounds that commemorations will focus on “multiculturalism”, not military events, prompting Vronsky to quip:
“I guess the Irish invading Canada is not multicultural enough for them.”
Watch as I explain both the official excuses and the unspoken speculation for why the Liberals weren’t there.
Whatever the reason, celebrating men who made the ultimate sacrifice at Ridgeway should transcend politics.
That didn’t happen with the ruling Liberals and that’s a disgrace, especially for those who died 150 years ago fighting for this country.
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If only more people could see and more importantly understand that multiculturalism is OK but it should never usurp the existing cultures and prohibit signs and icons of other cultures.
Did any mohammedan, sikh/east-indian, tamil, chinese, filipino, black-african, made any contributions to the creation of Confederation?
We need to get rid of these politically correct politicians & their policies ASAP.
Irrespective of their political affiliation; libs, dippers, cons all are same, they all have one common goal (taking different approach to confuse & manipulate Canadian voters) demise of Canadian heritage its culture & values.
You can’t have a Nation without being proud of its rich heritage, its distinct culture & superior values.
‘Multiculturalism’ is like a bog it’ll take down anybody who steps in it.
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Muslims often insist that other religions are just as violent as theirs and that the bigger problem is “Islamophobia”.
We put that narrative to the rest each Ramadan with a running count of ALL terror attacks categorized by motive.
Motive – Terror in the name of Islam………………..Attacks = 60….…….Kills = 472
Motive – All other religions combined …………….Attacks = 0…………Kills = 0
Motive – By Islamophobes…………………………….Attacks = 0…………Kills = 0
Source: TheReligionofPeace.com
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If there was so much as a liberal tomcat present within a hundred mile radius of the battlefield, there would have been an eight thousand person contingent representing today’s liberal government present at the ceremonies claiming that they had fought bravely to stop the enemy in their tracks.
You stupid Canadians chose an asshole that is out to destroy Canada as we know it – much like Obama was out to “fundamentally change the US”.
Of course, Obama has created the biggest financial mess in US history – Americans hate his fucking guts.
Stupid Canadians – you never learn – you keep choosing marxists and wonder why the country turns into theft and corruption shortly thereafter.
Liberals are humans with rotten DNA.
This celebration of ‘multiculturalism’ will be the death of Canadian culture and Canadian history. Trudeau and his French party have a vested interest in destroying all vestiges of traditional Canada and is shows no more clearly than here.
Also, the backwardness of Ridgeway is displayed by their having an event that suggests Canada had a history before the holy annointment of Papa Doc Trudeau in 1968. Really, how ignorant can they be by suggesting something historically significant to Canada occurred in 1866? No wonder Baby Doc did not send a representative.
It’s understandable Liberals would not celebrate Canada’s tradition of the armed citizen since they have been so desperately been trying to rewrite our past to suit their anti-traditional agendas.