n.s .,: Stephen Mcneil and European Settlement

n.s .,: Stephen McNeil said the CBC program Canada The Story of Us was wrong to assert that the country's first permanent European settlement was established in 1608 near what is now Quebec City, according to Toronto Star. The premier said the history of Canada started three years earlier, when French explorer Samuel de Champlain founded a settlement at Port Royal, N.S., now a national historic site in his riding. CBC By Michael Mac Donald The Canadian Press Thu., March 30, 2017 HALIFAX The premier of Nova Scotia has added his voice to a growing chorus of complaints about a TV docu-drama about Canada's history. The history of Canada started in 1605 in Port Royal when Mi'kmaq Grand Chief Henri Membertou welcomed Champlain here in peace and friendship, the premier said Thursday after making an announcement in Fall River, N.S. It is unfortunate that people will try to rewrite history. Multicultural Canada began here in Port Royal. The fact of the matter is that Canada was founded here. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.