It is a very big day in the history of the province that has brought Canada some of its greatest and most colourful politicians. Joey Smallwood, John Crosbie, Brian Tobin and George Baker all came from Newfoundland and were legends during their eras. It is, of course, the 75th anniversary of Newfoundland’s entering Confederation and I know that all Canadians are joining in with Art’s History today and celebrating this special province and her wonderful people. Happy anniversary Newfoundland and Labrador!
Arthur Milnes is an accomplished public historian and award-winning journalist. He was research assistant on The Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney’s best-selling Memoirs and also served as a speechwriter to then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper and as a Fellow of the Queen’s Centre for the Study of Democracy under the leadership of Tom Axworthy. A resident of Kingston, Ontario, Milnes serves as the in-house historian at the 175 year-old Frontenac Club Hotel.