dbd

Nine years of living with a Newfie, countless trips down there, a couple of berry picking excursions to Labrador and I never once heard that term; what a mouthful.

Labrador's part of Quebec anyway, innit ?

Steve_P

Absolutely NOT!!!!!

dbd

It is in my kid's school atlas. I bet they still teach that here.

Steve_P

Well it is on the mainland and attached to Quebec, however it is part of Newfoundland, and always has been.

Cheers
Steve

dbd

Mais non, c'est pas vrai :

"Although Labrador had been tossed back and forth between Quebec and Newfoundland... "

http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/maps...olution/1927/1

Today, French language school books show it as part of Quebec, English language ones as part of Newfoundland, it's certainly not the case that it's always been part of Newfoundland.

Steve_P

I stand corrected. I was thinking that as Newfoundland and Labrador only came in confederation in 1947 that is was always part of Newfoundland.

Interesting that Quebec still thinks it belongs to them. The Newfoundland government certainly thinks it's part of them.

Ya' learns something everyday.

Cheers
Steve

Atlantic Xpat

Actually Newfoundland (& Labrador) only joined Canada in 1949....a date that many nationalists still lament!

dbd

It's has an interesting history, Newfoundland. Not many places chose which country to join, certainly not within living memory, and not many places had forced collectivisation.

Steve_P

Damned typo's that's what I meant to put.

britchick

Wow its good to know so many of you still celebrate it. I just saw my OP and realised I put nov 4th lol, thats my nans birthday not guy fawlkes, she must have been on my mind

It's kinda cool that they celebrate it in newfoundland, maybe I'll move......

Cowtown

And they chose Canada ... says a lot by itself ...

Biiiiink

I'm still holding out for Turks and Caicos to join...

finallygotout

I thought the Turks were trying to join the EU? I know what you mean, just joking