The 2012 Canadian Citizenship Challenge’s “Student Citizens of the Year” have arrived in Ottawa for their Grand Prize trip, hosted by The Historica-Dominion Institute. Carly Firth, 13, of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and Jason Losier, 17, of Inkerman, New Brunswick, were awarded all-expenses paid trips to Ottawa for receiving perfect scores on the Challenge’s citizenship exam … Read more
The Historica-Dominion Institute celebrated the 198th birthday of Sir John A Macdonald with the announcement that Canada’s first prime minister will be the subject of two new Heritage Minutes. The Department of Canadian Heritage announced funding for two new Heritage Minutes on stories of Sir John A Macdonald and George-Etienne Cartier in advance of the … Read more
To mark November 11, The Historica-Dominion Institute released a new poll measuring Canadian attitudes on Remembrance, and comparing results with data from 2010. Interest in Remembrance seems to be on the rise, as three in ten Canadians say they will attend a Remembrance Day ceremony this year (up 8 points from 2010) and 80% of … Read more
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, Atla.) led local students in a quiz show competition against Parliamentary Press Gallery members Kady O’Malley and Laura Payton at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. In celebration of its Canadian Citizenship Challenge, the Historica-Dominion Institute invited the CBC Inside Politics journalists to match wits with students from … Read more
The Historica-Dominion Institute recognized the accomplishments of thirty-eight remarkable Canadians who received Diamond Jubilee Medals for their outstanding contributions in their fields. The recipients of this honour, who were nominated by the institute for their work in sharing Canadian stories and experiences, include authors Lawrence Hill and Lee Maracle, actor Paul Gross, filmmakers Clement Virgo … Read more
Former Governor General Michaelle Jean and Jean-Daniel Lafond joined the Historica Dominion Institute and more than 200 Anglophone and Francophone youth at the University of Ottawa to motivate Canada's younger population to vote. The institute said that in person, on a live webcast and through Twitter, participants spoke passionately about the need of every Canadian … Read more
Local Second World War veterans gathered at the Vancouver Public Library to participate in a nation-wide oral history project as part of the institute's The Memory Project: Stories of the Second World War. Call 416-506-1867 ext. 222.
