Canada and the First World War: Context and Legacy

[@philbosworth3789]

Teresa's presentation was very good. Great first solo show Lucy @WW1TV

[@PaulScott_]

Great presentation and I have a comment for Lucy, Teresa and the rest of the history gang. I had a great Uncle who died in WW1 with the Canadian Mounted Rifles, my Dad fought in WW2 with Lord Strathcona's Horse and my sister-in-law had an Uncle who was executed by Kurt Meyer's gang in Normandy. All that to say that I have a deep connection to military history, especially Canadian. Ok, now on the topic of social, cultural and art with regards to war, any war. I played the bagpipes for a number of years and embraced not only the instrument but its history too. I remember reading "somewhere" about how the old family "piping" clans/schools were decimated during WW1 which affected not only the music but its transmission to newer students in the future. Many of the "famous" highly skilled pipers immigrated to Canada, notably to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia pre WW1. Along comes WW1 and now you have the Scots regiments in the UK and their equivalent in Canada join up, go to war and die which including many of head pipers of the various piping schools. It would be like all the top athletes, trainers and coaches of a particular sport dying in a plane crash. There is terrible loss all around but I found it interesting that we don't think of the myriad of side effects these losses have not only in life, but sport and the arts and history is changed forever. PS: I am sure the same could be said for all the potential Olympic athletes who died in any of the wars.

[@amaneh3832]

I'm not ashamed to say that I completely failed to wait for the mules! Cheers for a fantastic first solo show Lucy!

[@davidlavigne207]

Hew Haw!!!

[@johnkratch6597]

More than 2k views. You are on your way. Congrats

[@WW1TVchannel]

Yeah thanks. PW

[@garyaugust1953]

Great debut for Lucy, excellent Q&A's, supporting knowledge on the live chat..all adds up to a successful future. Well done all

[@sheldrake6]

A great show, and thanks for giving Canada's contribution a look.

[@jaywhite38]

Well done Lucy. Congratulations on your solo debut

[@PeterOConnell-pq6io]

Interesting and informative show about Canada's WW1 experience. Hadn't appreciated how early Canada was in the evolution of its national identity, never mind its geographic intregation (eg, Newfoundland, etc) at that time. Look forward to more of the same

[@Vaul_Fusbin]

great show yall, im loving this new input

[@LeonardCooperman]

Love hearing this!

[@markmorgan6179]

Fascinating stuff! Thank you. Canada punched above its weight in both world wars

[@reiniergroeneveld7801]

Thank you both for a great presentation.

[@JFB-Haninge]

Very good stuff.. Didn't know much of Canadas engagment in WWI (from Sweden)

[@jaywhite38]

The Canadians definitely threw over their weight

[@garymiller_85]

I enjoyed this discussion. Quite a few CWGC near me (Glasgow, Scotland) from the Great War, of folk who served with Canadian forces, but were actually from my local area.

[@mathewkelly9968]

Yay Canada , as a fellow dominion citizen I'll be making sure Canada and Australia get the credit we deserve for winning the war

[@philbosworth3789]

Also, there was some amazing sidebar contribution from our Canadian friends.

[@jaywhite38]

And US ones, Phil. I'm practically Canadian

[@philbosworth3789]

@@jaywhite38 Great sidebar comments from all round. To each according to their need, from each according to their ability. I am in need of education on the Canadian involvement in things, and it was provided it by able and knowledgeable folks today. Thank you all.

[@jaywhite38]

Well said, Phil

[@WW1TVchannel]

Absolutely Phil. What a fabulous community we’re building here!

[@ErrolGC]

Well done all. I was comparing with NZ all the way through!

[@davidlavigne207]

Thanks!

[@davidlavigne207]

Please enjoy my small donation to your "Mule" beverage of choice. If you don't imbibe, please pass this on to Teresa and her museum. Great work Lucy!

[@WW1TVchannel]

Thank you so much!

[@davidlavigne207]

Apologies for not being able to watch this live; I had so many questions that I wanted to ask about the involvement of French Canadians in the war. One comment that Teresa made about how she identifies as an Italian Canadian as well as a Canadian had resonance with me, as I think of myself as a French Canadian American as well as an American. Is it the same for the Irish, Welsh, Australian, South African, and New Zealander, etc. within the Dominion? Did they think of themselves as English or British subjects or something similar to Americans or Canadians? Great overall look at Canada's WW1 history.

