I was a crew member on one of these commercials (sound). One production detail people may not be aware of is that there are historians and (where possible) family members of the subjects on set, seeing that every word, cuff, dress... Every detail... Is accurate and authentic. Even down to the gestures.

@janiexoxo

Жыл бұрын

My dream job!

@DioneN

Жыл бұрын

Very cool!

@4classtime

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you for sharing your experience in these productions. It must be great to see people continuing to learn from something you were part of creating. And the nostalgia of those of us who grew up watching them. Much pride and thanks.

@glennstach4439

Жыл бұрын

Three Maple Leafs...East, West & North 👍✌🖖🍁🌻

@michellerenner6880

Жыл бұрын

That’s just awesome.

“I smell burnt toast. doctor, I smell burnt toast!” Best heritage minute. Also acts as a Canadian litmus test when abroad lol

@gtrgar4561

Жыл бұрын

Or hum the theme to Hockey Night in Canada 😎

@NS_first

Жыл бұрын

Haha. I remember that one

@Uniquely-Unoriginal

7 ай бұрын

I remember that one too; freaked me out anytime I smelled toast burning 🤦‍♀

@karlweir3198

4 ай бұрын

Totally agree 💯

@skarlottt

2 ай бұрын

I think that one is burned in my memory no pun intended. But every time I smell burnt toast I ask for Dr Penfield

These played as commercials on TV, especially during children's programming. There is a lot of nostalgia for them in Canada.

@b1gr3d53

Жыл бұрын

yesss ytv had them going constantly

@RyanE8787

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes. I'll never forget seeing Louis Riel hanged whilst watching Saturday morning cartoons.

@pdog547

Жыл бұрын

And the Vignettes. Winterland Who's Who.

@user-ds5sf4wg6p

11 ай бұрын

They played on tv in the 70’s too. I remember them all. My childhood and teenage years. ❤

@CoiledDracca

10 ай бұрын

Saturday mornings or in between Sesame Street and Mr Dressup.

As a Canadian growing up in the 80s, I learned all of these facts from these heritage minutes myself.

@lifewuzonceezr

Жыл бұрын

I missed many of the last videos in the last video

@BWBDCan

Жыл бұрын

Born in late 80's raised in early 90's. Also watched and learned. I believe it could be the HM's that inspired my love of history.

@pdog547

Жыл бұрын

It's sad how little of our history is taught in "school".

@Emilyprowell

Жыл бұрын

I grew up in 2000s and I watched them as well:) idk if they still play them but 23 years ago they were.

@kf9346

Жыл бұрын

I we started to become so proud! We woudl actually talk about them in higshcool and impresse ach other wit the new facts we learned.

As a Canadian, Heritage Minutes taught me it was as important to celebrate and cheer for the things we are proud of as it is to acknowledge and learn from the things we are not.

@pdog547

Жыл бұрын

And also to realise we've strived to correct the thing's we're not - and succeeded at many of them. Why wouldn't we celebrate - look around the world.

@batmanwins5701

Жыл бұрын

Very astute and valuable statement.

@karlweir3198

4 ай бұрын

100%

The Laura Secord Part didn't seem to explain the distance she had to travel on her own to get that message delivered. She wasn't a part of the army, or a messenger, but on undeveloped lands she made the long trek on her own to deliver that message.

@valerieyamashita3493

Жыл бұрын

She also took her cow along with her. That was her pretense for walking out of town, taking her cow to pasture.

@nicotinedietcoke

Жыл бұрын

@@valerieyamashita3493 that is epic

@notyourmom850

Жыл бұрын

@@nicotinedietcoke Laura Secord was just....epic.

@marlatnicholls

11 ай бұрын

Laura Secord's house is a national historic site in Queenston Heights, near Niagara Falls. Visit if you get an opportunity!

@davedowling8469

9 ай бұрын

On Oct 26 1995 I took my son to see the Ottawa Senators play the LA Kings with Wayne Gretzky playing. There was a referendum coming up in Quebec on the 30th. I had just finished a tour in Bosnia where the country was torn apart by different parties separating. When the national anthem was sung it brought tears to my eyes as I contemplated the possible referendum outcome.

My favourite Heritage video will ALWAYS be “The House Hippo” 😊

@scottcarter6623

Жыл бұрын

I don't care what they say. they are Real.👍

@ralphvelthuis2359

Жыл бұрын

That's a psa, not a heritage minute.

@TheCanadiangirl4

Жыл бұрын

@@scottcarter6623 I agree, anyone who says otherwise is clearly lying.

@carolmurphy7572

Жыл бұрын

​@@ralphvelthuis2359 You're right, of course. It was a message from "Concerned Children's Advertisers", and it was a very well-conceived and well-executed part of their campaign to have children and their parents think critically and talk about what the children were seeing on television, as it had become a huge part of Canadian lifestyle in the 60s, 70s and 80s. It was obviously a very successful campaign, as we're still remembering, discussing and admiring it decades later!

@AL-fl4jk

Жыл бұрын

Legendary!

