I am Canadian, but before that I was English. I considered myself English, even though my Grandfather was Welsh and my Grandmother Irish. We are all part of one big melting pot. One thing I find strange about Canada is this concept of "First Nations". Are we all ranked according to when we arrived in the country? What would that make me, 24th Nations? This is a divisive concept.

I find it interesting that the British apparently are to blame, in many people's minds, for all the ills in the world despite the fact that we brought civilisation and democracy to many countries. It is easy to forget that Britain itself was conquered, first by the Romans, and later by the French (Normans). Both of these conquests led to vast improvements in British life and later gave us a head start in the world. I feel no bitterness to either French or Italian people, nor do I expect people in Tuscany or the Languedoc to be wringing their hands in guilt.

Surely it is time to move on and forget.