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Today in Canada's Political History - July 26, 1930: Final rally of R.B. Bennett’s 1930 campaign concludes in Ottawa

Today in Canada's Political History - July 26, 1930: Final rally of R.B. Bennett’s 1930 campaign concludes in Ottawa

  • 2024-07-26
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 25, 1973: Death of Louis-St.-Laurent

Today in Canada's Political History - July 25, 1973: Death of Louis-St.-Laurent

  • 2024-07-25
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 24, 1950: Columnist I. Norman Smith pens special tribute to the late Mackenzie King

Today in Canada's Political History - July 24, 1950: Columnist I. Norman Smith pens special tribute to the late Mackenzie King

  • 2024-07-24
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 23, 1984: Time Magazine previews the 1984 Canadian election

Today in Canada's Political History - July 23, 1984: Time Magazine previews the 1984 Canadian election

  • 2024-07-23
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 22, 1950: Death of Mackenzie King

Today in Canada's Political History - July 22, 1950: Death of Mackenzie King

  • 2024-07-22
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 21, 1976: Happy birthday Premier David Eby!

Today in Canada's Political History - July 21, 1976: Happy birthday Premier David Eby!

  • 2024-07-21
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 20, 1872: Voting starts in Canada’s second national election

Today in Canada's Political History - July 20, 1872: Voting starts in Canada’s second national election

  • 2024-07-20
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 19, 1955, Happy birthday Dalton McGuinty!

Today in Canada's Political History - July 19, 1955, Happy birthday Dalton McGuinty!

  • 2024-07-19
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 18, 1950: Birth of Jack Layton

Today in Canada's Political History - July 18, 1950: Birth of Jack Layton

  • 2024-07-18
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 17, 1965: Jean Chrétien Appointed parliamentary secretary to then-Prime Minister Lester Pearson

Today in Canada's Political History - July 17, 1965: Jean Chrétien Appointed parliamentary secretary to then-Prime Minister Lester Pearson

  • 2024-07-17
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 16, 1999: Death of former Commons Speaker Alan Macnaughton

Today in Canada's Political History - July 16, 1999: Death of former Commons Speaker Alan Macnaughton

  • 2024-07-16
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 15, 1970: Queen Elizabeth visits the Manitoba Legislature

Today in Canada's Political History - July 15, 1970: Queen Elizabeth visits the Manitoba Legislature

  • 2024-07-15
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 14, 1956: Columnist calls for the life and legacy of former PM Arthur Meighen to be celebrated

Today in Canada's Political History - July 14, 1956: Columnist calls for the life and legacy of former PM Arthur Meighen to be celebrated

  • 2024-07-14
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 13, 1976: Columnist Richard Gwyn reports on sales of John Diefenbaker’s memoirs

Today in Canada's Political History - July 13, 1976: Columnist Richard Gwyn reports on sales of John Diefenbaker’s memoirs

  • 2024-07-13
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 12, 1935: Australia’s Prime Minister visits Ottawa

Today in Canada's Political History - July 12, 1935: Australia’s Prime Minister visits Ottawa

  • 2024-07-12
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 10, 1981: Ronald Reagan reports on his talks in D.C. with Pierre Trudeau

Today in Canada's Political History - July 10, 1981: Ronald Reagan reports on his talks in D.C. with Pierre Trudeau

  • 2024-07-10
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 9, 1958: President Eisenhower speaks to Canada’s Parliament for the second time

Today in Canada's Political History - July 9, 1958: President Eisenhower speaks to Canada’s Parliament for the second time

  • 2024-07-09
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 7, 1941: Arthur Meighen delivers a major wartime address

Today in Canada's Political History - July 7, 1941: Arthur Meighen delivers a major wartime address

  • 2024-07-07
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 6, 2023: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lobbies Taylor Swift!

Today in Canada's Political History - July 6, 2023: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lobbies Taylor Swift!

