9 5 8 ▁provided ▁the ▁long - standard ▁historical ▁interpretation ▁that ▁for ▁English ▁Canada ▁the ▁results ▁were ▁counter - re volution ary : ▁[ English ▁Canada ] ▁inherited , ▁not ▁the ▁benefits , ▁but ▁the ▁bit tern ess ▁of ▁the ▁Revolution . ▁It ▁got ▁no ▁sh ining ▁script ures ▁out ▁of ▁it . ▁It ▁got ▁little ▁release ▁of ▁energy ▁and ▁no ▁new ▁hor iz ons ▁of ▁the ▁spirit ▁were ▁opened ▁up . ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁cal am ity , ▁pure ▁and ▁simple .... ▁ ▁To ▁take ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁internal ▁fire ▁that ▁was ▁ur ging ▁Americans ▁west ward ▁across ▁the ▁continent , ▁there ▁was ▁only ▁mel anch oly ▁cont empl ation ▁of ▁things ▁as ▁they ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁and ▁d ing y ▁reflection ▁of ▁that ▁in eff ably ▁gl orious ▁world ▁across ▁the ▁storm y ▁Atlantic . ▁English ▁Canada ▁started ▁its ▁life ▁with ▁as ▁powerful ▁a ▁nost alg ic ▁sh ove ▁back ward ▁into ▁the ▁past ▁as ▁the ▁Con quest ▁had ▁given ▁to ▁French ▁Canada : ▁two ▁little ▁pe op les ▁officially ▁devoted ▁to ▁counter - re volution , ▁to ▁lost ▁causes , ▁to ▁the ▁t aw d ry ▁ide als ▁of ▁a ▁society ▁of ▁men ▁and ▁master s , ▁and ▁not ▁to ▁the ▁self - re li ant ▁freedom ▁alongside ▁of ▁them . ▁ ▁Governor ▁General ▁Adri enne ▁Clark son ▁quoted ▁Lower ▁at ▁R ide au ▁Hall ▁in ▁an ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁speech ▁on ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁the ▁presentation ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Service ▁Out standing ▁Ach iev