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A Question for Canadians |
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By: Lilipons Date: April 18, 2023, 10:50 am |
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I have a �this day in history� daily calendar. April 17 was |
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said to be the day on which Canada became fully independent. |
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If that�s true why is Canada Day celebrated on July 1? |
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Re: A Question for Canadians |
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By: TootsNYC Date: April 18, 2023, 2:55 pm |
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Not a Canadian, but I got too curious to wait for an answer. |
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I wondered if it was something like, we celebrate Independence |
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Day, but they celebrate the Signing of the Constitution Day. |
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Because it's one thing to become independent, and another to |
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form a new government. |
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And Wikipedia tells me: |
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[quote]it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation |
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which occurred on July 1, 1867, with the passing of the British |
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North America Act, 1867, when the three separate colonies of the |
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United Canadas, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were united into |
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a single dominion within the British Empire called |
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Canada.[/quote] |
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