1869: The Montreal Star & Other Quebec Curios
A chance partnership at The Montreal Gazette of two men sparked the idea of a satirical magazine that eventually paved the way for the popular anglophone newspapers that [read on]
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1868: D’Arcy McGee & Other Quebec Curios
How did an Irishman become one of the Fathers of Confederation? The story begins, oddly enough, with a young man living in the United States. Thomas D’Arcy McGee originally [read on]
1864-67: The Dominion of Canada & Other Quebec Curios
Discussions for a confederation started in Charlottetown, when the Maritime colonies proposed their own union. After a series of governments swinging back and forth, the [read on]
Through my Brown Gay Lens : Merit(ocracy) in my name
The myth of equality and the reality of equality are two different things for a brown, gay immigrant and other peoples of colour.