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    ... the defeat of the US military assault on the Canadas is seen as an important stage in the development of a distinct Canadian identity. Note how the 200th Anniversary Royal Canadian Mint silver dollar features a British sergeant, a Voltigeur Canadien, and an Iroquois warrior.

    Is there a source for these words ascribed to the 13 year old Jacob Cline?

    >>The Americans were in high spirits, and when I said I was Canadian, one of the officers laughed and said, "You’ll soon be under the Yankey government, my boy." I was sassy, like most boys of my age, and I said, "I’m not so sure about that." <<

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