I watched a fascinating documentary last night about the Scots in Canada and how they were instrumental in colonising the country. What was particularly interesting was the involvement of Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk who, unlike his highland aristocratic peers, spent his own money to help dispossessed highlanders start new lives in Canada. It was not very successful but at least he tried. A heartwarming story that shows not all Scots landowners at the time were motivated by greed.