Winnipeg was an original settlement of Canada. The Northwest Trading Company started there. It's gone on to be now the Northwest Company, so there was a lot of fur trading going on through there. I think actually one of the prime ministers, original prime ministers, was from Winnipeg. And then Regina, it's historically been a place where the RCMP, Canada's police force, and to this day they still are training in Regina.
Something that is important to know about the history of Quebec is that the Catholic Church had a very strong presence there for a very long time, and it wasn't until somewhat recently that the Catholic Church was sort of kicked out and their power was taken from them, and it's left a big scar on the people in Quebec. There's a ton of cathedrals that are completely abandoned. All of their swear words are actually religious words, so things like tabernacle and sacrament and those words that you hear in English and there's no problem, no negative connotation, those are, when you translate them to French, those are their swear words.
Montreal and Canada, especially Eastern Canada, is very, very rich in history, in the Catholic Church history, and in their political history, and also just the history of the country. But that is something that I think is better told by someone who is there. So I always loved asking people, and people are very open about it, especially about the history of Quebec. And I think it also gives you a more and deeper understanding of why they are the way they are.
You're going to become very, very familiar with the fact that in the War of 1812, it was Canadians that came and burned down the White House. You will learn that a lot, because they're very proud of that. If you're feeling a little, a little frustrated, just remind them that we then retaliated and burned down their entire capital city. So there you go, interesting facts. I love Canada.