Bilateral relations between Canada and the United Kingdom have yielded intimate and frequently co-operative contact since Canada gained independence in 1931. Canada was previously self-governing since
Prime ministers Mark Carney of Canada and Sir Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom at 10 Downing Street on 17 March 2025
Expulsion of the Acadians in 1755
Depiction of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759, a decisive British victory that led to the British occupation of Quebec City
A political cartoon from 1871 depicting "Canada" holding hands with "Britannia" as Canada makes her debut to the "council of nations"
Alexander Tilloch Galt
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Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, was a politician and Father of Confederation, the union of British North American colonies into Canada.
Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt in 1869
The International Train Station Depot in the County of Warner No. 5, Alberta
Statue of Alexander and Elliot Galt with the 1910 Hospital Building, Lethbridge, Alberta
The Galt house on Simpson Street in the Golden Square Mile at Montreal