How Newfoundland And Labrador Lost Their Independence

Much of the debt that Newfoundland accrued was the result of raising its own fighting force, the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, during WWI. They were the only North American force to fight alongside the ANZACS at Gallipoli, and later on were all but wiped out during the Battle of the Somme, although they did recover and served with distinction on the western front for the remainder of the conflict.

I think it’s important to mention that Labrador is currently suffering from a harsh wildfire season and Labrador City is under an evacuation.

It was then one of the Commonwealth's richest countries, now it's the 10th province of Canada.

Wow. My grandfather was born in Newfoundland in about 1870 something . he was a fisherman , and he spent all of his summers in Labrador. No wonder he hated living in Massachusetts so much. wow. This video really opens my eyes a bit. No wonder he was so gruff!

The title is kind of misleading. It didn't "lose its independence" to another power. It voted to join confederation.

Great and informative video. I'm really glad you share your passion with the rest of us on YT!

I am living in Newfoundland, I can confirm that this the most depressive and windy place in the world due to weather

L’Anse aux Meadows is the name. The translation is Meadows Cove, yes, but we don’t say the translation. We just say the name in French. Lahnse Oh Meadows

My relatives always blamed it on War Debt, they didn't want to join Canada, they financially had to.

Love your videos! Thank you so much !

Already I'm pleased, not many people realize that we were our own country before Canada joined us in confederation. Cheers all from Newfoundland! 😃

Love that Torngat Mountains got a shout out! It’s my dream destination ❤

I’m pleased to say I’ve been a subscriber before you had 1k. You blew up seemingly over night. Cheers sir 🍾

?? The "and Labrador" part wasn't added at confederation. Its name was officially changed from Newfoundland to Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001.

No mention of St. Pierre and Miquelon. As a Geography centric channel,.. That was an opportunity missed. Signed - West Coast Canadian that knows his countries own geography. Cheers

Great video! Only mistake I saw is that the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador is erroneously spelled with Saint instead of with St. Meaning that the correct spelling is St. John's.

Just came from spending 2 weeks in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. It's quite an interesting place. The northern peninsula of Newfoundland is also sub arctic tundra at the tip and they can get some pretty heavy snowfall, too.

When I was a kid I thought new found land was such a cool name. Still do

I've already known the existence of this nation but I didn't discover more about that. Thank you for making this interesting video.

Newfoundlander here! I’m gonna do a check list of sorts on topics from this video, first off our province is pronounced NEW-FIN-LAND not “new-finland”. Our winters are far from “mild”, we tend to get winter for around 7 months of the year but with that being said our weather is very bipolar and if you aren’t lucky could see sun, rain, hail, and snow all in one day. It’s rare for us to see or hear of any bears being on the island but in the winter there’s a chance of a polar bear who wandered over the ice sheet from Labrador. Also moose aren’t native to Newfoundland they were brought over from Nova Scotia and thought to help with the eco system but since they have no natural predators here they run rampant and cause car accidents. You pronounced Beothuk wrong it’s “BEE-OTH-ICK”. Good job on the video and thanks for taking the time to represent my province!