Editor’s note: If you enjoy this article, check out Madelaine Drohan’s book He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin’s Failure To Annex Canada to learn even more! There was a time when Donald Trump’s jibes about making Canada the 51st state were dismissed in Canada as typical bombast from the American president, a pressure tactic, perhaps, […]
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Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the newsletter of the Ottawa chapter of the Canadian Aviation Historical Society (CAHS). In the early fifties, there was a belief amongst intelligence communities that the Soviet Union was producing large numbers of attack aircraft, far outstripping western production. Known as the “bomber gap” this lead to an
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For Canadians, the years 1963 and 2025 already seem to have a lot in common. In both years, there were federal elections in April that saw the Liberals win with a new Prime Minister sworn in who represented change (though in 2025, the new PM was sworn in weeks before the election and the outgoing
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Editor’s note: This article is a response to a piece by Bob Plamondon titled “There was no conspiracy behind the cancellation of the Arrow”, published in the National Post on April 6th. You can read that article by clicking here. In Plamondon’s article, a number of ideas are expressed which require closer scrutiny. For example,
Flags of Canada. Stephen J. Harper. Sutherland House, 2025. Published in association with the Royal Canadian Geographic Society for the sixtieth anniversary of the maple leaf flag. What does a prime minister do after retiring from the job? Generally, serve on boards and go on the speaking circuit. Stephen Harper has gone that route, but
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Editor’s note: Today marks the 66th anniversary of the cancellation of the Avro Arrow. In recognition of this legendary Canadian achievement, the following story, based on archival facts and information, is presented. May Canadians long remember the saga of the Avro Arrow, and use it as inspiration for future national achievements. On Friday, February 20,
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Today, the Kinsol Trestle that spans the Koksilah River is considered to be one of Vancouver Island’s greatest tourist attractions and one of the “most spectacular timber rail trestle structures in the world”. Fifteen years ago, the former Canadian National Railway span at Mile 53.3 was in a semi-derelict state. After 20 years of abandonment
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“War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength.” Those are the words written on the Ministry of Truth building against the skyline of Airstrip One in Orwell’s novel 1984. In Ottawa, it seems that a new addition has been made to the fictional motto of the totalitarian Party: “Canada is Multicultural.” People often assert
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After working as a reporter for the Vancouver Sun for seventeen years, Barry Broadfoot left his desk to travel “at least 15,000 miles” with a tape recorder and collect oral accounts of living through Canada’s Great Depression. He interviewed hundreds of Canadians from all walks of life. Sometimes he conducted scheduled interviews, but often he
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Brampton, Ontario, is a particularly striking example of the demographic changes brought about by large-scale immigration to Canada in the past several decades. Once a quiet town with a strong English heritage (hence its name), it is now a bustling city of 656,000 people – 52% of whom are South Asian. Brampton’s major ethnic shifts
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