annexe@l'ancien aussi
here's a GOOD ONE for you (& your Anglo friends) about "Canadien"

the Peoples of the First Nations move/ walk on foot or by canoe / 
they do not yet know an animal called "cheval" because it has no horses in 1634 North America continent. This is Sir Samuel de Champlain then Gouverneur Général of Canada who will place a 'command' to the Chief Veterinary Officer of the stables of the kingship of King Louis XIV (a kind of Mega Royal Ministry of Agriculture, oui?). 
In 1662, "Stables" of France’s King Louis XIV will emerge one of the most remarkable horses to conquer North America; the "Canadien" horse 
(“French Canadian” horse/ see Google-pictures & info). 
Got it ?...in 1662...the "Canadien" horse, oui ?...no "Canadien" before 1867 ?, you have the guts to say there were no "CanadienS" ?...how do you call those "colons" born in this land since 1608 ?
(more to come)