(c) University of Leeds Art Collection and Gallery; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation The world was at war, and Canada was heading towards one of the most divisive and troubled times in its history. It was in that situation that Canada...
After the 1923 election, the United Farmers of Ontario made the decision to withdraw from electoral politics and most of its elected members joined with the Progressives, which were led by former United Farmers Attorney-General William Edgar Raney...
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 office as the Liberal Prime Minister in 1896...
The Constitution Act It was one of the most important pieces of legislation in Canadian history. It was something that attracted controversy and its impact is felt to this day. It was the Constitution Act of 1982 and today I am looking at how this...
1867 The first general election in Ontario’s history was held on Sept. 3, 1867. The Conservative Party was led by John Sandfield Macdonald, while the Liberals were led by Archibald McKellar. Macdonald was a close friend of Sir John A. Macdonald, but...
For millennia, the land was occupied by the Indigenous, specifically the Blackfoot. The bison would dominate the landscape and formed a vital part of the life of the Blackfoot, who hunted the great beasts for centuries. The Blackfoot Confederacy was...
Before any prospectors or settlers arrived in the Quesnel area during the Cariboo Gold Rush, the Lhtako Dene, or Carrier, people lived off the land around Quesnel, occupying the region from the Bowron Lakes to the Dean River. Known among themselves...
When Canadians look at the war history of the country in the 20th century, there is a focus on the First World War, Second World War and Korea. Mixed in between the First and Second World Wars though, was another war, one that Canada didn’t...
We have almost come to the end of the series but before we reach that last spike, I wanted to look at the lives of the workers who spent their time on the railroad to see what it was like for them. Obviously, depending on where a person worked their...
Due to its location at the confluence of the Clearwater and North Saskatchewan Rivers, the area of Rocky Mountain House was an important stopping and meeting place for the Indigenous nations. Primarily in the territory of the Blackfoot, other...