Category: Canadian history
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by Sean_Marshall Today marks the bicentennial of the Battle of Queenston Heights and the death of Sir Isaac Brock. I still remember the day trips with my family to the Niagara region when I was a young impressionable boy . We did a complete circuit of Fort George and Fort Niagara of course ending…
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In the first of many retrospective articles on the war of 1812 .Author Tom Taylor make the case that we won the war. He closes with these words . John Donne, the great English writer, in his famous essay/eulogy, First Anniversary, points out that it is our duty not just to the dead, but to…
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It has been almost 200 years since the fog of war, loomed thick on battlefields all across the North American continent from Sackets Harbour to Queenston Heights. Although the events of 1812, have receded into the mist of our collective memory the impact of those events still echoes through the centuries. Compared to other global…
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Today, the Harper government committed to restoring province House, home of the Charlottetown conference. just in time for Canada’s 150th birthday. The picture above is of the delegates who attended this stepping stone to Confederation. Bonus points if you can name them all.
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The results are in and most Blogging Tories think that Remembrance Day should be a statutory holiday. One quick correction I should have realized that Ontario is in the minority when it comes to not recognizing remembrance Day as a holiday. That was my mistake in formulating the question. Here are the official results. …
