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Originally Posted by Lieneke
Looks like it's a process to put a teepee in the middle of Canada day.
Confederation is different from a birthday.
Was it Trudeau who marketed confederation as birthday?
He pi*ssed off a lot of people
eh
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Confederation occurred on July 1, 1867.
This is the 150th birthday of Confederation.
Therefore, we can celebrate Confederation and its 150th birthday at the same time.
Note that "confederation" in the Canadian sense simply means that a few British colonies (later to be called "provinces") were put into a federation called "Canada," which came into being on July 1, 1867. The
BNA Act 1867 delegated certain powers to the federal government, and other powers to the provinces. See
Constitution ss. 91, 92,
et seq. This constitutional separation of powers between the federal government and sub-federal governments indicates a federated country.
A federated country was not unknown in 1867; see, for example, the United States, where the federal government has certain powers, and the various states have others. Other federated countries would follow; see, for example, Australia and its states.
Regardless, I really enjoyed July 1, 2017. I went to a a doubleheader of a baseball game, where our home team won both games. I caught up with a lot of old friends at the ball games, and there were fireworks after. It was a great way to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday of Confederation.
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