In most of the rest of the west guns were taken away at the applause of the population. Not so in America.

My right to arms doesn't exist because I'm governed by a law that says it is so. My right to arms is inherent in my right to self-defense, which is an intrinsic characteristic of every sentient being. Canadians have every right to self-defense and bearing arms as any American. They choose to not enforce it upon the government.

Rights aren't top-down. They are bottom-up. They are a part of the people, not the government.

I hope you realize that the fundamental problem in Canada and most other western democratic countries, culturally and constitutionally, is that most people believe the government grants them rights through the constitution and laws rather than having inalienable rights that are enumerated by a constitution and cannot be fundamentally superseded by laws.

Yes, there are a lot of myths about Canada, like everyone being polite (they most certainly are not ALL polite in my experience!) and how things are so free up there (e.g. comedian being fined for tasteless jokes, being tried in criminal court for mocking feminists, requiring ID to vote), but Canadians do have an important and proud history in foreign conflicts. That said, when things like the High River flood gun confiscation of 2013 merely gave the RCMP a rap on the knuckles for confiscating guns by breaking into people's homes and safes, compare that to when the Bundy family had supporters from all over the country come to help them with their livestock grazing issues that the BLM relented over. The Bundy action where all those people descended on the ranch was something which could have very easily gone badly and for which Bundy himself was eventually arrested. Yet I don't think any action by a Canadian in the modern era against perceived government oppression has any comparison. I think that's really what we're talking about here - that people here are willing to sacrifice themselves and escalate to protect their rights and protect themselves against government, as an aspect of culture.

Again, I want to be really clear that these are extreme situations I cite are nothing I would ever personally advocate for myself, but to point out culturally people here in the US are substantially different. After all, your country was essentially created by an act of British parliament whereas this one was created in armed defiance of the same.

Don't be too hard on him, American history books tend to significantly overstate their influence on events and understate that of others.

That's odd, healthcare in my country (US) saved my grandpa from potential colon cancer by discovering it via colonoscopy.

The healthcare system here sucks so if that's saved your lives more than your gun you should count yourself extremely lucky.