I was born in Winnipeg - Valour Road is a very special story. Clarke, Hall and Shankland lived on the same BLOCK of Pine St. Three Victoria Crosses on the same block. The story of Vimy Ridge in WW1 is another very significant one in our history, I'd recommend a longer dive into that one.

@dneyder

Жыл бұрын

Juno beach 🌺

@allyde5603

Жыл бұрын

My grandma’s uncle was Fred Hall. Growing up she had his Victoria cross and the letter to his mother from the King

@SusanMiddleton1

Жыл бұрын

Yes on Vimy Ridge. The most important battle involving Canadian in WWI. My grandfather was there and was featured in Pierre Burton's book on the subject.

Hey I wanted to give you a bit more context around a few of the videos! “Nitro” depicts the building of the Trans-Canada railway, a train track running across the country. It was mostly built by East Asian immigrants who were paid very low, given poor living conditions, etc. These people were also not allowed to vote and no/very few civil rights, especially compared to white immigrants coming to the country at the same time. Fun fact: Laura Secord is also a brand of chocolate (named after the historical figure) that’s popular in Canada! 1965 is the year Canada’s current flag became her official flag. I’m glad to see a non-Canadian taking interest in our country, I feel like we tend to get overshadowed by the States a lot!

@sirdavidoftor3413

Жыл бұрын

@Lee W: The Chinese immigrants were mostly in the Western portion of the line. About 90% of the workers in British Columbia, the toughest part of the line, through the Rockies were Chinese. While the Irish and Mormons composed the biggest number in the east. Edit: spelling Stay safe, stay sane, stay strong Ukraine 🇺🇦

@leew1341

Жыл бұрын

@@sirdavidoftor3413 true true, I’m from bc, so we must’ve focussed on it more in my classes lol

@sirdavidoftor3413

Жыл бұрын

@@leew1341 : I am from Ontario, and I think only one line was given to the Chinese contribution to the Railway, in my history class. The heritage minute, and further reading enlightened me to the treatment of Chinese and other minorities. Stay safe, stay sane, stay strong Ukraine 🇺🇦

@user-rs9gj6pu5j

Жыл бұрын

don't forget how boatloads of Chinese people were sunk on purpose. The cruelty of people is the only thing that surprises me anymore. It actually has always been this way and still is but outright atrocities are controlled and hidden better.

@kevinmartin7760

Жыл бұрын

Dynamite, which is far safer to work with, was invented about 10 years before the CPR was built. It was some combination of commercial availability and company executives' cheapness that meant they were still using nitroglycerin.

Fun little side note about that Superman story. You know that "cousin Frank" she mentioned? That was Frank Shuster, half of the vaudeville comedy duo "Wayne & Shuster", who would go on to be staples of Canadian entertainment well into the 1980s, and also appeared on legendary American variety show The Ed Sullivan Show" more than any other act in history.

@sueshow401

5 ай бұрын

Surprising interesting fact her uncle was part of the Wayne and Shuster Show, a very unique comedy musical show that even Ed Sullivan enjoyed this act of theirs more than any other performance.😮😊

Canada has a checkered history. We had residential schools. We had concentration camps. We recognize this and try to do better. These commercials help us remember the good and the bad.

@jethro1963

Жыл бұрын

Another ill informed millennial? They weren't "concentration" camps they were "internment" camps, big difference.

@BelleDede01

Жыл бұрын

Wow, is that all you can say regarding Canada? Wow! There was a reason for the 'residential schools' and of course 'concentration camps'. Maybe you should do some research and learn about each and more about Canada in Canada and overseas. As a very young country, we have quite a history. Wow!

@gabriellesullivan4772

Жыл бұрын

Canada as a country did more good then bad...try looking at other countries.....

@709mash

Жыл бұрын

​​​​@@gabriellesullivan4772 it was in the past. It's called history and virtually every country ever has a messy past at points, some more than others. A lot of good and a lot of bad happened. Recognizing our mistakes and not burying them is part of what makes Canada great. We've got a lot of international respect and it was all earned, but we can't shy away from our mistakes or we're doomed to repeat it.

@MWish999

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comments. I appreciate the fact you mentioned our checkered past and I'm sorry it struck a nerve with some people. Yes, we are trying to do better and in some ways we are succeeding. I love this country but I will not whitewash it's past. Residential schools were still operating in the 1990's and children were still being stolen from their homes. We have the opportunity to learn from past mistakes. I hope we do. Once again, Thank you!

A lot of the names of lakes and cities, and even provinces come from the First Nations language. Ottawa, Toronto, Ontario, Quebec, to name a few. Other places, are named after the prominent explorers that were the first Europeans there. Some are named after saints. Stay safe, stay sane, stay strong Ukraine 🇺🇦

@dryad85

Жыл бұрын

❤

@ShuffleUpandDeal32

Жыл бұрын

Winnipeg & Manitoba

@svenlerouge78

Жыл бұрын

Quebec means, Where the river narrows.

@ianchambers37

Жыл бұрын

Also Canada itself as well as Kelowna, the Okanagan and other places.

