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Subject: Napoleon never ruled Canada

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Jim (Canada)

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Date Posted: 16:34:30 01/07/05 Fri
In reply to: Dave (UK) 's message, "It will probably happen" on 15:07:02 01/07/05 Fri

Quebec was conquered by the British in 1763, more than twenty-five years before the French Revolution. Napoleon had nothing to do with Canada. Nova Scotia was conquered by the British much earlier and Newfoundland was always British (English since 1497).

Canadians actually did drive on the left initially, like the rest of the Empire, but the Canadian Automobile Association (which I work for) urged the country to switch to the right in 1924 in order to attract American tourists who would drive over the border. The Canadian Government complied. Since then, with so much trade and tourism across the border, it makes sense for Canadians to drive on the right. US tourists tend to drive into Canada as Canadian tourists drive into the US and being on the same side made sense. The Americans have more cars than us anyway!

However, as I pointed out, they still have to deal with the difference of miles in the US and kilometres in Canada.

The stickers on the signs worked well with all the rain and snow that we get in Canada, so I can't see a problem with it in Britain. As the stickered signs wore out, they were replaced with brand new signs in kilometres. There are none of the original stickered signs left now - they have all been replaced.

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Author: Dave (UK) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:49:21 01/07/05 Fri It was a joke based on the alleged source of driving on the right - a left handed swordsman and all that... [ Post a Reply to This Message ]