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In Canada, the word confederation has an additional, unrelated meaning.[2] It refers to the [[process]] of (or the event of) [[establishing]] a federation. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Confederation Canadian Confederation] generally refers to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Act,_1867 Constitution Act, 1867] which initially united three colonies of British North America (Province of Canada, Province of New Brunswick and Province of Nova Scotia), and to the subsequent incorporation of other colonies and territories; Canada, however, is a federation and not a confederation, since it is a [[sovereign]] nation-[[state]].

In Canada, the word confederation has an additional, unrelated meaning.[2] It refers to the [[process]] of (or the event of) [[establishing]] a federation. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Confederation Canadian Confederation] generally refers to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Act,_1867 Constitution Act, 1867] which initially united three colonies of British North America (Province of Canada, Province of New Brunswick and Province of Nova Scotia), and to the subsequent incorporation of other colonies and territories; Canada, however, is a federation and not a confederation, since it is a [[sovereign]] nation-[[state]].

[[Category: Political Science]]

[[Category: Political Science]]