Sure. It's funny. I've heard it said by those who are critics of our investment in the War of 1812 that this is a war that people have forgotten, so why are we spending money on it? The question answers itself, doesn't it? That's the point.
The War of 1812 was one of the most important things that happened pre-Confederation that led to Confederation itself. The War of 1812 defined Canada's territorial boundary with the United States. We were invaded. We repelled the invasion and we endure. Because of the outcome of the War of 1812 aboriginal Canadians had a very different future than did American Indians. Because of the War of 1812, francophone Canadians, and in particular the province of Quebec, have had a much more respectful future than they otherwise would have had, and the French fact in Canada has indeed flourished in ways that otherwise certainly would not have been the case. And, of course, it paved the way for Confederation itself in 1867 with the Quebec and Charlottetown conferences in 1864.
It's a critical moment whereby had the outcome not been what it was, our country frankly wouldn't exist. Therefore, when people say we ought not to celebrate this because it's something that people have forgotten, I think they make the point themselves without knowing it.