Sunday June 27 is Canadian Multiculturalism Day! This is a day to celebrate the contributions of Canada’s diverse people to Canadian society. The 1988 Canadian Multiculturalism Act affirms the policy of the government to ensure that every Canadian receives equal treatment by the government, which respects and celebrates diversity. Ontario specifically inaugurated an official multicultural…
The current conflict between Russia and Ukraine has shaken the world and threatened to fracture our collective sense of order and security. Even as we struggle to make sense of the senseless, and to show our support for the Ukraine and its people, we are also drawn to reflecting on the connections between Canada, Mississauga…
This week Matthew welcomes Dr. Carolyn Harris as they discuss the unprecedented Platinum Jubilee and the connections of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family to Mississauga. Dr. Carolyn Harris is an instructor in history at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies. She received her Ph.D in European history from Queen’s University in…
Remembering “Our Boys” at the Normandy Landings and Juno Beach June 6, 2017 marks the marks the 73 anniversary of D-Day and the Normandy Landings during the Second World War. Canadian troops landed at Juno Beach. We remember the many, many soldiers who lost their lives during the landing and the invasion of Europe that…
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