Featured Articles — Fathers of Confederation
England's Political Secret
Canada Charter of Rights and Freedoms Colonial Era Confederation Conservatism Edward Blackstone Fathers of Confederation François Charbonneau Habeas Corpus Idea of Freedom Idea of Liberty John Locke King George III Libertarianism Men and Ideas Parliament Rights of Englishmen Une part égale de liberté
What was the political secret that Englishmen were convinced they had found and that allowed them to be so free? A free nation was one that was not dependent upon the will of anyone, especially its own Monarch, writes Dr. François Charbonneau.
Macdonald: A Hero for Our Times?
1619 Project Biography Cancel Culture Colonial Era Confederation Corrective History Donald Creighton Fathers of Confederation First Nations History Debates History Wars Indigenous Phillip A. Buckner Sir John A. Macdonald
The Old Flag and the Old Policy probably mattered more than the Old Man to most Canadians, writes Phillip A. Buckner. We can debate Sir John A. without losing our heads — or his.
1812 & The Fathers of Confederation
Allan Napier MacNab Battle Honours Canada Colony to Nation Myth Confederation Defence of Canada Donald Creighton Fathers of Confederation John Hamilton Gray Joseph Howe Lt. Col. Donald Macpherson Militia Myth Sir Adolphe-Philippe Caron Sir Charles Tupper Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché Sir George-Étienne Cartier Sir Hector-Louis Langevin Sir John A. Macdonald Sir Oliver Mowat Thomas D'Arcy McGee War of 1812
Several Fathers of Confederation had a connection to the War of 1812. Only two generations separated the peace of 1814 from the Charlottetown conference -- the same lapse of time (fifty years) as between 1945 and 1995, when Canadians of all ages celebrated “Victory in Europe."