# Happy Canada Day! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 1, 2004, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/253093 "2004-07-01T19:01:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/253093/1 "2004-07-01T19:01:03Z")
Happy Canada Day to all the Canadian Dopers! **Grabs a beer, waves the red-and-white flag, and begins to sing…** “O, Canada! Our home and native land…” ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/253093/2 "2004-07-01T19:18:16Z")
_Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux_ You forgot to mention that it is also Moving Day 😃 ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/253093/3 "2004-07-01T19:43:27Z")
O Canada Your poutine tastes so good I want some more I’ll eat it all day long Happy Canada Day! ---
**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/253093/4 "2004-07-01T20:20:48Z")
Moving day it is! Someone was moving into the apartment across from us at 7am this morning. Banged into our door countless times. But, that’s ok, 'cause I have a cake with white icing and red sugar on it to look like the fwag! It’s soooo cute! ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/253093/5 "2004-07-01T23:19:06Z")
Bonne fête! I must apologise for my ignorance here, but why 1st July? Is this the day when the various colonies/provinces federated? ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Macphisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Ms\_Macphisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Macphisto)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2004, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/253093/6 "2004-07-02T00:14:59Z")
Yep. July 1, 1867 the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia became the Dominion of Canada. The rest of the provinces joined later, but I’m too lazy to look up precisely when just now. And tomorrow’s Moving Day for me. I’m just taking a break from packing. Happy Canada Day all, and I can’t wait for the fireworks tonight! ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2004, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/253093/7 "2004-07-02T00:34:00Z")
> [@Ms Macphisto](#): > > Yep. July 1, 1867 the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia became the Dominion of Canada. The rest of the provinces joined later, but I’m too lazy to look up precisely when just now. Thanks **Ms Macphisto**. The old British colonies seemed to like nice, tidy dates for the creation of their new countries. The Australian colonies went for 1 January 1901. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2004, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/253093/8 "2004-07-02T02:30:20Z")
> [@Ms Macphisto](#): > > Yep. July 1, 1867 the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia became the Dominion of Canada. The rest of the provinces joined later, but I’m too lazy to look up precisely when just now. Manitoba: 1870 British Columbia: 1871 Prince Edward Island: 1873 Alberta: 1905 Saskatchewan: 1905 Newfoundland: 1949 ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Igor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2004, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/253093/9 "2004-07-03T03:02:30Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Manitoba: 1870 > British Columbia: 1871 > Prince Edward Island: 1873 > Alberta: 1905 > Saskatchewan: 1905 > Newfoundland: 1949 Huh. I didn’t realize that Newfoundland was so, uh, new to the Dominion. ducks . But what about Nunavut, or is it considered a territory and not a province? I really wish they’d teach us some Canadian history down here. Vlad/Igor ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2004, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/253093/10 "2004-07-03T04:02:26Z")
Happy Canada Day! Frankly, I don’t think enough of us Yanks realize how lucky we are to have you as neighbors. We kid because we love. Mehitabel (Carolyn, 1/4 Cape Bretonite) ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2004, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/253093/11 "2004-07-03T13:38:25Z")
> [@Vlad/Igor](#): > > Huh. I didn’t realize that Newfoundland was so, uh, new to the Dominion. ducks . But what about Nunavut, or is it considered a territory and not a province? I really wish they’d teach us some Canadian history down here. > > Vlad/Igor Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Yukon Territory are all considered territories. Nunavut was created from a portion of the NWT April 1, 2000. It means (IIRC) ‘our land’ in Inuqtitut, the native language of the Inuit (Eskimo to many) people in the eastern Arctic and Nunavik (not a province, but the northern region of Quebec). My son learns nothing about Canada in school here. Not a thing. We (minus Dave, who works when his clients need him) spent the afternoon at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC - surrounded by other poutine-and-clamato-lovin’ Canadians who are away from home. I cried when the national anthem was sung, in English and French combined. ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2004, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/253093/12 "2004-07-03T14:03:59Z")
CLAMATO?! :eek: I take back all my good wishes! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2004, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/253093/13 "2004-07-03T14:36:07Z")
> [@Mehitabel](#): > > CLAMATO?! :eek: > > I take back all my good wishes! :mad: Have you ever had a caesar, or a beer and clamato? If not, hush. They’re lovely. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2004, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/253093/14 "2004-07-03T15:34:16Z")
What is the realistic difference between a province and a territory? Query along the lines of citizenship, voting, taxes, access to government, etc. Clamato & vodka beats a bloody mary any time. YUM! **Mehitabel** s post made me realize I’m 1/4 Nova Scotian. Yay! ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2004, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-canada-day/253093/15 "2004-07-03T15:52:35Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > What is the realistic difference between a province and a territory? Query along the lines of citizenship, voting, taxes, access to government, etc. In the territories, citizens have all of the same rights as other Canadians. I believe the difference lays (lies?) in the way the government handles benefits and transfer payments to the territories. > [@danceswithcats](#): > > Clamato & vodka beats a bloody mary any time. YUM! That’s almost a caesar. Next time you’re here, I’ll make you a proper one. > [@danceswithcats](#): > > **Mehitabel** s post made me realize I’m 1/4 Nova Scotian. Yay! I knew I liked you for a reason.