Thursday, July 01, 2010

Happy Canada Day to my Canadian Friends

Canada Day is a federal holiday on July 1 to mark the anniversary of the date that Canada became a self-governing country.

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On July 1, 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain and a federation of four provinces: Nova Scotia; New Brunswick; Ontario; and Quebec.
The anniversary of this date was called Dominion Day until 1982. Since 1983, July 1 has been officially known as Canada Day

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