[@lynndonharnell422]

I did read an article expounding the proposition that dominion troops, Australian, Canadian, South Africa etc were physically larger, stronger and fitter than any Europeans as a result of several generations of a better diet.

[@GeorgeKelbley]

We’ll done!

[@Urlocallordandsavior]

You should really add the WW1TV and WW2TV channels to each others' channels list.

[@WW1TVchannel]

Will do!

[@flhxri]

My great uncle was an American and he joined the Royal Canadian artillery in 1917. I found his records, I have no idea why he joined in the Canadian military.

[@dwight4626]

Germany soon learned to respect the Canucks , Vimy Ridge was the first battle that they fought with all 4 of their divisions , with a Canadian battle plan and under Canadian Generals commanding. It took them 8 hours to take the ridge after the British and French armies spent weeks trying. The Canadians were used as “ shock troops”, the Germans tried to figure out where the Canadians were,they figured that was where the next big offensive would happen, Not bad for a “ volunteer army “, eh?

[@bruceday6799]

So here's the problem the more knowledge you pass on, the greater my awareness of how little I know. I find this to be a problem, somehow you must be to blame for my failings (just the ones I was previously unaware of). Therefore, you must keep doing this,its freat

[@BWNSPTV]

Very much looking forward to when and the reasons why the Canadians were brought in stealthily under great secrecy to take up positions alongside the Australians who in the last and final year of the world were finally unified and fighting under the command of in Australians as an entire Australian Corps. and then what happened next... If you search KZbin for specific videos on specific battles buy specific forces under specific commanders that specifically was the birth of the first modern combined arms warfare technique you will find specifically 2/10 of bugger all... specifically how it led do a complete collapse along the front and the end of the war in less than a third of a year afterwards. If you want information on battles that we're essentially failures where they were massive will find a enormous amount of the videos that deliver the same old narratives that come on in the same old fashioned which I try not to grind my teeth and dismiss even bothering to check and I am tired of it... There are treasure troves of very detailed information on battles that the overwhelming majority of people have never heard before because all the tends to be served up like fast food to anyone that's curious about either of the world wars it doesn't matter you get the same rubbish every time that's pretty much almost exactly the same where the only thing that varies is the amount of ingredients slightly and a change of wrapper but it's still the same process junk history and just like junk food that I'm basing my analogy it has pretty much an equal level insight as junk food has nutritional value which is basically slim to none.... It's very disheartening and leads me to want to start singing and about staff officers jumping over back with staff officer opposite changed to crappy video because from my vantage point all these endlessly recycle variations telling the same story and very badly just playing LeapFrog.....

[@mathewkelly9968]

43:10 that's disgusting that they gave women the vote just because they favoured conscription . Glad I'm from a country that gave Women the vote from the get go and that rejected conscription twice .

[@thegreatdominion949]

It's not quite that clear cut. Canadian women had been granted the right to vote at the provincial level in the western provinces and Ontario earlier in the war (1916-early 1917). War or no war, it was only going to be a matter of months before women's suffrage would become a fact of life at all levels in Canada. At the municipal level, women owning property had been able to vote as early as the 1870s in some provinces and generally no later than 1900 nationwide. The franchise was extended to female British subjects 21 years of age and older residing in Canada at the federal level effective January 1, 1919 . Interestingly, the first federal general election after the war (in 1921) saw five women run and the first female MP (Agnes MacPhail) elected.

[@pencilpauli9442]

French Canadians: It's a British colonial war. Nothing to do with the invasion of France. #GallicShrug 😂😂

[@therealuncleowen2588]

Surprising to hear that French Canadians didn't view their efforts as something to help their mother country France. On the other hand I suppose that I wasn't surprised because French Canadians have a reputation for being annoying and difficult. I like how the speaker is just sort of laying it out there, not trying to explain it or make excuses.

[@thegreatdominion949]

Abandoned children don't usually have much concern for the welfare of their mothers.

[@therealuncleowen2588]

@@thegreatdominion949 That's exactly the kind of attitude I'm talking about. France didn't intentionally abandon the French in Canada, France lost a war and were forced to give that colony to the British. In modern-day, many French Canadians don't see themselves as Canadians. If Quebec wanted to try to leave Canada again, I'm fairly sure that the rest of Canada would be happy to help them pack their things and drive them to the airport. Of course, most non-French Canadians are too polite to express that feeling. Don't get me wrong, it is best that Canada remain united. Quebec leaving would damage the economy of all of Canada.

[@dwight4626]

Quebec is only concerned about Quebec, F everybody else.