In a previous episode of the podcast, I touched on how it was difficult to pin down the date in which the United States actually became independent.

In the case of the United States, it was a matter of pinning down when we wanted to define independence. Was it at the start of the rebellion, the act of declaring independence, or was it the end of the war?

In the case of Canada, trying to pin a date on independence is a lot more complicated, and extends over a much longer period of time.
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