Long Before 24 Sussex There Was Stadacona

 Canada’s prime minister had no official residence before Gorffwysfa (Welsh for a place of rest), or what is known today as 24 Sussex, was expropriated by the government in 1949 and occupied by Louis St. Laurent in 1951. Prior to that, the PM resided as the owner in a variety of

Montreal: Magnificent at any time of the year

 Montreal’s Leonard Cohen has long been one of my favourite singers and this son of Montreal was known for his unparalleled love of his hometown. In describing the city that remains Canada’s greatest, he once said, “Some say that no one ever leaves Montreal, for that city, like Canada itself,

The humble beginnings of Canada’s professional public service

 There was no public service as we understand it today prior to the advent of responsible government. The administration of colonial territories under both the French and British regimes was simple. The civil and judicial needs of a sparse population in remote outposts like Detroit would have been addressed by

Trudeau Set to Apologize for the Tragedy of MS St. Louis

 Photo credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum/National Archives and Records Administration As he said so himself, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has set a date to formally apologize for “an absolute moral failure on the part of the government.” On November 7, Trudeau will formally apologize for Canada’s decision to turn