After seven years of NDP government in the Yukon, there were many changes to the territory during that time. In 1992, the government swung over to a new party, the Yukon Party, who used to be the Progressive Conservatives. The man leading that...
We have reached the 50th year since Canada became a country, and the 50th episode of this podcast. This year was not only a big anniversary year, but another watershed year in the history of Canada. On Feb. 1, James Alexander Murray became the...
The first NDP premier of the Yukon, Tony Penikett had a long career in the Legislature, and remains one of the longest serving premiers in the territory’s history. Tony Penikett was born in Sussex, England on Nov. 14, 1945. He attended school in...
On Jan. 22, Bill Durnan was born in Toronto. He entered the NHL at the age of 27 and only played in seven seasons but he became one of the greatest NHL players in history. As a goalie, he played his entire career with the Montreal Canadiens from...
So, we have reached the fifth premier in our series for Nova Scotia. After this, we will be covering the first five British Columbia premiers. I skipped Sir John Sparrow David Thompson, the fifth premier of Nova Scotia since I covered his life in...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at The year of 1891 in Canada would be a momentous one, with several important events. So, let’s get right down to it. On Jan. 6, Tim Buck is born in England. He would come to Canada in 1910 and...
Other posts in this series at end of post 1927 For the first time in some time, the leaders of the two main parties in Quebec would not change leaders when the next election came along, four years after the last one. Louis-Alexandre Taschereau...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at Canada reached its tenth anniversary this year and it had been quite the first decade for the new country. Several notable, tragic and amazing events would happen in this anniversary year for...
Other parts in this series at end of post. 1985 Change was coming to Ontario after four decades of power for the Progressive Conservatives, but that change would not quite come yet. As the election campaign approached, all three of the major parties...
Other parts in this series at end of post. 1898 The 1898 election would bring about monumental changes in Ontario politics, but not in terms of what party was ruling. Sir Oliver Mowat had moved on to federal politics after Sir Wilfrid Laurier took...