@Decubitus

Жыл бұрын

There's actually a very good song by French Canadian singer Chloé Sainte-Marie, co-writen by First Nation poet Josephine Bacon and musician Gilles Bélanger, that's basically just listing a lot of Canadian and American toponyms issued from First Nation languages. The song is called "Mishapan Nitassinan", definitely worth a listen.

I grew up watching these commercials as a kid and they are burned into my memory even today. What a walk down memory lane and it’s so enjoyable seeing you learn about our beautiful country - even more enjoyable watching them again!

@xiomarra1

Жыл бұрын

Did you poor water on my hand Dr Penfield. I smell burnt toast 😂

@BWBDCan

4 ай бұрын

​@xiomarra1 used to think that was funny as a kid....then in my 30's the smell of burning toast was a sign of seizure about to start.

The Halifax explosion is so interesting. If you are interested please read, "curse of the Narrows" or the "Town that died". The majority of the deaths were caused by glass, fires and or because they were trapped in their houses and froze to death from the terrible blizzard which hit the Town the same night of the explosion. Fun Fact: Halifax sends Boston MA, USA, a Christmas tree for it center every winter. This is because Boston reacted quickly to the explosion sending doctors, food and supplies which saved so many

@amcab1625

Жыл бұрын

So tragic! Roughly 2,000 people were killed when the munitions vessel SS Mont Blanc collided with the SS Imo in Halifax harbour on Dec. 6, 1917. Thirty-seven people were blinded, more than 1,000 eyes were treated for eye injuries, and a couple hundred more had to have their eyes removed. 😢

@ronee1959

Жыл бұрын

Barometer Rising by Hugh McLellan

I love your reactions. Yes, most Canadians know these stories because the Heritage Minutes were shown as 'TV commercials' during Saturday morning cartoons and other shows. We've all seen them!

The history of "Oh Canada" as our anthem is as convoluted as the country. It's fascinating.

I love that you’re watching all of these Canadian videos. They’re great. Fun fact: Laura Secord is fifth or sixth (I’m not really sure) great aunt. We’re quite proud of that. My Dad’s family has been here since before this was Canada!

@catherinefitzgerald7291

Жыл бұрын

Laura Secord was my ancestor too. My grandmother's mother was a Secord and we come from Southern Ontario.

@Juniperaux

Жыл бұрын

My family has a distant relationship to Laura Secord, something like Laura was the wife of my grandfather's first cousin 7 times removed, and it's a big point of pride to a lot of my family.

It takes 40 Litres of Sap to boil down to 1 Litre of Maple Syrup. In Ontario and Quebec we have Sugar Bushes. You can go an do a historic trip around the place to learn about how syrup is made and normally have a full breakfast. This is different grades of syrup in terms of how weak or strong it is. Medium is about the same as regular store bought syrup.

The Valour Rd segment is of course very condensed, Hall managed to get two of his men back to the trench before being killed trying for the originally wounded man in no man’s land. His VC was passed to my grandma (his niece) before she donated it to the Canadian War museum. The Valour Rd boys were recently honoured on a stamp!

@wendysnelgrove5870

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for adding this detail. Blessings to your great-great-uncle. The Valour Rd segment was always one of my favourites.

Every time I've watched H.M., I cry watching, "Valour Road". The love for each other and ,their country comes through so strongly.

The Heritage Minute about the composition of In Flanders Fields is very good; Colm Feore, who plays John McCrae, is one of our finest actors. John McCrae is named on the Clan MacRae roll of honour at Eilean Donan castle, and the poem is quoted on it. As a Scots-Canadian, seeing it in person was incredibly poignant.

For a lot of people, Laura Secord is remembered as a chocolate company to be honest. It's been decades since I've been at school, so I hope they still teach about her in history class.

for the record the nitro clip is depicting the building the TransCanada railway, specifically the rocky mountains

Those of us who grew up in the 80’s and 90’s watched these on TV. They were played during commercial breaks, so you couldn’t help but learn about them. Watching them now is nostalgic and I’m enjoying reliving them through your face! Enjoyable to see your enjoyment!!

I have read every Canadian VC commendation. It is absolutely amazing that there were 3 on the same street as there are only 94 Canadians to have received the VC.

I'm enjoying your reactions to Canada. My family came from Scotland on my dad's side and my mother's from Ireland during the Clearings. They arrived in Nova Scotia in the 1800's. There are allot of us here. Love your videos. Peace from Canada 🇨🇦

I don't know why but your realization of Winnie being for Winnie the Pooh was just SO great. Growing up with these, it's extra fun seeing others interested in it :)

I'm honestly touched to see someone so enthusiastic in learning about my country. It's a pretty fantastic place 😊

A Heritage Minute that might interest you is one on Jacques Plante. He's a legendary goalie. Not only was he hall of fame goaltender but he also introduced the mask to the NHL to protect goalies faces from facing flying pieces of vulcanized rubber coming their way. kzread.info/dash/bejne/pJejzsSkcaTNkco.html Another cool hockey one is on a legendary player named Maurice "Rocket" Richard kzread.info/dash/bejne/oJqVxc98gtXAiMY.html

I always loved it when heritage mins came on. Learned more things about our history

Your reaction to these Heritage Moments, are the same as ours. We, as Canadian, feel those feelings also! We are proud to be Canadian and these videos make us humbled by the lives that were cost to build our Country. I hope we will make them proud!😀🇨🇦

I miss seeing these Heritage Minutes series regularly on TV. Much to be proud of. Much to reclaim.

