Today could have been Tuponia Day.

About.com Canada Online Guide Susan Munroe reminds us that Canada was just one of the names considered for the new Dominion at Confederation in 1867. And believe it or not, Tuponia was also in the running. Read more about how Canada got its name.

I don't know about you, but I'm glad Canada got chosen instead. I don't see how anyone could take a country called Tuponia seriously. Try substituting the word "Tuponia" for "Canada" in our national anthem and I think you'll see what I mean.

Don't remember all the words? Susan Munroe has all the words to the Canadian anthem (both English and French versions) and everything else you'd like to know about Canada day in her Canada Day Checklist, from the history of the Canadian flag through a list of the fathers of Confederation.

Happy Canada Day!

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