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CANADA DAY Daisuke Zenghu

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CANADA DAYDaisuke Zenghu

What is Canada Day ?

Every day of Canada ? NO

The birthday of Canada ? YES

When is Canada day ?

July 1 If falls on a Sunday, July 2 is the statutory holiday.

Why is that date? On July 1, 1867, Canada became

independent.

The original occupants : Indians , Eskimos

Many British and France immigrated to Quebec, in the 1700s.

Fought between 1756 to 1763. The British government won the war.

Became independent on July 1st, 1867.

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

How to celebrate it ?

Fireworks, parades, barbecues, concerts, carnivals, fairs, picnics...

Air show (Snowbirds)

Fireworks

Parades Parades

Who established Canada ?

James Marcynuik ?

I DON’T KNOW !

Canadians‘s  First Prime Minister

• Who

Sir John Alexander Macdonald

About John Alexander Macdonald

• When/where was he born?11 January 1815 / Scotland

• What did he do before he became a politician?He worked as a lawyer.

How did he become prime minister?

We can easily look at his picture.

Canada also honours other past prime minister.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary

William Lyon Mackenzie King

Sir Robert Borden

1. Canada Day is July 1st .2. The original occupants of Canada were the Indians

and British.3. People celebrate Canada day with fireworks and

parades, and so on.4. Sir John A. Macdonald was born in England.5. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary appears on the fifty-

dollar bill.