jbg Posted May 28, 2018 Report Posted May 28, 2018 (edited) A One-Eyed Québécois ‘Rambo’ Captures Imaginations in CanadaIn a front=page New York Times article in today's paper, I read of one Léo Major, who tricked German soldiers occupying Zwolle, a picturesque Dutch city with a population of about 50,000into thinking that they were surrounded. He roused a sleeping German officer. Quebec vigorously fought conscription. The dishonor of Canadian heroes who fought for Crown and country runs deep. Many would rather spit on their country than support it. I suppose there is little gratitude for the fact that Canadian blood drenched the beaches of Normandy seeking to liberate other French-speakers. The whole article is stirring, as is the story. It is worth reading. Excerpt from article: Quote “What Léo did is larger than life and sounds like something even greater than an action movie. But until now, few Canadians knew who he was,” said Bruno DesRosiers, director of the documentary, “The One-Eyed Ghost.” Why Mr. Major’s audacious wartime feats are only belatedly entering the popular imagination here, historians say, partly reflects Quebec nationalism and a lingering discomfort with French-speaking citizens fighting for the British Crown. During the war, conscription spawned loud opposition in Quebec and returning Québécois servicemen didn’t always receive their due. “Joining the army was seen as a taboo by many, and so men like Mr. Major didn’t like to talk about the past,” said Éric Marmen, the director of Musée Le Régiment de la Chaudière in Lévis, Quebec, a museum devoted to the Canadian Army Reserve infantry unit to which Mr. Major belonged. The whole article is stirring, as is the story. It is worth reading. Edited May 28, 2018 by jbg Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
Queenmandy85 Posted May 29, 2018 Report Posted May 29, 2018 It wasn't just Quebec. Saskatchewan had a strong anti-war sentiment. Conscripted soldiers were promised that they would not be sent overseas. When MacKenzie King reversed that policy in 1944, (after claiming the Canadian Generals were threatening a Coup if he didn't), the Saskatchewan "zombies" stationed in Terrace, BC, mutinied, placed their Officers under arrest, and took over the town. Quote A Conservative stands for God, King and Country
jbg Posted May 29, 2018 Author Report Posted May 29, 2018 27 minutes ago, Queenmandy85 said: It wasn't just Quebec. Saskatchewan had a strong anti-war sentiment. Conscripted soldiers were promised that they would not be sent overseas. When MacKenzie King reversed that policy in 1944, (after claiming the Canadian Generals were threatening a Coup if he didn't), the Saskatchewan "zombies" stationed in Terrace, BC, mutinied, placed their Officers under arrest, and took over the town. Interesting. I never knew that, though I can't say I know much about Canada. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
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