July 1 is Canada Day! It celebrates the confederation, in 1867, of the first four provinces: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Ontario. Ironically, the agreement was reached in Prince Edward Island, which declined to join at the time... but saw the writing on the wall after Manitoba (1870) and British Columbia (1871) joined, and signed on in 1873. Alberta and Saskatchewan became provinces in 1905. Newfoundland (accent on the last syllable, please) in 1949.
Not to leave Jean-Marc out, Yukon became a territory in 1898 (Gold!!). The Northwest Territories had come in in 1870. Nunavut split off from the latter in 1999. I hear that Americans are having a national celebration soon as well. :-) Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ "Part of respecting another person is taking the time to criticise his or her views." - Melissa Lane, in a /Guardian/ obituary for philosopher Peter Lipton ================================= --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
