Canadian History Quotes:

The great themes of Canadian history are as follows: Keeping the Americans out, keeping the French in, and trying to get the Natives to somehow disappear.

- Will Ferguson

topic: Trying, Disappear, Theme, Canada Being Great, Canada Day

I read and learned and fretted more about Canada after I left than I ever did while I was home. I absorbed anything I could on topics that ranged from Folklore to history to political mainifestos... I ranted and raved and seethed about things beyond my control. In short I acted like a Canadian.

- Will Ferguson

topic: Humorous, Home, Political, Canada Being Great, Canada Funny

The reality of Canadian history is that we've been willing to do the important things the world demanded of us: fighting in World War II, in Korea, in the Balkans, where we were involved in offensive military operations, and in Afghanistan, where we have made disproportionate contributions.

- Chris Alexander

topic: Military, War, Fighting, Military Operations, Canadian History

I was attending the University of Alberta. I was going to be a high school teacher, like my parents. I failed - no, I didn't fail a class, I just barely passed. I really didn't try. It was Canadian history, through the plays of the time. My God, those were boring plays.

- Nathan Fillion

topic: Teacher, School, Class, Canadian History, Alberta

When I was in school, all our history books were American, so we learned American history, not Canadian history.

- Dave Foley

source: Interview with Stephen Thompson, www.avclub.com. October 14, 1998.

topic: Book, School, American History, Canadian History

The trial of Ernst Zundel has gone down in Canadian history.

- Ernst Zundel

topic: Gone, Trials, Canadian History

There are two miracles in Canadian history. The first is the survival of French Canada, and the second is the survival of Canada.

- F. R. Scott

topic: Two, Miracle, Survival, Canadian History