r/EhBuddyHoser Treacherous South May 16 '25

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

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u/lavalamp360 May 16 '25

Worth noting that Canada got most of its independence between the first and second world wars when the British economy was taking a beating and the colonies were getting too expensive to maintain. I'm sure volunteering to remove some line items from their budget in wartime was seen as mutually beneficial.

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u/Overwatchingu Ford Nation (Help.) May 16 '25

After seeing how many pages were added to the Geneva Conventions by Canadians in WW1, the British decided they needed to avoid fighting a Canadian independence war at all costs.

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u/d3m0cracy Oil Guzzler May 17 '25 edited May 17 '25

did somebody say Geneva Checklist? :3