On June 20, 1868, a proclamation signed by the Governor General, Lord Monck, called upon all Her Majesty's loving subjects throughout Canada to join in the celebration of the anniversary of the formation of the union of the British North America provinces in a federation under the name of Canada on July 1st.
Please leave your favorite Canada Day traditions in the comments. http://www.pch.gc.ca/PROGS/CPSC-CCSP/JFA-HA/canada_e.cfm
We're a very secure country, you see.
Technically, we lost that war to England, since Canada wasn't independent then. But I will say the Canuckistani Navy was a great help in WWII.