Art's History

Arthur Milnes, an accomplished public historian, award-winning journalist and the in-house historian at the Frontenac Club Hotel, explores milestone moments in Canada’s political history, occasionally drawing upon his own interactions with some of the notables figures as he offers insightful glimpses and anecdotes that remind us that Canada, too, has a rich and colourful political history.

Today in Canada's Political History - April 14, 2013: Justin Trudeau becomes federal Liberal leader!
Today in Canada's Political History - April 13, 1825: Birth of Thomas D’Arcy McGee
Today in Canada's Political History - April 12, 1838: Upper Canadian rebels hanged
Today in Canada's Political History - April 11, 1933: Sir Robert Borden files a bird-watching report
Today in Canada's Political History - April 10, 1970, Happy birthday Premier Tim Houston!
Today in Canada's Political History - April 9, 1931: Birth of Richard Hatfield
Today in Canada's Political History - April 8, 1984: Happy birthday Melissa Lantsman!
Today in Canada's Political History - April 7, 2017: Former PM Brian Mulroney attends a Liberal cabinet meeting
Today in Canada's Political History - April 6, 1934: The Prime Minister and his portrait painter!
Today in Canada's Political History - April 5, 1977: Canada’s first-ever Inuit Senator named to the Red Chamber
Today in Canada's Political History - April 4, 1978: John Diefenbaker visits Art’s hometown!
Today in Canada's Political History - April 3, 2002: Former PM John Turner delivers the annual Allan J. MacEachen lecture in Nova Scotia
Today in Canada's Political History - April 2, 1869: Birth of future Chief Justice of Canada Francis A. Anglin
Today in Canada's Political History - April 1, 1937: Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir addresses the U.S. Senate
Today in Canada's Political History - March 31, 1960: Indigenous voting rights first granted by Sir John A. Macdonald in 1885 are restored
Today in Canada's Political History - March 30, 1843: Governor General Sir Charles Metcalfe takes up his duties in Kingston
Today in Canada's Political History - March 29, 1971: Prime Minister Pierre and Margaret Trudeau make their first public appearance after their surprise wedding
Today in Canada's Political History - March 28: Happy Mace Day everyone!
Today in Canada's Political History - March 27, 2014: Final public hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission held
Today in Canada's Political History - March 26, 1979: In his last speech in the House of Commons John Diefenbaker pays tribute to Jimmy Carter
Today in Canada's Political History - March 25, 1942: Mackenzie King recalls his meeting with ex-President Woodrow Wilson
Today in Canada's Political History - March 24, 2023: President Joe Biden addresses Canada’s Parliament
Today in Canada's Political History - March 23, 2024: State Funeral for the Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney
Today in Canada's Political History - March 22, 1886: Maiden address of Sir John Thompson in the Commons
Today in Canada's Political History - March 21, 1896: Pioneering female reporter Kit Coleman describes the House of Commons chamber
Today in Canada's Political History - March 20, 1939: Birth of the Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney
Today in Canada's Political History - March 19, 1885: Métis leader Louis Riel declares the establishment of a provisional government in what is now Saskatchewan
Today in Canada's Political History - March 18, 2006: Bill Graham appointed interim Liberal leader
Today in Canada's Political History - March 17, 1971: Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Jean Chrétien discusses the Pierre Trudeau government’s White Paper on native affairs at Queen’s University
Today in Canada's Political History - March 16, 1965: Happy birthday Prime Minister Carney; It is time for your Kingston tree-planting!