Socializing: CANADA Day 2023 – Morning Coffee Talks

A lovely Saturday morning on July 1, 2023, when I’ve meet on-line with a fairly small group of dear friends, willing to share impressions about Canada – the country we all live in & appreciate. 
Each year, our social gathering on Canada Day brings forward new perspectives about our lives here, new thoughts, new experiences (best, good or just lesser), as well as useful life wisdom, worth referring to.

As I always do, for everybody’s benefit, I invite at the dialogue table (under my brand of “Morning Coffee Talks with Alice”), friends belonging to different spheres of life, in order to cover as many angles as possible; learning from each other helps each of us make our lives a little better every day – when you learn something new every day, you can teach something new every day, which reminds us that in fact life is an ongoing learning process. The authenticity of our talks was heartwarming, and the kindness that was in our midst was truly beautiful. Once again, to each and every guest of this gathering, many thanks for joining me this time and for honestly speaking about your views with the rest of the group…your contribution is truly appreciated!

Last, but not least, to all my Canadian friends, from our house to yours: Happy Canada Day!

This event was featuring the Canadian life & culture.

● Previous events I organized on the same theme: CANADA Day – 2022, 2021, 2020

● My greetings referring to CANADA Day – 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 

● Few articles about Canada: 
     > The recent article our dear friend Dorina Aldea wrote for “Observatorul” Magazine, about Canada: “Impresii dupa 22 ani de Canada”

     > ”How old is Canada?” | “How Old is Canada Really?” | “Canada Population 2023 (Live - in direct counting)” | Canada - Annual Demographic Estimates (per Statistics Canada) | 70 Interesting Facts About Canada | 11 basic facts about Canada | 30 Fun Facts About Canada That Will Blow Your Mind |
Canada’s Best Communities (by MACLEAN’s Magazine) 

July 1, 2023: CANADA Day

CANADA DAY – a celebration of Nationhood! Every year, on July 1^st, we each take some time to reflect on what it means to be part of this amazing country. 

This is also a special day, which reminds us to appreciate the precious freedom that we’ve got as a gift for the sacrifices made by our countrymen.  

Congratulations to you - Canada, and a very Happy Canada Day, to all my dear fellow Canadians!

● National Anthem: “O Canada” – audio  

● Historic background info:

On July 1, 1867, the nation was officially born when the “Constitution Act” joined three provinces into one country: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Canada province, which then split into Ontario and Quebec. However, Canada was not completely independent of England until 1982. The holiday called “Dominion Day” was officially established in 1879, but it wasn't observed by many Canadians, who considered themselves to be British citizens.

“Dominion Day” started to catch on when the 50^th anniversary of the confederation rolled around, in 1917. In 1946, a bill was put forth to rename “Dominion Day”, but arguments in the House of Commons over what to call the holiday stalled the bill.

The 100^th anniversary of the nation's official creation in 1967 saw the growth of the spirit of Canadian patriotism, and “Dominion Day” celebrations really began to take off. Although quite a few Canadians already called the holiday “Canada Day” (“Fête du Canada”), the new name wasn't formally adopted until October of 1982.

● My previous greetings on the same theme: CANADA Day – 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019

NOTE: Dear readers, please be advised that on this website each of the previous postings, pertaining to the recurrent annual themes, portray a different perspective of the subject/s presented (same theme/s, but a different outlook without duplication due to the cultural richness of the specific topic/s discussed).