Now you're going to get a little history and geography lesson whether you want it or not.
At one time this day was called dominion day signifying that we were part of the British Empire. Now we call it Canada Day
When Canada was formed it was made up of 4 provinces...Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Ontario and Quebec were less than half the size they are now. Manitoba joined in 1870, British Columbia in 1871, Prince Edward Island in 1873, Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1905 and Newfoundland in 1949. So it took us a long time to get to where we are now as far as territory is concerned. We still have three large areas that are territories.
It also took a long time for us to gain full independence. England controlled the final say in courts and enactments of laws until 1831.
So here we are, a relatively young country . We've taken a long time to get here . We've made a few mistakes along the way but have set up many very good things to make it a good country to live in.
So Happy Birthday Canada!
