Canadians don’t know many important details about Canada’s participation in the Korean War – in which more than 500 Canadians died – according to a poll conducted for Historica Canada by Ipsos Reid. On the 60th anniversary of the end of the fighting, which lasted from 1950-53, the poll aimed to measure knowledge and attitudes … Read more
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander (Ajax-Pickering, Ont.) led local students in a quiz show competition against local journalists at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. In celebration of Citizenship Week and its Citizenship Challenge, Historica Canada invited journalist Laura Beaulne-Stuebing and CBC journalist Meg Wilcox to match wits with students from St. Patrick’s Catholic High … Read more
Passages Canada, was joined by minister of education Clyde Jackman, students from St. Bonaventure's College and Holy Heart High School and community members for a lively discussion on Canadian identity to mark the launch of the beCOMING Canada video series at the Rooms theatre in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. Passages Canada, a storytelling initiative of … Read more
