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Question for Americans Only About Canada? |
Travel Info Canada is celebrating its birthday this weekend. Do you know how old Canada is? Travel Tips 140 years? Others 130 years? In what aspect to you measure the age of a nation? As a Dominion or Commonwealth or Combined? Do you go back as far as when Canada was ruled by France? Give a time line for your question. No I don't know how old Canada is. I feel like this is a trick question though - hmmm Of course not, I'm American not Canadian. Canada has existed as a nation in its present form only from 1949 when Newfoundland was forced to become the 10th province of Canada. Canada has arguably been an independent nation only since 1982 when the constitution was repatriated from the UK by the Constitution Act. Prior to that time Canada did not actually have a constitution but only the British North America Act of 1867. Since the Canadian people had no legal right to change their own constitution and could only do so by first going to the British Parliament they could not reasonably be considered independent until that situation changed. However, Canadians don't like being reminded that they were a colony in all but name until only 25 years ago and therefore pretend that the effective date of the British North America Act, July 1, 1867, marks the birth of their nation. Better late than never I suppose. NB: If you don't want to be "technical" about it then Canada has existed since some 35,000 years ago when the ancestors of its indigenous people crossed the Bering land bridge from Asia. . about 127 years old |
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