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Old Crank

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16. Canadian history of the new world

Reply to applegrove (Reply #15)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 04:30 PM

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is a bit different that US history of the same era. Gave me an early lesson in how countries shape the narrative.

When were you in Ottawa? I was at the , the now closed AFB Rockcliffe from about 1956 to 1965.
My father, who had emphysema, migrated to Phoenix when he retired.

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Yes I was in Canada in french immersion in public school in Ottawa. applegrove Monday #15

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