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Relations with Canada 1895-1939: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage (500 words) |
 | In the hearings, Canada and Newfoundland presented a joint case, which was largely sustained by the court. |
| Over the years, Canada and Newfoundland developed closer links, and it might be said that the island gradually moved from a North Atlantic to a North American orientation. |
| This was because Canada became largely responsible for the defence of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Canadians came to realize their future and that of Newfoundland were inextricably linked. |
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Canada - Defence Militia (1191 words) |
| To seek the origin of the Canadian militia one must go back to the days when Canada was peopled by trappers and fighters who lived in a constant state of warfare with Indians, and of necessity were able to use their arms in self-defence. |
| After the conquest of Canada by the British the Canadian militia was disbanded, but on the rising of Pontiac an urgent call was made which met with a most loyal response ; the militia under its French officers was the backbone of the British attack and defence in that celebrated rising. |
| In the war of 1812 against the United States, England, with her anxieties at home, was obliged to delegate the defence of Canada largely to the Canadian militia, and the story of their exploits may be found in the victories of Fort George, Queenstown, Lundy's Lane, and a dozen other hard-fought battles. |
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