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Hello Crests,

 

How come you are not in school - isn't it like around 11 (or is it around 10) o'clock - please tell me what it is - where you are? Are you having winter holiday - or school-free due to the Winter Olympics?

Today is Louis Riel Day :tongue:

Today is Louis Riel Day :tongue:

 

Is he a VIP too? Who is he? I'm afraid that I do not know him. A national hero? And what time is it where you are?

It's 10:14 and: Louis David Riel (22 October 1844 – 16 November 1885, pronounced /ˈluːi riːˈɛl/ in English) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and leader of the Métis people of the Canadian prairies.[1] He led two resistance movements against the Canadian government and its first post-Confederation Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. Riel sought to preserve Métis rights and culture as their homelands in the Northwest came progressively under the Canadian sphere of influence. He is regarded by many as a Canadian folk hero today.

 

The first resistance was the Red River Rebellion of 1869–1870.[2] The provisional government established by Riel ultimately negotiated the terms under which the modern province of Manitoba entered the Canadian Confederation.[3] Riel was forced into exile in the United States as a result of the controversial execution of Thomas Scott during the rebellion.[4] Despite this, he is frequently referred to as the "Father of Manitoba".[5] While a fugitive, he was elected three times to the Canadian House of Commons, although he never assumed his seat. During these years, he was frustrated by having to remain in exile despite his growing belief that he was a divinely chosen leader and prophet, a belief which would later resurface and influence his actions. He married in 1881 while in exile in Montana, and fathered two children.

 

Riel returned to what is now the province of Saskatchewan to represent Métis grievances to the Canadian government. This resistance escalated into a military confrontation known as the North-West Rebellion of 1885. It ended in his arrest, trial, and execution on a charge of high treason. Riel was viewed sympathetically in Francophone regions of Canada, and his execution had a lasting influence on relations between the province of Quebec and English-speaking Canada. Whether seen as a Father of Confederation or a traitor, he remains one of the most complex, controversial, and ultimately tragic figures in the history of Canada.[6]

 

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Thank you.

A clearly remarkable and historic person. Thanks for finding this for me. :kiss:

 

So I understand that it is a commemorative day in the province where you live.

 

It's 10:14 and: Louis David Riel (22 October 1844 – 16 November 1885, pronounced /ˈluːi riːˈɛl/ in English) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and leader of the Métis people of the Canadian prairies.[1] He led two resistance movements against the Canadian government and its first post-Confederation Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. Riel sought to preserve Métis rights and culture as their homelands in the Northwest came progressively under the Canadian sphere of influence. He is regarded by many as a Canadian folk hero today.

 

The first resistance was the Red River Rebellion of 1869–1870.[2] The provisional government established by Riel ultimately negotiated the terms under which the modern province of Manitoba entered the Canadian Confederation.[3] Riel was forced into exile in the United States as a result of the controversial execution of Thomas Scott during the rebellion.[4] Despite this, he is frequently referred to as the "Father of Manitoba".[5] While a fugitive, he was elected three times to the Canadian House of Commons, although he never assumed his seat. During these years, he was frustrated by having to remain in exile despite his growing belief that he was a divinely chosen leader and prophet, a belief which would later resurface and influence his actions. He married in 1881 while in exile in Montana, and fathered two children.

 

Riel returned to what is now the province of Saskatchewan to represent Métis grievances to the Canadian government. This resistance escalated into a military confrontation known as the North-West Rebellion of 1885. It ended in his arrest, trial, and execution on a charge of high treason. Riel was viewed sympathetically in Francophone regions of Canada, and his execution had a lasting influence on relations between the province of Quebec and English-speaking Canada. Whether seen as a Father of Confederation or a traitor, he remains one of the most complex, controversial, and ultimately tragic figures in the history of Canada.[6]

 

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thats my name... well sorta... hows things?

What the Fffffffffffffffflying V?!

 

Hello! :cheesy:

Boring as usual, woohoo~

 

Been talking to some of my old friends I haven't seen in a long time :cheesy:

 

You?

BERGAR! :heart:

hey bernard..

 

umm eating gingerbread men =DD

I only have those once a year at Christmas, I wanttt one.

 

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT BUTTER.

:uhoh2:

what you do is you mix i can't beleive it's not butter with some actual butter...

 

then you get "i can beleive some of its butter"

 

once i ripped the lables off of both of them...never again... i didnt know what to believe nemore

I just failed a test. :cheesy:

Good job. :cheesy:

Why didn't you study? :cheesy:

 

Teddy, that like made my day. Is that pathetic? :P

Thanks. :cheesy:

Once I failed a test and my teacher put a sticker with a smile on it. :cheesy:

TACO

I did study, actually I crammed. :awesome:

CRESTOPHER :cheesy:

I don't think I failed, but I definitely don't think I got an A... hopefully a B... but probably a C... I bet it's a D though... possibly an F... :tongue: