The birth of Canada was started in the Maritime Provinces of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island (PEI), and Nova Scotia. Before Canada became Canada, it was a nation that was inhabited and controlled by the British. Then the French moved in and fought and got control. Then the British got control again. It went back and forth with both nations being enemies and wanting control.
In 1864 a group of men gathered in Charlottetown (capital of PEI) to discuss a union unlike any other. Delegates from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and PEI assembled in the town to chat about uniting their colonies. Before the meeting could start, eight politicians from the Province of Canada arrived in Charlottetown and crashed the Conference. These “Canadians” came to persuade their Maritime counterparts of something bigger and better: Uniting all colonies to form a new nation.
Over the next three years the delegates bickered and bartered as they drafted blueprints for the new union. Their final design, The British North America Act was created and approved in London, England. In 1867 their vision became reality when the Dominion of Canada was formed; it’s founding members, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec. The original design has since been amended, creating the Canada we see today.
For the next 20 days we will be visiting and exploring the Maritime Provinces of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island (PEI), and Nova Scotia.
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