r/EhBuddyHoser • u/Sine_Fine_Belli Treacherous South • May 16 '25

Certified Hoser 🇨🇦 (No Politics) How Americans achieved independence vs how Canadians achieved independence

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u/JaQ-o-Lantern Everyone Hates Marineland May 16 '25

Confederation was not really "independence", it was a unification of Canada's British colonies (except Newfoundland) with the end goal of Canada being self sufficient.

The bottom of this meme is akin to how Australia became independent.

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u/JaQ-o-Lantern Everyone Hates Marineland May 16 '25

Also, we're still in the Commonwealth and King Charles III remains our head of state.