A View From The USA’s Northern Neighbor
I live in Canada, about two and a half hours drive north of Seattle. The USA was founded as an independent nation on July 4th, 1776. Canada came into being on July 1st, 1867 as a member of the British Commonwealth. The USA was formed as a republic; Canada was based on the parliamentary system.
The friendship between the two countries extends back to before 1867 to the time when Canada was an…