Was Cricket ever Canada's National Sport?

Question

Cricket is a famous game all around the world, I was wondering that is cricket the national sport of Canada.Is cricket played in Canada and is patronized by the government please specify.

Answer 1

No. Our Nation Sport is Lacrosse. Ice Hockey was introduced in 1994 as our winter National Sport.Actually the above answer is incorrect! Cricket was so popular in Canada during the time of Confederation (1867) that the first Prime Minister John A Macdona