Not only do we learn about Laura Secord in school, but there’s a chain of chocolate stores named after her here. As for the bit about maple syrup and byproducts, every Quebecker knows we owe those sweet treats to our Native allies!

@Michelala

Жыл бұрын

Everyone knows that the best thing Laura Secord. Alex isn’t chocolate, it’s the lollipops lol

Superman was kind of a joint effort between Shuster and another person. The original city was modelled after Toronto and the newspaper Superman worked for was in reference to the Toronto Star which is a newspaper here.

@adrianadrian255

Жыл бұрын

The original Christopher Reeve Superman movie was shot in Calgary

@TheCanadiangirl4

Жыл бұрын

@@adrianadrian255 Wasn't the actress who played Lois Lane in the 80's Superman movies Cdn as well?

@adrianadrian255

Жыл бұрын

@@TheCanadiangirl4 She was - Margot Kidder. A town not to far from me actually has a street called Lois Lane

@rjcurrie61

Жыл бұрын

Superman was co-created by artist Joe Shuster (shown in the Heritage Minute) and writer Jerry Siegel. While Shuster was born in Toronto, he and his family moved to Cleveland when he about 10. He and Siegel met in high school and began collaborating. He did apparently visit his cousins in Toronto often. As others have mentioned, one of those cousins was Frank Shuster of the Canadian comedy duo Wayne and Shuster who hold the record for most appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show. But Frank Shuster is also connected to another American cultural institution as well. Frank mentored a young Canadian comedy writer and performer (and future son-in-law) Lorne Michael, who of course went on to create Saturday Night Live (with his wife Rosie Shuster as a writer).

Living in a border city across the river from Detroit, Windsor is historic as it was a destination to freedom for many slaves. There is a church in the city that still stands (approx 160+years old) where you can see the hidden floor boards where people were hidden from US bounty hunters who, for a time, were allowed to enter Canada to look for runaway slaves.

@cosmickid1794

Жыл бұрын

You referring to Assumption Church? I was an altar boy there in the 1960's

@Lakeshore14

Жыл бұрын

@@cosmickid1794 No. it’s the Sandwich First Baptist Church. Years ago I saw the hidden trap door where it is said they hid slaves. Amazing history to that church. Assumption Church is a beautifully historic church as well.

Joe Shuster was the cousin of Frank Shuster, half of the comedy duo Wayne and Shuster. The were wildly popular in Canada and often appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in the States. Ed Sullivan was a major fan and allowed only them a double time slot on his show. Sullivan was introduced the Beatles to North America.

@jethro1963

Жыл бұрын

Wayne and Shuster own the record for most Sullivan appearances. There is a recording of Sullivan talking to a reporter advising W&S not to move to the US because it would corrupt their unique brand of literate comedy.

Thanks Mert for showing more of the Heritage Minutes. I never get tired of them. I believe the first time I saw them presented on utube was by an Australian presenter and he went through them all a few years back. Recently I saw him presenting them again. I was excited to see new ones. I was so disappointed….the facts were correct, but no live action videos now. Instead they were all hand drawn sketches depicting events. I can understand why though…..today production costs would be through the roof. The originals were so well acted, the costuming superb, you certainly couldn’t argue the quality of the vignettes.

The three leaves were meant to represent the three peoples that live in Canada: English, French and First Nations.

My own great grandmother traveled to North America by boat, along with her mother, father and sister. She was the only one that survived the voyage, and I believe she was still in her early teens when she arrived here.

The University of Alberta has a really comprehensive Indigenous Canada course that can be done online for free. Definitely worth it. Love these videos, keep up the good work.

@Bildgesmythe

11 ай бұрын

Yes, This!❤

@ronniwright8315

3 ай бұрын

Im Canadian I didn’t know this I’m going to sign up

I have a few favorite moments 🙂Tommy Prince, Louis Riel, Sam Steel, and Grey Owl. Thanks for reacting to these, your videos are genuine and endearing 🙂

These are ones I saw growing up in the 90s, lots of nostalgia. One of the best and probably my favourite is John McCrae. Valour Road is one of my favourites too. The thing with the heritage minutes is a lot of them highlighted bits of history that aren't taught in school and would be largely unknown to most Canadians if the minutes didn't exist.

The Chief said " Kanata " means Village in the Huron-Iroquoia language. Also, it would help if you learned more about Residential schools; the tragedy should be remembered.

@yourwrongloserhaha

Жыл бұрын

and it only happened a couple decades ago 😢

@errollleggo447

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that is one thing the roman catholic church screwed up. To be fair it was most tuberculosis that ran rampant through residential schools. A dark stain on Canadian history.

