America celebrates its birthday on Monday, but today, our neighbors to the north will celebrate their big day. That’s right, today is Canada Day, which marks the joining of the three British North American colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada into a single country, Canada, in 1867. While Canada wasn’t completely independent of England until 1982, Canada Day is considered the nation’s birthday, and they celebrate it as such, with parades, parties, fireworks, and lots and lots of Molson Ice.
We will celebrate Canada Day by thanking Canada for its various exports: Jamal Murray, Mychal Mulder, Trey Lyles, Kyle Wiltjer, Jamaal Magloire and…Jamal Murray!