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The American Civil War and the creation of Canada?

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鈥檚 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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