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Newfoundland’s Big Choice: Canada or Independence?

World wars and flamboyant orators changed the British colony's destiny in the twentieth century.

Big Questions of Canada

We explore the past to find answers for the future.


Joe Stafford

In the Diamond Jubilee Re-Enactment, students create poster boards and organize an event to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of Confederation. Dressed in 1920s attire, students invite the community to dance, eat, and learn about Canada's achievements and challenges.


Reluctant Union

Sixty years after joining Canada, the Rock is no longer in a hard place.


How Prince Edward Island Joined Canada

More than 200 years ago, the British monarchy promised the Mi'kmaw people the right to hunt and fish on the island forever. But what happened to those treaties when PEI joined Canada in 1873?

Paul Paterson

Inspired by the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation in 2017, Paul Paterson’s students formed a classroom think tank to create a vision for Canada in the year 2070.


Huron-Wendat Headdress

An embroidered headpiece shows Wendat artistic ingenuity.


Canadian Women and the Struggle for Equality

Book Review: Many intricate and illuminating cases are recounted in Lorna R. Marsden’s book, Canadian Women & the Struggle for Equality. Using what she describes as a sociological approach, Marsden chronicles the women’s movement since Confederation and examines the events, individuals, and institutions that enabled social change.


Celebrating the Centennial

An Alberta museum showcases western Canadian life in 1967.


True or False

While celebrating Canada’s birthday, Canadians might want to take some time to separate myth from fact.