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                                                                Dominion of Canada to Present                                                                                                                                                          This is the second part of my article on the history of Canada.  Part 1, “Indigenous Peoples to the Dominion of Canada” covers Canada’s history up to 1867 and was posted on my blog on August 29 th .  In this Part 2 article, instead of using my usual overall timeline approach, I’m trying something different:  discussing different categories of Canadian history since 1867, including steps to independence, territorial growth, key events, politics, and Canada today. This Canadian flag was adopted in 1965. Steps to Independence It was a long road to independence for Canada.  The French claimed today’s Canada in 1535, based on the voyages of Jacques Cartier up the Saint Lawrence River.  The British founded a settlement on Newfoundland in 1583 as t