@crystalsiobhanproduction

Жыл бұрын

@@yourwrongloserhaha actually, the last Residential school closed in either 1996 or 1998. So fairly recently.

@paddington1670

Жыл бұрын

@@errollleggo447 TB was worse in the reservations than the residential schools - if anything that's one good thing they did was to give the kids decent hygiene and medical professionals, as much as our Catholic abused them.

@imisstoronto3121

Жыл бұрын

@@errollleggo447 sad to say there are a lot of stains on Canada's history. Chinese head tax, None Is Too Many, Komagatu Maru. Look them up, there's still plenty on the internet about these disgusting events. Canada welcoming immigrants is a very recent thing.

As a Canadian "foreign born Scotsman" as my Dad called me, I loved hearing your reaction to these Canadian history stories. It's surprising to me that you have interest in Canada and I love it

They chose the name Canada by picking letters out of a hat. “C, eh”, “N, eh”, D, eh”. Little joke told to me by a lovely Newfie named Leo❤

My fathers ancestors came to Canada in the 1800's, from cork county Ireland and were fishermen on the Island of Newfoundland. Over 60% of newfoundland is of Irish Heritage and a lot of names in NL are Irish. Like mine, Fitzpatrick. Mom's ancestors are from Liverpool, England. and in the town where they settled, english names are prevalent. ( Lambert, Lambe, Strang, Edwards.) But just one town over, Irish names are prevalant, ( Fitzpatrick, Murphy, Hennebury ). History of the Irish in Newfoundland would be an interesting topic for you to look at.

Laura Secord, what a reward Who makes anything better? A shame that most people know the name Laura Secord only from the chocolates and the jingle

8:15 Valour Road in Winnipeg is where the city's Canadian Premier League team gets it's name: Valour FC.

The one about the formation of the Mounted Police features Don S. Davis of Twin Peaks and Stargate SG-1 and is a classic. Also worth noting are the Canadian Sacrilege Moments that parody the existing CHM and add new ones (like the C.N. Tower and instant potatoes).

@sklaWlivE

Ай бұрын

Plastic bags. A Part of Our (Questionable) History.

We grew up with these heritage minutes, we also learned about the origins of maple syrup in school, kids every year go to the sugar bush on school trips, great memory’s

The heritage minutes were my favorite way of learning our history growing up here in Alberta Canada ..

The best performance of "O Canada" is by Roger Deucette, the anthem singer for the Montreal Canadiens in the 70s. I believe there is even a Historica or Canadian moments video of him performing.

Meaning of the Flag There is symbolism in both the design and the colours of the national flag of Canada. The colours are meant to symbolize hope and prosperity, as well as peace, tranquility and neutrality. The maple leaf design represents the cultural heritage of the nation and the natural resources of Canada. Colours of the Flag Canada’s national flag features a vertical triband in the colours of red and white. There are two red vertical bands on the hoist and fly sides, and one white band down the centre. The white band in the centre is wider than the red bands on either side. The colour red is used to symbolize prosperity and hope. The colour white is used to reflect the impartiality of the nation, while also representing peace and tranquility. freestar There is also a 11-pointed red maple leaf centred in the middle of the white band. This maple leaf represents the culture heritage of Canada and the vast natural resources found within its borders. This doesn't mention it but the red stripes also are symbolic of the oceans on either side of Canada, the Pacific and the Atlantic.

There's a heritage site in my hometown of London, it's of a really big tree it was used as the checkpoint for slaves to know they were in Canada and meet with their families. I run by it every now and again on my jogs.

My Great Grandfather worked for the Hudson Bay Company . He was a Scott , Mc Dougal ? The whole of western Canada was explored by Scottish . Many Natives are half breed Scott’s Northern British Columbia is known as New Calendonia

@lindaharrison5634

Жыл бұрын

Where on earth did you ever learn to say "half breed"??? Perhaps you meant something else?

@margaretjames6494

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Many of the leaders of the Northwest Mounted Police (later to become the RCMP) were Scots or of Scottish decent.

@philpaine3068

Жыл бұрын

Specifically Highlanders, Hebrideans and Orcadians. Gaelic was widely spoken in Canada throughout the 19th Century. Who else would willingly come to a wild, horrendously cold and dangerous new country than Scottish Highlanders? Canada was perfect for them.

i loved growing up to these as commercials between or during shows its one of the things that got me into history i hope they never stop airing them.

The heritage minutes used to come on like commercials for us all the time and they were awesome, I really miss seeing them on television...

I have a VHS about Grey Owl, who was adopted by an indigineous tribe where he learned the importance of the Creator and discontinued his bea er hunt to PRESERVING THE BEAVERS AND THEIR LITTLE ONES (KNOWN AS PUPS) .He had the gift as an English schoolboy scholar in writing as well as being a gifted pianist living with his two aunts (while in England)....loved reading all those books of the Wilderness..too. Through his deeeper knowledge he writes about the beauty of Canada às well as of the importance to preserve the beaver and their habitat. Grey Owl extends to foundation of Parks Canada to preserve acres of wilderness forest and lakes. Cheers to Grey Owl! Yes, actor Pierce Bronson plays Grey Owl. Wow, you should watch the movie just to watch him using snowshoes to run through xeep snow.. Really amazing.!!!😮❤😊

It is all true. And we own it. Our glories and our shame. No other country in the world does this. I am proud to be Canadian.

