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British North America Act
POSITIVE: This legislation, passed by the British Parliament, created Canada as a new, domestically self-governing federation, consisting of the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec, on July 1, 1867. https://i.cbc.ca/1.2806589.1413839079!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/bna-act.jpg -
Alaska Boundary Dispute
POSITIVE: TThe Alaska boundary dispute took place between Canada and the United States over the boundary of southeastern Alaska and the coast of British Columbia.The dispute was resolved by an international tribunal in 1903. https://tce-live2.s3.amazonaws.com/media/media/ac335bc8-9b11-42a7-8ddc-502184eba9f5.jpg -
Wilfrid Laurier
POSITIVE: Canadian Prime Minister, Wilfrid Laurier, stepped the podium to present a bold vision of Canada for the new century http://data2.archives.ca/ap/c/c001971.jpg -
World War I
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- British declared war on Germany leading to Canada automatically being at war as part of the British Empire.
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The battle of Vimy Ridge
NEGATIVE: Canadian corps fought together for the first time and achieved the goal by capturing the ridge that French and British forces could not capture. The Victory gives Canada a greater sense of nationhood and a feeling of independence from Britain. http://northbaynow.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Vimy-Ridge-1024x768.jpg -
Paris Peace Conference
POSITIVE: Canada won an independent seat at the conference. The Prime Minister Borden signed the Treaty of Versailles as a separate nation. Canada also joins League of Nations separately from Britain. http://assets.creativity-online.com/images/work/print/j/e/a/JeanJullien_PeaceforParis15.jpg -
Chanak Affair
POSITIVE: Turkish forces were threatening British troops stationed in Turkey after the First World War. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King declined to automatically provide Canada's military support to Britain and said only Canadian Parliament can make such a decision -
Imperial Conferences
POSITIVE: Imperial Conferences were meetings which brought together Britain and its Dominions. The Imperial Conference of 1923 endorsed Prime Minister Mackenzie King's independent action of signing the Halibut Treaty without Britain. PM King argues that British Dominions should take over own foreign affairs. http://www.canadahistoryproject.ca/images/images-1920s/imp.png -
Balfour Report
POSITIVE: The Balfour Report of 1926 declared that Britain and its Dominions were constitutionally equal to each other. It was a landmark document confirming Canada as a fully independent country. Canada declared by Britain to be self-governing, independent, and equal in status to Britain. -
Statute of Westminster
POSITIVE: British law clarifies the powers of Canada's Parliament - Gives Canada full independence from Britain in terms of law making powers. https://tce-live2.s3.amazonaws.com/media/media/fb8b6e92-b549-4842-8b58-76626f1e9087.jpg -
Canadian Citizenship Act
POSITIVE: Before 1947, both people born in Canada and naturalized immigrants were considered British subjects. The Canadian Citizenship Act came into force and was the first nationality law to define people as Canadian. The creation of Canadian citizenship was an important expression of the country's growing sense of national identity. -
Governor General
POSITIVE: Charles Vincent Massey - First Canadian-born Governor General is appointed by Prime Minister St. Laurent. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Vincent_Massey_1927.jpg -
Suez crisis
NEGATIVE: Britain invades Egypt in response to Suez crisis. The government of Lester Pearson does not support the move, marking the first time Canada opposed a British foreign policy initiative. -
National Flag of Canada
POSITIVE: Canadian Flag consists of a red field with a white square at its centre and red maple leaf. The final design, adopted by Parliament and approved by royal proclamation. The National Flag of Canada finally created on 15 February 1965. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Canada.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Canada.svg.png -
Diplomatic duties
The Governor General assumes nearly all diplomatic duties from the Queen, including receiving foreign ambassadors to Canada and accepting their letters of credence. -
National Anthem
POSITIVE: "O Canada" is officially adopted as Canada's national anthem, replacing "God Save the Queen." http://895thelake.ca/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/news-images/o%20canada.jpg?itok=j2iTgMlK -
Constitution Act
POSITIVE: The Constitution Act, 1982 was a landmark in Canadian history. It enshrined the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the Constitution, the highest law of the land, and completed the unfinished business of Canadian independence — allowing Canadians to amend their own Constitution without requiring approval from Britain. -
Canada Day
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Canadian Heraldic Authority
POSITIVE: Canadian Heraldic Authority is established, granting Canadians the right to issue their own Coats of Arms. -
Letters of Credence
All letters of credence from foreign ambassadors are now formally addressed to the Governor General of Canada, and not the Queen.
