http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Confederation
On July 1, 1867, thanks to the British North American Act, the Dominion of Canada was formed. To commemorate this most solemn of anniversaries, Canadians get together and drink beer, fire up the barbecue, drink beer, and complain about the gas prices/weather/government/price of beer (while drinking beer).
Canada Day is not to be confused with the American "Independance Day" which features Will Smith punching out an alien while saying "Welcome to ERF!", and is celebrated 3 whole days later :)
Now we shall celebrate all things Canadian!
God bless you Molson and Labatts.
The Canadarm is a proud Canadian widget that serves aboard NASA's space shuttles.
Our $1 coin is affectionately called a "Loonie". The $2 coin (not shown) is called a "Twoonie".
Canada is proud of its very fine cinematic history.
William Shatner is Canadian :wub:
HOCKEY, YOU'D BETTER BE BACK THIS FALL :angry:
Oh yeah, I almost forgot (not really :D )
edit: typo