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Legitimate political power derives from a mandate from the masses — that’s today’s theory. But in practice, Canada’s governing elites historically have often tried their best to snub the masses.

January 11, 2015, marked the bicentennial of Sir John A. Macdonald’s birth. But commemorating Canada’s first prime minister has never been easy.

Second World War pilot Willie McKnight shared his thoughts and feelings about his dangerous work in letters he wrote to a friend.

Reading List: From a northern city to a writer’s backyard — Canadian history books that have been recognized in 2017 and early 2018.

Jacques Lacoursière was the most-read and best recognized popular historian of his generation in Quebec.

Commemorating the wars is not about celebrating conflict; it is about remembering that there are values worth sacrificing for.

In Newfoundland, Canada Day was never about red-and-white face painting, Pearson’s flag, or bone-rattling rock concerts. It was Memorial Day, focused on morning (and mourning) ceremonies.

The terms pirates, buccaneers and privateers are often used interchangeably, but back in the day the distinctions were important.  

In Ontario’s 1919 general election, the province's first non-traditional third party was elected to the Legislature — and without having a designated party leader.