I'm a Canadian and I'm sure that the maple syrup you are used to is artificial. I have the real stuff in my fridge. Pure, from a local maple tree. It's a little expensive but it goes a long way for me since I'm single and I prefer it to the fake stuff. Not to mention it's nutritional value. I'm enjoying your channel. I come from Irish settlers from way back to Canada and I have a kinship with the Irish, Scottish and English.

@dneyder

Жыл бұрын

You don't tap your own tree? nomnomnom!

@reginaldsaunders4319

Жыл бұрын

I put maple syrup in my coffee; doesn't affect the flavour as much as honey.

@history_loves_anime8927

Жыл бұрын

Usually unless you get the maple syrup from a local farmers market (for me it's usually mennonite), the grocery store carries what I think is corn syrup flavoured with maple. My father has been tapping our trees for a couple years and it's amazing. Expensive and very time consuming, but amazing.

My great grandfather was on the front lines in world war 1 and he came home alive

Regarding Superman, the cousin Frank in Toronto is famous in Canada as well, his cousin was Frank Shuster of famed Canadian comedy duo Wayne and Shuster.

@DioneN

Жыл бұрын

Wow, TIL🙌🏼

These Heritage videos were played as tv commercials. Always loved and learned from them.

I believe the potato famine was going on just before 1845 and there are the orphans shipped from Ireland too Video #1 My grandfather was a boat child and he was used for a work horse on the farm as many were

@carolmurphy7572

Жыл бұрын

Sad, but true.

@dneyder

Жыл бұрын

I came to the comments section specifically to make sure that got mention. The Irish were enslaved in the USA as well.

Most Canadians have seen all of these videos on television’s Heritage Minutes while watching tv.Haven’t seen these in years,a lot of the information in these videos was taught in Canadian history in school.Great reminders of important history good and bad.

The one with Gordon Tootoosis, about the great spirite has been a favorite, also Grey Owl , Archie Bolanie, which is taken from the Canadian BioPic about Grey Owl.

The Heritage Moment, The School Teacher... my wife and I were at the National Gallery in Ottawa and came across the painting that Heritage Moment is based upon... we looked at it and I said to her in a thick Scottish brogue... 'ya know I canna rrrrread a werrrrd' and we burst out laughing hysterically and almost got kicked out of the gallery. 🤣

@sklaWlivE

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To think, eventually we are going to need a Heritage Minute about the creation of the Heritage Minutes themselves. XD

@johnandrews3568

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@@sklaWlivE can we get the Body Break couple to narrate it? LOL

I remember watching many of these heritage minutes on TV growing up in Canada. They were the first time learning about some of these things. There was a bunch from the 90s and then new ones were made sometime in the last decade or so. You've been watching a mix of the old ones and the new ones. We learned about some of these topics in school as well. I remember having lessons about Canadian history in 7th and 8th grade and we had a school trip to Ottawa in the 8th grade to visit some of the important places. I remember taking part in Terry Fox Runs every year during school from 4th to 8th grades. Terry's Marathon of Hope T-shirt and some of the early designs for the Canadian flag that were shown in that video are on display at the Canadian Museum of History in Hull, Quebec (just across the river from Ottawa).

Yep, the name "Canada" is actually derived from the Iroquaian word "kanata" which means "village". Cartier and his men mistook the word for the name of the entire region while chief Donnacona was actually just giving them directions to reach his village.

@severianmonk7394

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As a child I was , for some reason, immensely impressed that the name of Donnacona was still preserved in Quebec by the street that ran past the Ursuline Monastery.

In the city I live in here in Ontario, Canada there is an old white oak tree in a wooded area where lots of people hike or take walks today. However it is known as the "meeting tree" and was used as a meeting place for slaves that escaped into Canada from the US.

I'm impressed with my memory that I can still quote these all word-for-word 🤣 I loved these growing up and watch them online with my kids now. The absolute best performance of O Canada is by the Stadacona Band (Navy band from Halifax). Recordings of is are phenomenal, hearing it in person will send shivers down your spine! They play it at the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo every performance and combined with how they do the intro, to a crescendo, with the spot lights turning on one-by-one....perfection.

For non-Canadians, there’s another little gag in the Joe Shuster/Superman minute where Lois dismissively says “See what your cousin Frank says in Toronto.” Joe’s cousin Frank Shuster was one half of famous Canadian comedy duo Wayne and Shuster.

These were from the original Heritage Minutes that aired in the early 90s. They premiered as two hour long specials on a Sunday night. I can remember watching them. I think one of my teachers recorded it with a VCR and we watched them in class. After the original airing, they were used a commercials on CBC. Another good one is about brain surgery, "Dr. I smell burnt toast", another good one is about a female aviator that ferried aircraft from Canada to England during WW2.

