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Prime Minister Stephen Harper attended a ceremony in honor of those who gave up their lives in the Battle of Crysler’s Farm, accompanied by members of the SD and G Highlanders. Prime Minister Harper was chief guest at the ceremony remembering the anniversary of 200 years old battle, where defenders beat back an American invasion that secured the future of Canada and defended our country from invasion, on Monday.
Standing next to a memorial on the shore of the St. Lawrence River, PM Harper stated that “Today the Americans are our great friends and our strongest allies and have been for many decades through thick and thin.” He added that “two hundred years ago, however…Canadians – English, French and Aboriginal, stood here with their British allies against an American invasion. The very existence of their communities…was at stake. They were outnumbered by an invading force almost three to one, yet they won here a great and decisive victory.”
The Battle of Crysler’s Farm was fought during the War of 1812, which was later conceded as a founding stone for the birth of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, commonly known as the Glens. Harper and Glens Lt.-Col. Rob Duda inspected the troops before the ceremony, where the prime minister alleged that sacrifices of Canadian soldiers 200 years ago paved the way for the country to prosper. He alleged that “these Canadians were ordinary men who did extraordinary things,” and “their gift to us is a separate and distinct country on this continent.”
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