July I
The ANNUAL DINNER in celebration of THE BIRTHDAY of the DOMINION OF
CANADA
Speech by H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF
WALES, K.G
Relayed from THE SAVOY HOTEL
DOMINION DAY, which is a public holiday throughout Canada, commemorates the passing of the British North America Act on July 1, 1867, the culmination of the work of the ' Fathers of Confederation * that laid the political foundations of the present Dominion of Canada. The annual dinner in celebration of the birthday of the Dominion has been held in London since 1888.