{"id":5062,"date":"2020-07-01T00:04:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T03:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=5062"},"modified":"2020-07-01T09:29:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T12:29:31","slug":"happy-canada-day-bonne-fete-du-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2020\/07\/01\/happy-canada-day-bonne-fete-du-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Canada Day! Bonne F\u00eate du Canada!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/HappyCanadaDayFinal-1024x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5063\" width=\"509\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/HappyCanadaDayFinal-1024x288.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/HappyCanadaDayFinal-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/HappyCanadaDayFinal-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/HappyCanadaDayFinal-1200x337.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 85vw, 509px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cO Canada\u201d was first sung in the French language in 1880 (music composed by Mr.  Calixa Lavall\u00e9e). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One hundred years later (on July 1st, 1980), it was proclaimed to be Canada\u2019s national anthem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bambi loves singing our national anthem in both\nlanguages. Well, today more than ever ?.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the French version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Hymne national du Canada en Fran\u00e7ais\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L8Sw6ScUmnk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the English version, as performed in 2008 by Zach, a talented (and cute ?!) young Canadian:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Zach sings O Canada\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/csflGdz1jko?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is our NB Premier (Mr. Blaine Higgs)\u2019s Canada Day message:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gnb.ca\/content\/gnb\/en\/news\/news_release.2020.06.0380.html\">https:\/\/www2.gnb.ca\/content\/gnb\/en\/news\/news_release.2020.06.0380.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like Premier Higgs, Bambi is grateful to be Canadian. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is how our town of Sackville is celebrating Canada Day 2020:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-town-of-sackville\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4tDCY4GjRl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sackville.com\/2020\/06\/sackville-celebrates-canada-day-virtually\/\">Sackville Celebrates Canada Day Virtually<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Sackville Celebrates Canada Day Virtually&#8221; &#8212; Town of Sackville\" src=\"https:\/\/sackville.com\/2020\/06\/sackville-celebrates-canada-day-virtually\/embed\/#?secret=4tDCY4GjRl\" data-secret=\"4tDCY4GjRl\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To conclude this post, Happy Canada Day to everyone, especially to Bambi\u2019s friend, Ms. Diana Akilian, who recently took the oath of Canadian citizenship online ?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-bambi-039-s-afkar\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CerZ5j56Dh\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2020\/06\/10\/o-canada-ms-diana-akilian-took-the-oath-of-citizenship-virtually-a-first-in-canadian-history-bravo-for-officially-becoming-a-canadian-citizen\/\">O Canada: Ms. Diana Akilian took the oath of citizenship virtually, a first in Canadian history. 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