Looking at Sir John A. Macdonald Through Cracked Lenses: Patrice Dutil for Inside Policy
Citizens who decry the casual dismissal of Canada’s first prime minister are the ones who genuinely value Canadian history, writes ...
Tag: Confederation
Over 200 experts issue statement in defence of Sir John A. Macdonald’s legacy
OTTAWA, ON (January 12, 2021): Those who see Canada’s history as little more than a shameful series of mistakes and ...
Two Speeches from the Throne, 1866 House of Assembly, Fredericton, New Brunswick First Session, 8 March, 1866
His Excellency, the Honourable Arthur Hamilton Gordon, C.M.G., Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province of New Brunswick: ...
Samuel Leonard Tilley, Speech to Banquet hosted by the Quebec Board of Trade, October 15, 1864
The Honourable Samuel L. Tilley, Provincial Secretary of New Brunswick, responded as follows, on behalf of his Province: He said ...
Samuel Leonard Tilley, Speech to Banquet honouring Delegates of the Charlottetown Conference, September 12, 1864
The Honourable S.L. Tilley, Provincial Secretary and Leader of the Government of New Brunswick, in replying to the toast on ...
Tributes to Sir Charles Tupper by Sir Robert Borden and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, House of Commons, February 7, 1916
Resolved, that the House of Commons of Canada desires to express its deep sense of the loss sustained by the ...
Turn of the Tide, Legislative Assembly, Halifax, April 3, 1866
Mr. Miller said – I rise, Mr. Speaker, to address the House on a question of the deepest importance to ...
Tupper’s reply to Joseph Howe, House of Commons, Ottawa, November 8, 1867
Hon. Dr. Tupper: Mr. Speaker, no member of this House can regret more sincerely than myself that my honourable friend ...
John A. Macdonald, Speech to the Banquet in Honour of the Provincial Administration, March 1, 1866
Hon. J. A. MACDONALD, whose rising was the signal for round after round of the most enthusiastic cheering, said, when ...
On Canada Day, celebrate the spirit of dominion: Alastair Gillespie in Maclean’s
Decades ago, Canada Day was named Dominion Day—and it’s a moment to recommit to the justice-seeking spirit of its former ...
“Union of the Colonies” – Speech by the Honourable Charles Tupper, March 28, 1864
TUPPER said: I would shrink very much sir, from the task which has been imposed upon me of moving the ...
VIDEO: Sean Speer and Alastair Gillespie on the Confederation Series
For the latest edition of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Straight Talk Q & As, Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer spoke with ...
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Mexican cartels are a direct threat to Canada’s public safety, and the future of North American trade: Gary J. Hale for Inside Policy
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Canadians are very unhappy with the federal public service—and for good reason: Tim Sargent in The Hub
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Unfortunately for Canadian consumers and creators, the Online Streaming Act is performing exactly as predicted: Peter Menzies in the Hub
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Will Justin Trudeau prorogue Parliament in the new year? History shows there’s little political cost to the practice: Dave Snow in The Hub
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Canada is an energy superpower. It’s time to remind America and act like it: Heather Exner-Pirot in The Hub
