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Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Happy Canada Day

 


HAPPY

CANADA

DAY


Canada's official birthday is today. Lot's of people, including me, took yesterday off as well, making it a four-day weekend. Canada is 141 years old.

Here's a photograph of Canada's Fathers of Confederation (there were no mothers) at the Quebec Conference in 1864. I doubt that the average Canadian could name even one of these men. Try it without peeking at the website. Did you get more than five?




8 comments :

Anonymous said...

Happy Canada Day.

Anonymous said...

Which one are you in the photo Larry?

:-)

ergaster said...

I got three. :)

Including one I'll bet few others would know: Sir Charles Tupper, only because he comes from my home town.

Not to mention Canada's shortest-serving PM....

Deb

Larry Moran said...

One of them is the only Canadian federal politician to be assassinated.

Leslie Jane Moran said...

Are they all sitting on a RUG?? Look at the ground. Where did they find a carpet that large in those days and decide to haul it out of doors. The "Mothers" of confederation were probably unanimously opposed to putting the rug outside...guess who had to whack it with a broom when the photo op was over??? :)

Jason Oakley said...

I can name five (not more), although I can't spot them all in the photo.

My five included Sir Charles Tupper, and only Canadian federal politician to be assassinated, Thomas D'Arcy McGee.

Anonymous said...

Canada Day: How We Stole The American Dream

Anonymous said...

Would you find a hot dog offensive?