Who started Canada Day?

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Eve

It was formerly known as CONFEDERATION DAY (this was when our FEDERAL GOVERNMENT came to be)

Newspaper Clip from the Globe (I especially like the LAST paragraph!!!) :

The Union of the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, under the new Constitution, takes effect today. We heartily congratulate our readers on the event, and fervently pray that all the blessings anticipated from the measure, by its promoters, may be fully realized.

So far as the people of Upper Canada are concerned, the inauguration of the new Constitution may well be heartily rejoiced over as the brightest day in their calendar. The Constitution of 1867 will be famous in the historical annals of Upper Canada, not only because it brought two flourishing Maritime States into alliance with the Canadas, and opened up new markets for our products, and a direct railway route to the Atlantic through British territory, but because it relieved the inhabitants of Western Canada from a system of injustice and demoralization under which they had suffered for a long series of years.

The unanimity and cordiality with which all sections of the people of Canada accept the new Constitution, gives the happiest omen of its successful operation. And, assuredly, if the people of the United Provinces are true to themselves and exercise a persistent and careful control over all public proceedings, there is not a shadow of doubt as to success. The only danger that threatens us is, lest the same men who have so long misgoverned us, should continue to misgovern us still, and the same reckless prodigality exhibited in past years should be continued in the future; but this we do not fear. We firmly believe, that from this day, Canada enters on a new and happier career, and that a time of great prosperity and advancement is before us.

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ACTUALLY, if you are really interested, here is a good thorough history of anything you would ever want to know about Canada and then some:

http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/cangovt.html

My daughter actually got to meet the Queen on her Jubilee visit to Canada.

Imaka

Canada Day is the celebration of the day that Canada became a country, July 1,1867. It used to be called Dominion Day.

Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949,and in that province July 1 had a different significance, and was recognized as Memorial Day, in honor of the day in WWI when 790 Newfoundlanders went "over the top" in the morning and less than 80 answered the roll call that night. In Newfoundland July 1st is always a day of remembrance as well as a celebration of Canada Day.

.:::Niko:::.

On June 20, 1868, a proclamation signed by the Governor General, Lord Monck, called upon all Her Majesty's loving subjects throughout Canada to join in the celebration of the anniversary of the formation of the union of the British North America provinces in a federation under the name of Canada on July 1st.The July 1 holiday was established by statute in 1879, under the name Dominion Day.Since 1958, the government has arranged for an annual observance of Canada's national day with the Secretary of State of Canada in charge of the coordination. The format provided for a Trooping the Colours ceremony on the lawn of Parliament Hill in the afternoon, a sunset ceremony in the evening followed by a mass band concert and fireworks display.

badger123ca

"On June 20, 1868, a proclamation signed by the Governor General, Lord Monck, called upon all Her Majesty's loving subjects throughout Canada to join in the celebration of the anniversary of the formation of the union of the British North America provinces in a federation under the name of Canada on July 1st.

The July 1 holiday was established by statute in 1879, under the name Dominion Day."

calnickel

Uhm...the Canadians. Back on July 1 1867.

Danni

It just kind of started, because we became our own country, independent from the UK on July 1st, 1867. =] It's great, really.

blagh

Nobody really started it. July 1, 1867 was the day Canada became its own country.

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