Canada Day

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

Education, History

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Every July 1, the people of Canada celebrate their national holiday of Canada Day. The day dates back over 150 years, and despite what many people think, the day isn’t exactly Canadian Independence Day. Also, for most of the time the day has been celebrated, it wasn’t even called Canada Day, which can provide an insight as to what the day was originally celebrating. Learn more about Canada Day, its origins, and how it is celebrated on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedition Unknown, a podcast from Discovery, chronicles the adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe. With direct audio from the hit TV show, you’ll hear Gates explore stories like the disappearance of Amelia Earhart in the South Pacific and the location of Captain Morgan's treasure in Panama. These authentic, roughshod journeys help Gates separate fact from fiction and learn the truth behind these compelling stories. InsideTracker provides a personal health analysis and data-driven wellness guide to help you add years to your life—and life to your years. Choose a plan that best fits your needs to get your comprehensive biomarker analysis, customized Action Plan, and customer-exclusive healthspan resources. For a limited time, Everything Everywhere Daily listeners can get 20% off InsideTracker’s new Ultimate Plan. Visit InsideTracker.com/eed. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Every July 1st the people of Canada celebrate their national holiday of Canada Day.
0:04.8	The day dates back over 150 years and despite what many people think the day isn't exactly Canadian Independence Day.
0:12.1	Also for most of the time the day has been celebrated,
0:15.0	it wasn't even called Canada Day,
0:17.0	which can provide an insight as to what the day was originally celebrating.
0:21.0	Learn more about Canada Day, its origins, and how it's necessary to understand a brief history of Canada.
0:47.0	I've touched on some of these topics before in episodes on exactly when Canada became independent and why Canada never joined the American Revolution.
0:55.2	The colony of Canada was initially centered around what is today the province of Quebec.
0:59.7	At the time of the American Revolution in the late 18th century the majority of non-native people
1:03.8	living in what is today Canada were mostly French speaking. Despite being a British
1:08.4	colony after the defeat of France and the seven years war it was culturally and
1:12.1	linguistically French.
1:14.3	Over time, however, British settlers increased,
1:16.7	and the English-speaking community grew.
1:19.4	There wasn't just a single Canadian British colony either.
1:22.4	There were several colonies, just as there were in the United States before the revolution.
1:26.0	The English colony of Newfoundland was established in 1610.
1:30.0	The colony of Nova Scotia was created after the expulsion of French Acadians in 1763.
1:35.0	In 1767, the island of St. John's, today known as Prince Edward Island, was split from Nova Scotia to become its own territory.
1:42.0	The colony of New Brunswick was created in 1784 after the partition of Nova Scotia.
1:48.0	In 1791, most of the former colony of New France was renamed the colony of Lower Canada. This was mostly centered around the
1:56.0	St. Lawrence River and parts of what is today Labrador. At the same time the colony of Upper Canada was created
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