Volume 13 , Issue 27

Canada Day (Dominion Day)

Canada Day (formerly Dominion Day) is a National day of Canada, a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867, enactment of the British North America Act. Canada Day celebrated as the passage of the British North America Act of 1867, later to be known as the 1867 Constitution Act.

This act amalgamated the previously freestanding colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Canada into a single federation. It also re-split Upper Canada and Lower Canada into separate provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The confederation talks were held in Prince Edward Island. See following Links for more information: Canada Day 2011 and Wikipedia - Canada Day.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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