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  • During the German inhabitant in the Netherlands Canada housed the Dutch Royal Family

  • The daughter of the Royal family, Princess Margriet was born in Canada, and in the Ottawa Civic Hospital and for a small period of time the hospital was extraterritorial to ensure the Princesses Dutch citizenship.

  • To commemorate her birth Canada placed the Dutch flag over the peace tower, this was the only time a foreign flag was placed over the Canadian parliament.

  • During 1945 the First Canadian army was responsible for liberating the Netherlands

  • Canada provided help to Randstad, this area was the most densely populated and horrifically suffering parts of the Netherlands.

  • Canada is known as saviours to the citizens of the Netherlands, to show appreciation Dutch people send Tulips (Dutch national flower) to Ottawa yearly.

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