Tweet
Happy Canada day!
A Country Is Born
The name “Canada” was established through a miscommunication. “Kanada” was an aboriginal word for “village”. The Europeans mistook it to mean the entire nation. Britain's North American colonies - Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland - grew and prospered independently. However, with the emergence of a more powerful United States after the American Civil War, some politicians felt a union of the British colonies was the only way to fend off eventual annexation. On July 1, 1867, Canada East, Canada West, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick joined together under the terms of the British North America Act to become the Dominion of Canada.
The government of the new country was based on the British parliamentary system, with a Governor General (the Crown's representative) and a Parliament consisting of an elected House of Commons and an appointed Senate. Parliament received the power to legislate over certain matters of national interest, while the provinces were given legislative powers over matters of "particular" interest (such as property and education).
Did you know
Canada has more donut shops per capita than the United States does.
Canada's national animal is the beaver.
Canada's two official sports are lacrosse and hockey.
Canadians consume more Kraft Dinner (aka Macaroni & Cheese)per capita than any other nation on earth.
Cross-country television transmitted by the CBC began on Canada Day in 1958
“O Canada” became the official National Anthem in 1980
Some immigrants become new citizens of Canada on Canada Day
Color T.V. was first introduced in Canada on Canada Day in 1967
Most municipalities across the nation celebrate with concerts, fireworks, parades, BBQ and possibly even a bouncy castle
Of all the polar bears in the world, 50 per cent of them live in Nunavut!
Canada contains 9% of the world’s renewable water supply.
Canada and the United States share the world’s longest border, which is also the world’s only unprotected border.
Canada is the second largest country in the world
So, what do we as Canadians have to be Proud of?
A Canadian invented Standard Time
Baseball is Canadian - First game: June 4, 1838 - Igersoll, ON
Lacrosse is Canadian
Hockey is Canadian
Basketball is Canadian
Apple pie
Zippers & Velcro
The Telephone
Smarties
Crispy Crunch, Coffee Crisp
The size of our football fields, one less down, and bigger balls
Our civil war was fought in a bar - it lasted a little over an hour
The Hudsons Bay Company (aka 'The Bay') is the world's oldest company
Ski-doos
Jet-ski
Zambonies
Tim Hortons beats Dunkin' Donuts (a US company)
Superman was created by a Canadian
The name “Canada” was established through a miscommunication. “Kanada” was an aboriginal word for “village”. The Europeans mistook it to mean the entire nation. Britain's North American colonies - Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland - grew and prospered independently. However, with the emergence of a more powerful United States after the American Civil War, some politicians felt a union of the British colonies was the only way to fend off eventual annexation. On July 1, 1867, Canada East, Canada West, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick joined together under the terms of the British North America Act to become the Dominion of Canada.
The government of the new country was based on the British parliamentary system, with a Governor General (the Crown's representative) and a Parliament consisting of an elected House of Commons and an appointed Senate. Parliament received the power to legislate over certain matters of national interest, while the provinces were given legislative powers over matters of "particular" interest (such as property and education).
Did you know
Canada has more donut shops per capita than the United States does.
Canada's national animal is the beaver.
Canada's two official sports are lacrosse and hockey.
Canadians consume more Kraft Dinner (aka Macaroni & Cheese)per capita than any other nation on earth.
Cross-country television transmitted by the CBC began on Canada Day in 1958
“O Canada” became the official National Anthem in 1980
Some immigrants become new citizens of Canada on Canada Day
Color T.V. was first introduced in Canada on Canada Day in 1967
Most municipalities across the nation celebrate with concerts, fireworks, parades, BBQ and possibly even a bouncy castle
Of all the polar bears in the world, 50 per cent of them live in Nunavut!
Canada contains 9% of the world’s renewable water supply.
Canada and the United States share the world’s longest border, which is also the world’s only unprotected border.
Canada is the second largest country in the world
So, what do we as Canadians have to be Proud of?
A Canadian invented Standard Time
Baseball is Canadian - First game: June 4, 1838 - Igersoll, ON
Lacrosse is Canadian
Hockey is Canadian
Basketball is Canadian
Apple pie
Zippers & Velcro
The Telephone
Smarties
Crispy Crunch, Coffee Crisp
The size of our football fields, one less down, and bigger balls
Our civil war was fought in a bar - it lasted a little over an hour
The Hudsons Bay Company (aka 'The Bay') is the world's oldest company
Ski-doos
Jet-ski
Zambonies
Tim Hortons beats Dunkin' Donuts (a US company)
Superman was created by a Canadian
Comment