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Yes, and a merci to M Trudeau. may he rest in peace I am thankful to all the anglophones and allophones who helped me keep my province in my country. For weeks before the referundum I was sick with fear and I cried (and still get teary) when the votes were tallied and I knew I was still going to be Canadian that day and the day after that, and the day after that.
Imagine somebody taking away your, oh how do you say patrie in English, your homeland is the best term I think.
Sniff - I need a Kleenex, I'll be back.
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I agree with you Bean about our mixed heritage. On my mom's side: Irish, English, French (Canadian and, way back, France) On my dad's side: French (Canadian and, way back, France), Native Canadian, and U.S. deserter & philanderer (great grandpa loved to make love, not war...but that is an other story  .)
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Many years ago I read about Canada having program to encourage birth rate by a subsidy. The Indians were happy to benefit from it, and drink up the subsidy check immediately after it arrived. One Indian had the deplorable discourtesy to depart just before it was his turn to buy a round of drinks for the crowd. The others got to discussing this one day after his departure. One critic capped the discussion by remarking: "And come to think of it, he wouldn't be getting the check if I didn't help him out."
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I think most of us are a mixed breed these days. I know my mom's family all came from Germany, but my grandparents were both the first generation U.S. born. And dad's family, who still live in Canada, were of German, French and Irish decent. My dad became a U.S. citizen in 1956 shortly after he and mom married.
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Dash & blast tsuwm, no Oz or Zild stats here. Wonder if we've got anything like that up here ... [off-she-goes-a-googling-e]
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Think I am a classic case of "old-school" immigration: my parents - both British. Well....as far as we know. My dad was 1/4 Welsh, so I'm 1/8 Welsh, right?! (I cling to that!) And Mum was adopted, so us kiddies could be part ANYTHING (I cling to that, too!). I like to think I could be part Russian, or part Italian, or part Greek, or part who-knows-what..... 
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Any other Canadians on Board wanna share their background? (Yes, I know we will suffer from small sample size, but we can try!)
Alas, I fear that my children will fit the stereotype. My wife's ancestors emigrated to Canada from Normandy in in the late 1600's, my mother's ancestors from Scotland in the late 1700's to early 1800's, and my father (born in Jinja) arrived in 1942.
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I tried finding the info but got lost in pages about Parliament and MPs and the House of Commons.
Bean,
Here is a link to the late Senator Eugene Forsey's book, "How Canadians Govern Themselves.
{http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/library/idb/forsey/intro-e.htm)
To quote from the book. One of the right and freedoms guaranteed by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is:
Democratic rights (for example, the right of every citizen to vote for the House of Commons and the provincial legislative assembly, and the right to elections at least every five years, though in time of real or apprehended war, invasion or insurrection, the life of a federal or provincial legislature may be prolonged by a two-thirds vote of the Commons or legislative assembly).
This is a very interesting book and I am going to make sure my children have read it before they finish elementary school.
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how do you say patrie in English, your homeland
patrie
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1. [pays natal] homeland, fatherland
‘mort pour la patrie’ ‘they gave their lives for their country’
It could also be heritage. The Canadian Heritage Department is, "le ministère du Patrimoine", en francais.
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