Defining moments for Canada
...hrough many battles, very hard chosen decisions, and gone through many changes that have changed the way Canadians live today. The battle of Vimy Ridge, the life on the home front in World War One, the invasion of D-day, and the impact of immigration were the most important defining moments for Canada in the 20th Century. Vimy Ridge is now called a Canadian Milestone. It was one of the notable moments because it brought world recognition and a strong sense of patriotism towards Canada. The battle of Vimy Ridge took place at Vimy Ridge and was on Easter Monday, 1917. There had been more ... The first and probably the most important defining moment in Canadian history was the Avro Arrow a Canadian plane, which was dismissed the day it was launched because of a sudden change in plans.After four years of work by 14,000 people, the first Avro Arrow was wheeled out of a hangar in Malton, Ont. on Oct. 4, 1957. A huge crowd was on hand to marvel at the sleek white craft. But the Arrow's timing turned out to be disastrous: the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik 1 satellite the same day, diverting attention from the Arrow and prompting some Canadians to begin rethinking the country's approach to strategic defense. Shocking all Parliament and Avro employees, Diefenbaker announces the Arrow and Iroquois engine programs are cancelled immediately. It was cancelled because the price of the project was way too high for the Canadian budget but it was still heart breaking moment for all the...