After Alberta’s first premier resigned over the Alberta and Great Waterways Railway Company scandal, a new person was called to take over as premier, Arthur Sifton. Arthur Sifton was born in Arva, Canada West to John Wright Sifton and Catherine...
From 1873 to 1905, the map of Canada changed little. Beyond some provincial border changes, the provinces mostly stayed the same. There were no new provinces, none left, and everything remained somewhat static. Then, on Sept. 1, 1905, two new...
We have reached the fifth premier of the Prince Edward Island and the last in the first section of our premier series for the island province. Today, I am looking at the life of Neil McLeod. Born on Prince Edward Island on Dec. 15, 1842 to Roderick...
Over the past few episodes, we have dealt with premiers that served for a few months to three years. Today, we are finally reaching a premier of Prince Edward Island who served for longer. This episode, we are delving into the life of William...
Prince Edward Island was only three years old but in that time he had gone through two premiers, and was ready to welcome a third, Sir Louis Henry Davies. Born in Charlottetown to Benjamin Davies and Kezia Atwood on May 4, 1845, Davies had a...
On Sept. 1, 1873, only two months after Prince Edward Island had joined Canadian Confederation, its first premier James Colledge Pope had resigned to pursue a new career in Parliament. Succeeding him would be a new man who had a long history in the...
Born on March 21, 1936 to Percy and Mary Broadbent, Ed Broadbent was raised in a typical home for the time in Oshawa, where his father worked for General Motors. In 1961, Broadbent married Yvonne Yamaoka, who was a town planner and had lived through...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at 1989 After bouncing back with 99 seats, the Liberal government under Robert Bourassa had some rough patches, but overall it was a productive four years for the party. The biggest news for the...
After the resignation of Julie Payette as Governor General in January 2021, Canada went through a period of time, longer than at any other time in its history, without a Governor General before a new one was chosen. This time, the appointment would...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at Other posts in this series are at the end of this post. 1956 Venturing into the middle of the decade, Quebec was four years removed from its last election and ready to once again to go to the...