[news] Happy Canada Day/Jour Heureux du Canada

[Mostly Water - "Canadian" and International alternative news feed]

Let us always remember that our current 'parliamentry democracy' was the result of the Great Rebellion of 1837.

This rebellion was part of the mass movement of workers, mechanics, artisans and small farmers against the British Crown in the UK and in the colonies. The infamous Peterloo Massacre in Manchester led to the cry for freedom, and reform in England and in Canada.

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