I still quote: “Dr. Penfield, I smell burnt toast!” 😊 (Wilder Penfield) Another favourite is the story of “In Flanders Fields”. (John McCrae) Thanks for these reaction videos though because I hadn’t realized they had produced a whole bunch of new ones!

@Michelala

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Yes! The burnt toast one was my favourite when I was a kid. It’s also a fantastic Canadian litmus test when abroad. Say it in a crowded room and you’ll be able to identify every Canadian there lol

Superman is a fun one, because the design, character, and look is all made by the Canadian Shuster but the setting, script, and comic is written by the American Siegel.

Joe Shuster drew inspiration for Superman's Metropolis from his hometown of Toronto and modelled the 'Daily Planet' on the Toronto Star where he worked as a newsboy. There's a street in Toronto named Joe Shuster Way in his honour. Superman was Americanized by its US owners, DC Comics, to drum up US patriotism during WW2.

the orphan one always stuck with me. So much so that when I found out about Asian immigrants changing their names to fit in showed a Philipino buddy of mine the orphan one and explained that was why I always asked their real names, even if i cant pronounce it :)

Laura Secord is a hero. She has places, schools, ect named after her.

I lived on Valor Road here in Winnipeg in my 20's. I was taught why, and I honour our heros every year there, Valor Road and Portage Ave.; Never Forgotten , True North Strong and Free, Forever !!

@jethro1963

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That's my favourite, three VC winners on the same street, amazing. Geez Buddy, it's Valour Road, you American or somethin'? :)

@pdog547

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@@jethro1963 Same block, if you can believe it (700 block). I'm from Winnipeg too (Westwood Collegiate ;) ), Valour Road is a story very close to my heart.

About basketball, the creator Nesmith was born in Canada, then he moved to USA and invented basket there. He lived most of his life and died in USA, so to be fair, basketball was invented by a canadian in USA. To make it simple, let's say that both countries are responsible of it. Same for telephone. Alexander Graham Bell was a british citizen living in Canada, where he invented the first telephone. So to be fair, telephone was invented by a british living in Canada. About Winnie the pooh, I didn't remember it. For the others, as a kid who grew up in the 1980's, Iwatched most of these Heritage minutes (back in the day, they were shown on t.v. between 2 commercials). I watched most of them, but forgot about many of them. Have a nice day.

@SilvanaDil

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Most Canadians are so desperate for attention that they'll grasp at anything.

Bit of info for you now too. The creator of the Canadian Flag - George Stanley - lived in my home town of Sackville, New Brunswick and was a much cherished member of our community. We now have a statue of him sitting on a bench in the downtown to honor him.

Speechless is a legitimate reaction. Many of us take too many things for granted in this modern world. That is why history is so important. I'm proud that these heritage minutes videos were broadcast on television like commercials. Hopefully they reach a broad range of peoples who might realize that Canada is the result of sacrafice by many peoples from all over the world. It is arrogant to think that once race played a greater role than another. I am also proud that these videos show our history, warts and all. Canada's history is littered with disgusting and embarrassing episodes along with many to be proud of. Hopefully by looking back at what has happened in our past we can move forward to a brighter future through sober reflection and healing.

From Global News April 19/2013 ". The Superman character was co-created by Canadian artist Joseph Shuster. Born in Toronto, he is a cousin of Wayne Shuster, one-half of the beloved Canadian comedy duo Wayne and Shuster. Joseph, who passed away in 1992 at the age of 78, said Metropolis was modelled on Toronto and the Daily Planet was inspired by the Toronto Star, which he delivered as a kid."

I honsestly knew about all of these facts as they ran in the 80's and 90's. My childhood Saturday morning cartoon watching. I wish they still did them, that said i never watch traditional tv anymore unless I'm at my parent's house. Brought back some good an nostalgic memories. Hope everyone is taking care.

I don't think a deep dive into Heritage Minutes would be complete without Wilder Penfield. If you've ever heard the phrase "burnt toast" referred to when talking about the intricacies of the human brain, his work is what caused that phrase to be so synonymous with it. He was a neurosurgeon from Montreal who made groundbreaking advances in the treatment of seizures. He experimented with stimulating different parts of the brain which helped us to map the different sensory areas. He's a dedicated National Historic Person here in Canada, and his work continues to contribute to our understanding of the human brain to this day.

My brother-in-law's family have a sugar bush (a place with hundreds of Sugar Maple trees), and he regularly boiled syrup as a kid. It takes several HUNDRED litres of sap for one litre of maple syrup.

I love that Heritage minutes was produced and shown to us all on TV when I was a kid. They showed the best of us and the worst of us. We should all learn from our mistakes and these public service announcements called out our failures as often as they showed our accomplishments. To ignore past injustices is to be damned to repeat them. We should make them again.

There are a few canadian ads or heritage minute style videos you should check out. One of them is called "the house hippo", another is called "don't you put it in your mouth". Im sure there are more, but those are gems

When I was in grade 8 (final year of elementary school) our class took a field trip to a conservation area where we learned survival skills and also the processing required for maple syrup. Table syrup is BS.

