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Canadian History With New Eyes: The Dark Ages?
The Dark Ages & the French Wars of Religion Some time ago, I started to
Our Legacy-25 Scriptures on Parliament Hill
In many places, like legislatures and schools, the Bible is considered ‘hate literature’. Counseling someone
Rupert’s Land: Part 1 From Fur Trade To Rebellion
Britain’s claim of Rupert’s Land by the Doctrine of Discovery, proved to be one of
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.
Simcoe The Politician John Graves Simcoe became a politician when he was first elected to the British House of Commons for the Cornish borough of Mawes in 1790. His recorded contributions to the speeches in the Britain’s House of Commons include a speech about the new constitution of...
- lynettebloedow
- August 2, 2023
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- August 1, 2023
The 10 Canadian Heroes… On the first Monday in August, ten men are celebrated in Ontario because they have left indelible footprints on the sands of Canada’s time. In July and August, we will remember these heroes. These Canadian heroes are worth remembering. And in case you don’t...
- lynettebloedow
- July 24, 2023
The 10 Canadian Heroes… On the first Monday in August, ten men are celebrated in Ontario because they have left indelible footprints on the sands of Canada’s time. In July and August, we will remember these heroes. These Canadian heroes are worth remembering. And in case you...
- lynettebloedow
- July 16, 2023
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- June 30, 2023
In 2005 I attended a convention hosted by the Christian Heritage Party where I sang the many verses of our National Anthem – ‘O Canada’ that reflected a rich fervent prayer to God. I thought, ‘Why isn’t the entire anthem sung publicly? These are words rich in faith...
- lynettebloedow
- June 26, 2023
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- May 16, 2023
Personal Life John Rudophus Booth (JR Booth) (1827-1925), was born during the time when Thomas McKay was building the Rideau Canal. He was the second of 5 children born to John and Eleanor Rowley Booth. His parents were Irish immigrants from Ulster, who farmed in Waterloo Quebec, about...
- lynettebloedow
- April 6, 2023
New Edinburgh & Rideau Hall The Creativity & Resourcefulness of McKay The experience Thomas McKay gained when he first partnered with another skilled Scottish stonemason – John Redpath, to build The Lachine Canal in the 1820s, contributed to his success in getting the contract to build the Ottawa...
- lynettebloedow
- March 27, 2023
“[It is] almost inconceivable that such a man should have found no biographer so far,” wrote Francis J. Audet in 1932. “The extraordinary success of his ventures [is] a striking proof of what may be done in Canada by an enterprising man who applies himself diligently to his...
- lynettebloedow
- March 11, 2023
You might not know that our nation’s full name is the Dominion of Canada. In fact, our national celebration of Confederation, on July 1, was originally entitled ‘Dominion Day’. The celebration of this day was changed to ‘Canada Day’ in 1983. ‘Dominion’ is certainly a unique title. Canada...
- Natalie Myers
- January 3, 2023
The purchase of Alaska was influenced by a few important intersecting issues. Russia was selling off assets to pay its war debts from the Crimean War; there was the fear of its conquest by a stronger nation, whether the US or Britain, and there was the over-trapping of...
- lynettebloedow
- December 30, 2022
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