Canada's Official Sport(s)?
Isac Kuvalis
2025-04-22 16:21:36
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Hockey and lacrosse are Canada's two official national sports. While it can be argued that hockey is the country's biggest sport, there isn't a single other activity in which Canadians take part more than playing lacrosse. Therefore, it would make sense to call both of these games Canadian’s national sports.
Alvina Little
2025-04-11 18:14:34
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Our national sport(s) seem(s) to have been decided by historical prominence and significance.
Lacrosse and ice hockey were declared by federal legislation in 1994 to be joint national sports.
But long before that, lacrosse was played all over historic Canada - Upper Canada (Ontario) and New France, renamed Lower Canada (Québec) - by First Nations people before explorers came to the country.
Hockey really has become our National Identity.
My interpretation of the legislation of 1994 is that to recognize the First Nations and recognize everybody else, the Canadian Government found a middle ground and named both as national sports.
Scottie Abernathy
2025-04-03 02:48:56
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Lacrosse was declared a national sport of Canada in 1859 and a summer sport in 1994. Ice hockey remains the most popular sport in Canada, as the sport has been named as the official national sport in Canada.
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