Why Should Westerners Celebrate Canada Day?
Canada Day Was Never About All of Canada.
Author: Caitlyn Madlener
Each year on July 1st, Canadians take a day off to celebrate our country. Flags are waved, fireworks lit, and maple leaves adorn every nook and cranny.
Of course, for most of Canada’s history, this day did not exist.
Dominion Day, as it was previously known, commemorated the 1867 union of the United Canadas (Ont…
