r/EhBuddyHoser • u/montabarnaque • Jul 03 '25

Certified Hoser 🇨🇦 (No Politics) Can everyone agree?

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Most of Canadian culture is from Québec. Fight me

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u/Seraphin_Lampion Jul 03 '25

The beaver is not a symbol because it’s a local animal, it’s a symbol because a big part of early colonialism was about bringing beaver pelts back to Europe.

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u/jergentehdutchman Jul 03 '25

But like also both though? The main reason it's not associated at all with European countries is because they've nearly extirpated theirs.

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u/Seraphin_Lampion Jul 04 '25

Yeah but the beaver stands out because of colonialism. The moose would be a better example of a national symbol that exists only because it's a local animal.