George Brown

All the Enthusiasm : Startup Fest Round II

July 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

Sampler of some great ideas and the people behind them.

1868: D’Arcy McGee & Other Quebec Curios

September 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

Thomas D'Arcy McGee, photographed in 1868 by William Norman. Credit: Library and Archives Canada/C-016749/MIKAN 3577156

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

September 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

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]