Canada where were you...

[PM_Mama00]

A month or so ago I went on a semi-road trip to my friend's cabin in Grand Bend, Canada. We were passing through Indian territory, and on a lot of the shacks it said a bunch of comments. One in particular had me thinking about what it meant, since I don't know much about Canada's history, and don't remember any American history (if this was a part of it). It said "Canada, where were you in 1812?" Can someone please explain?

[Peaches-n-Cream]

The War of 1812 is the only thing that comes to mind. I'm an American so I'm not the right person to answer this question. No one had responded so I decided to take a stab at it.

[bcdphie]

I'm Canadian and have no clue what that means - I have never heard about that sign before - it may have something to do with the ongoing political and cultural struggle between the Canadian government and the First Nations, but that's just a far out guess, maybe someone from Back East might be able to answer that question.