Canada Day

It took some time to find a possibity to access the Internet but here I am again.

I left Toroto on Canada Day, a National Holiday and extremely busy on the highways.I went north taking the 401 direction Quebec. From Toronto to (the State) Quebec is not the best part of Canada, it’s flat, and scenry is compared to what will follow not very nice. This day I drove alot, this was one of tye driving days.  Closer to the City Quebec it got much better and most of the corners make new Jigsaw puzzles possibilities. I stopped in Trois Rivieres, yes it’s all French here and this is a small city 100 km south from Quebec. The Canada Day party was allready on and I partied with them ...

What is Canada Day?

It celebrates the creation of the Dominion of Canada through the British North America Act 1867, which came into effect on July 1, 1867, uniting three British territories — the Province of Canada (southern Ontario and southern Quebec), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick — into a federation. (See Canadian Confederation.)

The holiday itself was formally established in 1879 and was originally called Dominion Day, making reference to the Canadian-originated term ‘dominion’ to describe the political union, at a time when the Fathers of Confederation were hesitant to use a name such as the Kingdom of Canada. The name was changed to Canada Day on October 27, 1982.

It is a mandatory holiday across Canada for all federal institutions. It is also celebrated by all provincial governments and businesses across Canada. Quebec also has Moving Day on July 1st, due to the fact that most leases there begin and end on that day, where lots of people move and change residences. In Newfoundland and Labrador, July 1 is also recognised as Memorial Day and commemorates Newfoundland’s heavy losses during World War I in the Battle of Beaumont Hamel as part of the Battle of the Somme.