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, […]
The Avro Arrow: Exploding The Myths And Misconceptions Read More »
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
The Holt Creek Trestle Bridge Replacement Should Honour B.C. History, Not Ignore It Read More »
“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
Doublethink: A Canada Heritage Minute Read More »
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
Remembering Barry Broadfoot And The Ten Lost Years Read More »
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
No, Danielle Smith, Sikhs Did Not “Build The Foundations” Of Alberta Read More »
Whither Canada: Satellite or Independent Nation? (Full Speech) Editor’s note: When Brian Graff realized there was no digital version of Walter Gordon’s Whither Canada speech, he used OCR to make it available for Canadians to read on Dominion Review! Here is the speech in full. Graff has highlighted key sentences and sections. You can find
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Editor’s note: When Brian Graff realized there was no digital version of Walter Gordon’s Whither Canada speech, he used OCR to make it available for Canadians to read on Dominion Review! In this article, Graff provides some key background information and analysis of the speech. You can find the whole revived speech by clicking here.
Whither Canada: Walter Gordon’s Forgotten 1960 Speech Still Relevant Today Read More »
People love talking about lists. I don’t mean shopping lists or other mundane lists, but the ones where something or someone is ranked as best or worst in some way, like best Rock’n Roll Drummer or Worst Road in Ontario. There are a lot of such lists on the internet, including clickbait that suckers people
Canada’s Greatest Prime Minister: The Weirdo or Another Usual Suspect? Read More »
To me, the Toronto Public Library is an “essential service” since I borrow so many books. This is hardly surprising when my father and my stepfather each ran public library systems in Toronto a few decades back. The TPL has been the victim of a ransomware attack for over a month, with no backup system
My Reviews of Two Ancient Canadian Books Read More »
The debate which followed the accidental Parliamentary celebration of a 98-year-old veteran of the Nazi Waffen SS 14th Grenadier Division reveals a political class which is hopelessly immature. Conservative MPs, who happily applauded along with the rest, insinuated that the Liberal Party is sympathetic to the early 20th century German ideology of Nazism – a
