On July 1, we should celebrate Canada’s Anglo-French foundations: Geoff Russ for Inside Policy – MLI
July 1, 2025
Canada’s most attractive qualities are the product of a specific history and inheritance. Recognizing that legacy is proof of an identity—one that should be embodied by Canada Day celebrations.
Canada Day falls on July 1 for a reason. It is the anniversary of the date that this country came into being as an Anglo-French union in 1867, anchored in the British parliamentary tradition and determined to exist forever on the northern half of this continent.
The character of this country is what attracts people from around the world, and that character is not defined by the abstract values that have come to define modern Canada Day revelling—namely, the values associated with the 1982 Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Instead, that character should be defined by continuity, memory, and an ethos of order and stability.
