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spud1957
Nov 05, 2014Explorer
I suspect we have been called maritime provinces early on in the creation of Canada and the term stuck. Newfoundland didn't join Canada until 1949 so when you add them in, they refer to all four as the Atlantic Provinces.
Just a guess but there always has been a distinction between the two terms.
Just a guess but there always has been a distinction between the two terms.
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