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From France to Canada to Dominion Day

Dominion Day had been a federal holiday that celebrated the enactment of The British North American Act which united four of Britain’s colonies – Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Upper and Lower Canada (which became Ontario and Quebec), into a single country within the British Empire, and named that country The Dominion of Canada.

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This article was first published in June 2018. In June 2018, the news that had been eclipsing Canadian and US News feeds, and social media was the latest fallout over the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the US. Trump vs. Trudeau On July 1st, 2018, on Canada’s...

America has a history of Threats & Incursions into Canada, for which we had practical responses. Threats from ‘down South’ to take over the land north of the 49th Parallel (Canada) are not new. Many articles on our website will give you this information. I will highlight some...

October 31 is not only Halloween, but Reformation Day. Today we’ll be looking at Reformist John Calvin and the French Huguenots’ ties to Canada.

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For the Thanksgiving write-up: When people think of Thanksgiving, pilgrims, and turkey often come to mind. It turns out that Canada’s Thanksgiving story is quite different than America’s. But more importantly, you will learn that giving thanks to God is a Canadian tradition older than our country.

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September 30 is National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. This episode we’re looking at John Norton, a Mohawk chief born in Scotland, mentee of Joseph Brant, veteran and hero of the War of 1812, and Bible translator.

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Part 2 of our exploration into the life & legacy of Alexander Mackenzie, Canada’s second prime minister and ‘stainless statesman’.

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Jacques Le Fevre d’Etaples was a French scholar who wanted to reform the church from within.

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Samuel de Champlain was a French Huguenot who explored Canada in the early days of exploration. A discouraged visionary, he is now remembered as the father of New France.

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Alexander Mackenzie, “Canada’s stainless statesman”, was our second prime minister. A strong Christian, stonemason, and politician, he left an amazing legacy and example of when Liberals were Christians.

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Col. John By was a British-Canadian engineer. The Rideau Canal, the result of his brilliant mind, is considered to be ‘one of North America’s best navigable waterways’. Despite dying in disgrace, his legacy lives on. We will explore his impact in Episode 9 of Ask the History Buff.

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Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant) was a Native Canadian celebrated in Burlington on the first Monday in August. He was a Mohawk warrior, Bible translator and negotiator with Britain for his people. We will dive into his amazing story on Episode 8 of Ask the History Buff.

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Part 2 of our investigation into the life of John Graves Simcoe. We explore the compassion behind his actions towards slaves, natives, and settlers alike. He was also a creative figure who possessed the foresight Ontario needed to become what it is today.

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