y to reject American overtures in favour of the overtures of our great England, but to keenly watch and actively resist American influence, as it already threatens us through the common channels of life and energy. We have often said that we fear no invasion from the south, but the armies of the south have already crossed the border. American enterprise, American capital" His speech contains a strong pro Britain trade message and a negative American one, which most Canadians shared. In fact, Canadians tried to separate and distinguish themselves from Americans by highlighting their contrasting natures: "The Americans from the beginning went in a spirit of revolt; the seed of disaffection was in every Puritan bosom. We from the beginning went in a spirit of amity, forgetting nothing, disavowing nothing, to plant the flag with our fortunes. We took our very Constitution, our very chart of national life, from England - her laws, her liberty, her equity were good enough for us." In this quotation, Lorne illustrates the fact that the Americans rebelled against the English way of life, where instead Canada embraced the English way of life and Constitution. He suggests that Canada would never throw away its British heritage like the Americans did, and that Canadians will stay loyal to the crown. In fact, not only did Canadians adopt the British way of life and Constitution, but some of Britain's social aspects as well. Socially, Canada tried to imitate Britain. For example, Canadians fully embraced the British tradition of high tea, the Presbyterian branch of Christendom, and the idea of a hierarchical society. For example, in the town of Elgin there are a few families that have a considerable amount of influence over the others in the town, like the Milburns and Murchisons. Certainly, everything English was considered fashionable. Thus Canada, with arms wide open fully accepted and embraced being British. However, during and after World War I...