@jethro1963

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The stuff a lot of people call maple syrup is artificial. Real maple syrup is fairly expensive. One of my relatives had a maple sugar camp and I could get it for free but it was too sweet for me.

All of these ones are nostalgic to me as most of them played as commercials when I was a kid. I am sorry but seeing your face light up during the Winnie one when the father called his son Christopher Robin and the look of recognition on your face was awesome! I was like he's got it! The Winnie one is one of my favorites!

The railroad had to go to Canada. Slavery was legal in the U.S. Irish kids came during the potato famine 3rd class so many died. During the highland clearances Canada got a huge number of Scots

Once the freed slaves came to Canada, they were given the land that nobody else wanted because it was too rocky, or not fertile enough to grow anything.

I loved these because they didn’t just celebrate good moments in Canadian history but also highlighted the bad things that were done so we can know and learn from them not to repeat them again. History should never be just about glory but truth

The Name Thing: A lot of the Irish who came over to English provinces ended up getting renamed, particularly if their parents were arrested/killed in the troubles. I know quite a few people with very boring short last names who have Irish heritage. Chinese in Vancouver: My dad was a realtor in the 80's. A lot of the houses he'd sell would have covenant agreements on them, which basically said that "You must not sell to Chinese, and anyone who you sell to must agree to this covenant." The rule was considered unlawful in the 60's but these stayed on any existing deeds, and you can still find them today if a house hasn't changed hands for a few generations. They should probably wipe these off all titles, honestly. Laura Secord: There's a series of chocolate shops that bear her name. They aren't as popular as they used to be (I'm not sure there are any outside the central provinces these days), but they were huge a few decades ago. I thought she was a confectioner until I saw this video as a kid. Syrup: Canadian agriculture is heavily regulated to avoid a race to the bottom. This has resulted in a Maple Syrup Cartel and a Maple Syrup Mafia who smuggle product, which is probably a big deal but I still can't help but find it hilarious. "You're going to sleep with the fishes, there buddy. Sorry." "Can we please pick up a Double Double and a Bear Claw first?" "Of course, we're not animals, eh? You want some poutine?" Winnie the Bear: And that Bear on day grew up to rule China. -23482482 social media points. Superman: The CRTC insists 25% Canadian content, the CBC heavily promotes Canadian artists, and we have a lot of art programs. The result has been an over-representation in a lot of media. There are a lot of American celebrities who are actually Canadain by birth, particularly comedians. A list would take WAY too long. That also reminds me: these historical videos got a lot of spoofs on one of our comedy programs that are worth a watch. kzread.info?search_query=canadian+heritage+moments+parody

King George V in 1921 made red and white the official colours of Canada; the former came from Saint George's Cross and the latter from the French royal emblem since King Charles VII

@carolmurphy7572

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That is what I remember learning in school about the creation and introduction of the Canadian flag. I believe the misunderstanding about blood shed during wars, etc. comes from a KZread video produced by Geography Now previously reviewed by Mert; I have no idea where that U.S.-based company got their information (or their terrible mispronunciations of the names of the Canadian provinces and territories. Ugh!🙄

A final "station" on the Underground Railway was Dresden, Ontario, near Chatham. The Dawn Settlement, built around a vocational school run by of Josiah Henson, who was the model for "Uncle Tom" is a museum. Re: Laura Secord. 2 weeks previous the American advance had been stopped at Stoney Creek, forcing a retreat to Fort George. They had hoped to regain the initiative by capturing the detachment of British regulars at Beaver Dams. Laura's warning allowed Fitzgibbon's 50 man detachment and about 400 Mohawk warriors to ambush the Americans and force their surrender. The Americans after this kept to the confines of Fort George until they abandoned it and crossed into New York in December 1813. The settlers also learned from the Indians that cranberries can prevent scurvy, which previously killed many by settlers during winter.

St Catharines, my hometown, was one of the major end points for the Underground Railroad. There is a historic church just a few blocks from where I was born that has a plaque outside of it about the role it played in that effort.

I know these videos are a year old - But I'd just like to say that as a Canadian who has seen these Historical Vignettes throughout childhood as part of the commercials on Canadian TV (and occasionally some select ones were played in class if they directly involved the current subject matter), I really appreciate a perspective from across the pond. 18:24 - I lived near Valour Road for a while in my 20s, there's a nice little memorial greenspace there. 23:18 - I don't know WHY we decided on one maple leaf vs three... but oh thank whatever deity you may believe in we did. Ever see the video timelapse of the Reddit r/place thing where Canadians struggle with drawing a maple leaf in pixel art? Yeah, now imagine if it was 3 leaves.

my parents were immigrants, these history minutes were something my family eagerly watched to learn about our new home.

There was a long form documentary mini-series back in the day called "Canada A People's History", it supposedly went to DVD for educational purposes but my initial search didn't find it. Tehe documentary featured first-hand written accounts and followed canada's creation up until ww2 I want to say? Not sure.