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World Service,1 min

The American Civil War and the creation of Canada?

The Forum

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Canada only exists because of the American Civil War. So says Professor Phillip Buckner who argues that the American Civil War was the key driver of Canada’s creation. Photo: Sir John Alexander Macdonald, the first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada (1867-1873). (Photo by Edward Gooch/ GETTY IMAGES)

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