“The 1867 Project” Explains Why Canada’s History is Not Perfect

 Title: The 1867 Project: Why Canada Should be Cherished–Not Cancelled Published by: Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy Price: $25 ISBN: 978-1-775432-1-1 In recent years, debates about Canadian history have been dominated by charges that Canada is a genocidal nation-state. Historians and contributors to The 1867 Project explain the role of

Sir John A: To be or not to be

 Graphic by Karen Temple The Sir John A. Macdonald statue in Victoria was removed recently to the dismay of most Canadians. It was yet another attempt of virtue signaling by the far left, this time led by the very patronizing mayor of this B.C. city, Lisa Helps. Helps is a

Citizenship Week Event Engages Youth

 Photo courtesy of Ryan Parent How much do you know about Canada? Historica Canada has celebrated Citizenship Week by engaging youth from across Canada. The event assembled 82 students and encouraged them to reflect on Canada’s history and identity. Guest speaker Charlotte Gray. Image courtesy of Ryan Parent. Taking place

Back When Every Night Was Saturday Night

 By Jean-Pierre Allard I was much too young to remember Elvis Presley’s 1957 concert at the old Auditorium on Argyle, but how can I ever forget when the Beatles invaded North America in February 1964 and changed our humdrum existence overnight?  Having just lost my dad a few weeks before, the

Capital Notes: The numbers tell the whole story

 By John Robert Colombo This month's column is something different because it does not deal with quotations about Ottawa or questions about the National Capital Region. Instead, it offers a short discourse on numerology as it relates to Ottawa. Numerology is the study of the relationship between numbers and letters