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The Commons: Don’t get your hopes up and you won’t be disappointed

A mere 58 minutes. That’s it. That’s all. We were promised an hour, perhaps as much as an hour and a half. And yet here was Michaëlle Jean, solemnly invoking “Divine Providence” at precisely 3:47pm...

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Human smuggling, immigration anxieties, and the Canadian way

Today’s announcement of the new Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada’s Immigration System Act (when will the revolt against Overly Wordy and Politically Contrived Names for Acts commence?) is...

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Hillary’s loss was Mama Grizzlies’ gain

Mark Wilson/Getty Images BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY: THE ELECTION THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR AMERICAN WOMEN Rebecca Traister Few sound bites from the 2008 U.S. presidential race received the sort of scrutiny...

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The landing strip on 9/11

Just as we are about to begin a year of commemorating the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 between the U.S. and colonial Canada, we are also recalling the horrific events of 9/11. While there are...

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Damn Yankees are trying to steal our victory in 1812

Fanshawe Pioneer Village, London, Ont. (Colin O'Connor/Maclean's) Meet Col. Joel Stone, Canada’s newest hero of the War of 1812. Born in Connecticut in 1749, Stone moved to Upper Canada during the...

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What second sacking of York in the war of 1812?

Reuters This week, Toronto unveiled its newest contribution to the War of 1812’s bicentenary. A meticulously researched “Book of Remembrance” lists all 181 British and American soldiers, native...

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General Brock’s lessons for modern CEOs

Government of Ontario Art Collection/Archives of Ontario He repelled two American invasions and likely saved Canada in the process. But if he were alive today, could Sir Isaac Brock turn around RIM? Or...

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Been there, won that: Inglorious battles of 1812

Painting by Ken Riley Two hundred years ago this week, on June 1, 1812, United States president James Madison delivered a stirring war message to U.S. Congress. “Such is the spectacle of injuries and...

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Is the War of 1812 worth celebrating?

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Not your usual War of 1812 at the Canadian War Museum

(David Kawai/Maclean's magazine) For a sneak peak of the exhibit, check out our photo gallery at the bottom of the page. The easiest course of action for the Canadian War Museum to take when planning...

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War of 1812: Did the Americans throw the fight?

Frederic Remington Art Museum, Ogdensburg, NY An American victory over Canada in the War of 1812 should have been dead simple. Besides a huge advantage in manpower and resources, the United States Army...

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Celebrating Canada’s War of 1812 Victory: All hail Sir Isaac Brock, Tecumseh,...

I don’t know about you, but for me nothing makes waiting in the sweltering heat for a buffet to open more bearable than listening to a speech by Defence Minister Peter MacKay. And so it came to pass on...

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Vive la France

As first noted by our Michael Petrou, Peter MacKay, while speaking before an audience at the French embassy last week, offered an interesting take on French involvement in the War of 1812. The Citizen...

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What students are talking about today (Sept. 6 edition)

UBC Skatepark Rendering (UBC Transportation) 1. The University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus may be the first big campus in Canada with a skateboard and BMX bike park. The final park designs...

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Harper vs. the PQ: the element of surprise is key

Ten days after Quebecers elected a Parti Québécois government, the government of Stephen Harper began implementing its response today. The key elements: • fond memories of two-century-old border...

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1812: A perfect war for politicians

Steve Eberle/Flickr War is hell, of course. But the War of 1812 also happens to be perfect. At least from Ottawa’s perspective. Consider the federal government’s recent video promoting the war’s...

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PHOTOGALLERY: Sneak peek of the new Heritage Minute

    < > Photo of < of > The post PHOTOGALLERY: Sneak peek of the new Heritage Minute appeared first on Macleans.ca.

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The War of 1812’s TV front

The Hill Times tallies $8 million in spending on War of 1812 advertising. The Canadian Heritage department was the biggest spender, paying $1.45-million to CTV for prime time space to broadcast one War...

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Has the Canadian Federation of Students lost its way?

A 2008 CFS rally (Joey Coleman/Maclean's) What do the War of 1812, the Israel-Gaza conflict and bottled water have in common? They are causes the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) decided, on the...

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Most popular page visited after arriving at War of 1812 website? The exit

OTTAWA – The splashy home pages for the Harper government’s elaborate War of 1812 website were by far the most popular feature for visitors who crowded into the online museum last year, thanks to an ad...

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Feds spend nearly $700K to acquire trove of documents from War of 1812

OTTAWA – A massive trove of books, maps and manuscripts from the War of 1812 now belong to Canada. The federal government has paid nearly $700,000 at an auction in England to acquire what’s know as the...

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5 Canadian myths that just won’t die

White House (Shutterstock) 1. Our beer is stronger than American beer: That’s bogus, a myth born out of the different methods once used to measure alcoholic content on labelling. Americans long listed...

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War of 1812 monument doesn’t belong on Parliament Hill

Bruno Schlumberger/Ottawa Citizen The federal government held a ceremony on Wednesday at the future site of the War of 1812 monument, which will be located on Parliament Hill’s East Block lawn....

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How Canada planned to invade the U.S. (and vice versa)

The burning of Washington D.C. during the War of 1812 by the British, from War Plan Red by Kevin Lippert. (Princeton Architectural Press) Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. So...

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Donald Trump goes to history class

“Didn’t you guys burn down the White House?” U.S. President Donald Trump asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a telephone call on May 25. The Prime Minister had purportedly asked what exactly...

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History lessons for Donald Trump after his Fourth of July speech

Donald Trump is not known as a history scholar. Or a soldier. But in his recent Fourth of July address, Trump made several boasts about America’s military exploits that left even some of his staunch...

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