I understand American history and the roots of its political culture. Jefferson, Franklin and Washington are heroes of mine. I'm also mindful that they lived 250 years ago in very different times. They were all very reasonable men and were they to come back from the dead today I'm sure some of their thinking would change and they'd look at many of the far right conservatives who use their names to promote their political goals as utter morons.
I don't think Canada has a national roster/list of citizens other than the Census, so no different than the US and since 9/11 and its political aftermath in the US, Canadians enjoy more privacy than Americans.
And you're right, English Canadians began as American colonists in New England, fleeing the American Revolutionary War - they were called United Empire Loyalists.
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