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== History ==
== History ==
===Confederation===
===Confederation===
[[Image:CANADA1865.jpg|thumb|400px|Canada on the eve of federation]] Canada was officially created by the signing of the British North America Act, which came into force on July 1, 1867. The BNA Act was an [[Act of Parliament|Act of the British Parliament]], and is also referred to as the Constitution Act of 1867. The first Prime Minister, [[John A Macdonald|Sir John A. Macdonald]], was a member of the Liberal-Conservative Party.
[[Image:CANADA1865.jpg|thumb|400px|Canada on the eve of federation]] On July 1, 1867, four of the British North American colonies ([[Nova Scotia]], [[New Brunswick]], [[Quebec]], and [[Ontario]] were united as the ''Dominion of Canada'' ([[British North America Act]]), and so, Canada was officially created. The BNA Act was an [[Act of Parliament|Act of the British Parliament]], and is also referred to as the Constitution Act of 1867. The first Prime Minister, [[John A Macdonald|Sir John A. Macdonald]], was a member of the Liberal-Conservative Party.
Since 1909, there existed a Department of External Affairs.
The [[Great War]] furthered official and unofficial independence. Prime minister Sir [[Robert Borden]] was a member of the Imperial War Cabinet, and he greatly influenced the Imperial War Resolution IX from 1917, which stated that the dominions were ''autonomous nations of an Imperial Commonwealth''.
Canada had entered the war in 1914 when the U.K. declared war an behalf of the British Empire. At the peace conference of Versailles in 1918, it was on equal footing with the other victorious nations.
===Since 1970===
===Since 1970===
====1982 Constitution====
====1982 Constitution====