The 1837 Rebellion in Lower Canada, as well as the 1838 Rebellion in Upper Canada, just don’t get enough notice. These rebellions are lost in the pile of other wars, including the 1885 Rebellion, the War of 1812, the Boer War and the wars of the...
We can all name the provinces of Canada, but did you know there was once just a province of Canada? It was a long time ago, and it was a direct response to a rebellion that nearly altered the entire future of Canada forever. In today’s episode, we...
Canada as we know it today owes a lot to two rebellions that occurred nearly 200 years ago. These rebellions sit between the War of 1812 and the more famous rebellions of Louis Riel, but their impact is anything but small. They are the Upper Canada...
Today, Canada is parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy but there was a time that might have not been the case. Today, we have a monarch and prime minister, but for a brief time, there was a Republic of Canada and we had a president...