Canadian History With New Eyes: The Dark Ages?
The Dark Ages & the French Wars of Religion Some time ago, I started to
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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.
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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- October 28, 2024
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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- October 14, 2024
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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- October 1, 2024
Part 2 of our exploration into the life & legacy of Alexander Mackenzie, Canada’s second prime minister and ‘stainless statesman’.
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- September 16, 2024
Jacques Le Fevre d’Etaples was a French scholar who wanted to reform the church from within.
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- September 16, 2024
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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- September 9, 2024
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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- August 26, 2024
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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- August 19, 2024
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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- August 12, 2024
It is a terrible state of affairs, and I am going because I think every bachelor, especially if he has experience of war, ought to go. I am really rather afraid, but more afraid to stay at home with my conscience. — John McCrae At 41, “Jack” McCrae...
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- October 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...
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- 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...
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- January 3, 2023
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