Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Monday, 2 July 2012
Celebrating the Promise: Canada Day & 1812
Canada was a land of promise before July 1, 1867. Here's an article about "Celebrating the Promise" that appeared in Maranatha News in honour of Canada Day 2012
Friday, 1 June 2012
when I'm not writing books .. a few article by-lines
A couple of my recent articles and columns: I wrote about lberta based philanthropist and entrepreneur Frank Flaman in the April issue of Canadian Capital and Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations in Canada for Maranatha News:
Sunday, 18 December 2011
Saturday, 12 November 2011
CBC.ca | The Current | Coming Up
Leilani Muir is the human face of the history I discuss in Eugenics and the Firewall. Please Listen and consider what not treating the poor, the sick, the foster child, the mentally and physicially disabled as valuable does to a society. And continues to do in Alberta where we have never really said sorry to the victims. Paying out $$$ is not really being sorry.CBC.ca | The Current | Coming Up
Friday, 11 November 2011
Remembrance Day Primer
As Canada's Remembrance Day 2011 stretches into evening, you may want to read "In Flanders Fields", posted here on Veterans Affairs Canada's site. Those wondering why Canadians (and the British) wear poppies to honour their war dead will enjoy this explanation from the Royal Canadian Legion.
You can find the Official Photos from the Ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, along with the Governor General's Message on the Governor General of Canada's Website. The Remembrance extends outside the nation's capital with hundreds of Rembrance ceremonies in small towns, villages and large cities, on November 11 each year. Millions of Canadians Observe two minutes of silence is kept at the 11th hour, of the 11th day each year.
Sunday, 23 October 2011
My Upcoming History Talk with Alberta History Buffs
This and more at the Galt Museum in Lethbridge this fall:
DEC 07 Coal, Culture and Confederation with Jane Harris-Zsovan.
Three generations of Galt men –John, Sir Alexander and Elliott
– shared a poetic vision for a united and vibrant Canada.
Lethbridge, the only Canadian city co-founded by a
Father of Confederation,
is a living example of the Galts’ Canadian dream.
DEC 07 Coal, Culture and Confederation with Jane Harris-Zsovan.
Three generations of Galt men –John, Sir Alexander and Elliott
– shared a poetic vision for a united and vibrant Canada.
Lethbridge, the only Canadian city co-founded by a
Father of Confederation,
is a living example of the Galts’ Canadian dream.
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