I’m a very proud Canadian, for several reasons. I really do think that Canada is a great country and I can’t think of anywhere else I’d rather live. I wished an American friend “Happy Canada Day!” online (he was a few timezones ahead of me) and he wasn’t even aware we *had* that holiday.
He asked me what it represents, aside from the obvious, and I didn’t know, so I looked it up online and found this:
Canada Day celebrates the events that occurred on July 1, 1867, when the British North America Act created the Canadian federal government. The BNA Act proclaimed “one Dominion under the name of Canada,” therefore the original title of the holiday, “Dominion Day.” Dominion Day was officially renamed “Canada Day” by an Act of Parliament on October 27, 1982. This change reflected the policy of successive governments to downplay Canada’s colonial origins. Canada’s national celebration is always observed on July 1, unless that date falls on a Sunday. In which case it is observed the following day.
You learn something new every day.
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