The lyrics were originally in French; an English version was created in 1906.
Speaking in its favour, Jacques Viger, the first mayor of Montreal, described the maple as 'the king of our forest; ... the symbol of the Canadian people.'
[Answer] is Canada's second-smallest province, with an area of 55,284 square kilometres (21,300 sq mi), including Cape Breton and another 3,800 coastal islands.
It is the only subnational jurisdiction of North America outside the Caribbean to have no mainland territory, and the only such jurisdiction to have no land boundary.
The creation of [answer] resulted in the first major change to Canada's political map since the incorporation of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1949.
It also shares maritime borders with Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia.
It is also the place of the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers.
[Answer] rose to prominence as a lawyer, intellectual, and activist in Quebec politics.
She currently is the chairperson for Canada's Supreme Court Advisory Board.
He came to power in the 1979 election, defeating the Liberal government of Pierre Trudeau and ending sixteen years of continuous Liberal rule.
[Answer] was member of parliament for the riding of Calgary Heritage in Alberta from 2002 to 2016 (previously known as Calgary Southwest from 2002 to 2015).
Because of this, the Queen, on the advice of her Canadian prime minister, appoints a [answer] to carry out most of her constitutional and ceremonial duties.
Whitehorse is the territorial capital and [answer]'s only city.
[Answer] typically inhabit boreal forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of the Northern Hemisphere in temperate to subarctic climates.
Originally called Dominion Day (French: Le Jour de la Confédération), the holiday was renamed in 1982, the year the Canada Act was passed.
[Answer] are used professionally for transport of people and materials all over the world.
[Answer] is most popular in Canada, central and eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and the northern regions of the United States.
A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (772–1,543 lb), while a sow (adult female) is about half that size.
[Answer] is located within Kluane National Park Reserve in southwestern Yukon, less than 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the Yukon/Alaska border.
In North America, it is most commonly associated with Canada and Canadian English, and with Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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