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Originally posted by MooseGirl
And, I do believe it was Dominion Day since we are officially the Dominion of Canada...but that was before my time so I guess I'm not 100% certain.
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Thanks. I heard on the radio on the way to work that one of the original names (there have been several, apparantely) was Dominion Day. They said it is the date of the British North American Act, which officially chartered (is that the right word?) Canada as a Dominion. I don't remember what year that Act happened -- maybe sometime in the 1830's or 40's? Maybe RA or someone can help us with that.
The name was changed to Canada Day in 1982 according to the program.