Reddit reviews Challenge and Survival: The History of Canada

Canadians might not have an identity now but that has not always been the case. Before 1971 Canada, of course, had two main groups Anglos and Quebecois.

Quebecois to this day have a strong identity because they are a largely a distinct ethnic group. While the original Quebecois did emigrate from France, the women who colonized Quebec had a huge birthrate of 5.6. With little immigration after the 1760 "The population of New France ... was almost wholly a native born population and distinctly Canadian." SOURCE

The English speaking population of Canada, while more reliant on immigration is still defined by common ancestry. Nearly all of the non-francophone immigrants came from the British Isles or the British colonies in America. In fact the largest non-British immigrant group from 1760-1815 was Germans with a measly 1500. SOURCE

You are correct that I have no right to choose the credentials that determine who is what nationality. However, Nations are and have always been defined by heritage, by DNA. I hope my assumption, that you support cultural nationalism by rejection of heritage, is correct and I will continue as if that is the case.

Lets assume that only culture defines a nation and that everyone who behaves Canadian is Canadian. Certainly is uncontroversial to assert that a person's personality influences their behavior. Well behavior is, in no small part heritable SOURCE. At the very least I hope you can see that ethnicity, nationality, DNA have an impact on culture. If you take into account that the environment a child is raised in is chosen by their parents, then the effect of DNA on culture compounds.

If you insist that only culture defines nations please answer this: If Nations are defined by culture and values, what values should Justin Bieber adopt to become Chinese?