I stand corrected on the gender.  You will note that I pointed out that we have our share of lamentable events, so I hardly think we should focus on only happy ones, but a an elected official who finds it hard to celebrate our sesquicentennial is, to my mind, an embarassment to Canadians and one who has demonstrated shame in her country.

I am having difficulty understanding your interpretation of her statement.  What she said was "On the one hand, it’s hard to celebrate the past 150 years – a history of colonization, denial and failed promises ", clearly not pre-Confederation history, and a very one sided view of our history.  

No nation is without its share of skeletons in the closet, and I am not one to support hiding them, since we must learn from the mistakes of the past.  But I believe there is much to be proud of over the last 150 years as well.