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  • The Barr/Britannia Colony, Part I
    … by Daniel Meister, PhD Introduction: The Context of Colonialism “Let us take possession of Canada. Let our cry be CANADA FOR THE … from one similarly-minded clergyman, Isaac Barr. [16] Lloyd's letter. Credit: George Exton Lloyd, “The Canadian Wheat Belt,” The Times … Most of these plans either did not come to fruition or did not last. [26] Some of his group were skeptical from the outset. Reflecting on his …
  • Windsor Foundation Classroom
    The Windsor Foundation Classroom features a projector, sound equipment, and natural light. This fully accessible room is perfect for your next meeting or conference. Inclusions: 6ft rectangular tables and chairs Drop down screen and projector Wifi Podium and microphone Natural light Facility …
  • Port of Precedence: A History of Immigration at the Port of Quebec Part 2
    … Port of Quebec’s primary function became grain export. However, the site continued to be a major point of entry for immigrants to Canada. On 28 May 1921, Toronto's Globe newspaper published an article entitled “The Human Inflow into Canada.” Special correspondent Frank Yeigh …
  • Emerging Lens Film Festival Opening Night Screening
    … Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026  Time: 6:00 pm Location: In-person event at the Museum Language: … FREE Register to attend this event → In partnership with the Emerging Lens Film Festival and in honour of National Canadian Film Day, the … world set against the backdrop of the historic African Nova Scotian community of Birchtown. What to expect:  A screening of the short films …
  • Heterosexism in Canadian Immigration Policy, 1952-1978
    … By Steven Schwinghamer, Historian Terminology The terminology of this paper is difficult in a few ways. It is … the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, very advisedly: I am reminded that many of my friends would have experienced that term as abusive before it was … concerns turned up—such as if someone had collaborated with enemy forces in time of war—details would not be made available to …
  • Early Political and Public Responses to Canada’s Official Multiculturalism Policy, 1971-1972
    … became a widely-used metaphor for cultural pluralism in modern Canada, the use of such terms to describe Canadian diversity can be traced back to the early interwar period. … Early Political and Public Responses to Canada’s Official Multiculturalism Policy, 1971-1972 …
  • Archimede, Dina and John
    … of Italy. Having been sponsored by Uncle Agostino (Jack) Butticci, my 27 year old father, Archimede Altorio, left the familiarity of his … to begin establishing himself in this new land. On June 14, 1950, 26 year old Dina and 22 months old Giovanino (John) disembarked at Pier … and Gibraltar and just off the Grand Banks, in a thick fog, had a near miss with another ship. My mother remembers the cold, North Atlantic …
  • “We Wanted to Come to Canada”: Pier 21 and the Arrival of Polish Orphans
    … 21, 2020) Forcible Displacement of Polish Nationals to Labour Camps in the Soviet Union In August 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union concluded … nationals and deported a further 500,000 individuals in four waves of mass deportations from eastern Poland to labour camps in Siberia. In … France to Canada. Due to German occupation of the region, the scheme lay dormant until it was resurrected in 1947. Two years later, 1,123 …
  • A Sympathetic Interest in the Plight of Refugees: World Refugee Year in Canada
    … Raska, PhD, Historian Introduction: Origins of World Refugee Year In the spring of 1958, four young individuals affiliated with the Bow Group, a conservative public policy think tank inside the British Conservative Party, initially suggested the concept of an … A Sympathetic Interest in the Plight of Refugees: World Refugee Year in Canada …
  • Who is the Little Boy in this Picture?
    … Canada after World War II. A young Dave Campbell, with his mother, welcomes Canadian troops home at Pier 21 in 1945. Credit: Lieut. Richard Graham Arless / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada … Who is the Little Boy in this Picture? …

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