Canada celebrates its 150th birthday on Saturday, marking the day in 1867 that the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia merged to form a self-governing state.
Later joined by Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island and the territories of Nunavut, Yukon and the Northwest Territories, Canada is now more than 37 million people strong and boasts an economy of 1.57 trillion dollars and growing.
On Saturday the country is throwing a party worthy of its stature, including celebrations across all of the country’s six time zones, from Newfoundland in the east to the Yukon Territory in the north-west.
The ‘ultimate party,’ according to the Canadian government, will be on Parliament Hill and nearby venues in the country’s capital, Ottawa.
Celebrations in the morning will feature Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Governor General David Johnston, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla as well as performances by singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie and U2 band members Bono and The Edge, topped off with an air show.
The evening show will then feature a performance by singer Gordon Lightfoot and a 20-minute ‘pyromusical’ fireworks show.
Source: Canada celebrates 150th birthday
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