Vimy anniversary highlights the myth of Canadian independence

To many Canadians, Vimy Ridge has become the symbolic birthplace of where and when Canada became a truly independent nation, and shed its colonial past.

Victorious Canadians going out for a rest in May 1917 after the fighting on Vimy Ridge. Scott Taylor writes that he has long challenged the premise that Canada fighting an imperial war to aid Britain somehow reflects our independence as a nation.Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

April 8, 2024

OTTAWA—This week marks the 107th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. While April 9 is the day of commemoration, the battle itself lasted three days.

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