  • 2024-07-06
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 5, 1969: Future Prime Minister Brian Mulroney offers his thoughts on Quebec’s present and future in a Montreal Gazette column

Today in Canada's Political History - July 5, 1969: Future Prime Minister Brian Mulroney offers his thoughts on Quebec’s present and future in a Montreal Gazette column

  • 2024-07-05
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 4, 1918: Sir Mackenzie Bowell’s will contested

Today in Canada's Political History - July 4, 1918: Sir Mackenzie Bowell’s will contested

  • 2024-07-04
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 3, 1920: The New York Times and other papers comment on the retirement of Sir Robert Borden

Today in Canada's Political History - July 3, 1920: The New York Times and other papers comment on the retirement of Sir Robert Borden

  • 2024-07-03
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 2, 1821: Happy birthday Sir Charles Tupper!

Today in Canada's Political History - July 2, 1821: Happy birthday Sir Charles Tupper!

  • 2024-07-02
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Today in Canada's Political History - July 1, 1937: Franklin Roosevelt celebrates the 70th anniversary of Canadian Confederation

Today in Canada's Political History - July 1, 1937: Franklin Roosevelt celebrates the 70th anniversary of Canadian Confederation

  • 2024-07-01
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 29, 1926: Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister for the second time

Today in Canada's Political History - June 29, 1926: Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister for the second time

  • 2024-06-29
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 28, 1894: Canada hosts one of the first-ever British Empire Colonial Conferences

Today in Canada's Political History - June 28, 1894: Canada hosts one of the first-ever British Empire Colonial Conferences

  • 2024-06-28
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 27, 1949: 75th anniversary of Louis St-Laurent’s first general election victory

Today in Canada's Political History - June 27, 1949: 75th anniversary of Louis St-Laurent’s first general election victory

  • 2024-06-27
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 26, 1945, Mackenzie King signs the United Nations’ Charter

Today in Canada's Political History - June 26, 1945, Mackenzie King signs the United Nations’ Charter

  • 2024-06-26
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 25, 1993: Kim Campbell becomes Prime Minister

Today in Canada's Political History - June 25, 1993: Kim Campbell becomes Prime Minister

  • 2024-06-25
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 24, 1898: Student Mackenzie King’s success at Harvard celebrated

Today in Canada's Political History - June 24, 1898: Student Mackenzie King’s success at Harvard celebrated

  • 2024-06-24
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 23, 1896: Sir Wilfrid Laurier and his Liberals win Canada’s eighth general election

Today in Canada's Political History - June 23, 1896: Sir Wilfrid Laurier and his Liberals win Canada’s eighth general election

  • 2024-06-23
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 22, 1914: Robert Borden knighted

Today in Canada's Political History - June 22, 1914: Robert Borden knighted

  • 2024-06-22
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 21, 1957: John Diefenbaker becomes Prime Minister

Today in Canada's Political History - June 21, 1957: John Diefenbaker becomes Prime Minister

  • 2024-06-21
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 20, 1882: Sir John A. Macdonald and his Tories win Canada’s fifth general election

Today in Canada's Political History - June 20, 1882: Sir John A. Macdonald and his Tories win Canada’s fifth general election

  • 2024-06-20
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 19, 1988: Ronald Reagan has a busy day in Toronto

Today in Canada's Political History - June 19, 1988: Ronald Reagan has a busy day in Toronto

  • 2024-06-20
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 18, 1941: First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt prepares her home on Campobello (New Brunswick) Island for the summer season

Today in Canada's Political History - June 18, 1941: First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt prepares her home on Campobello (New Brunswick) Island for the summer season

  • 2024-06-18
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 17, 2022: Former PM Brian Mulroney celebrates the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Today in Canada's Political History - June 17, 2022: Former PM Brian Mulroney celebrates the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

  • 2024-06-17
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 15, 1950: Arthur Meighen’s 80th birthday celebrated

Today in Canada's Political History - June 15, 1950: Arthur Meighen’s 80th birthday celebrated

  • 2024-06-15
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Recalling a Prime Minister’s visit to Stirling on the Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen’s 150th birthday

Recalling a Prime Minister’s visit to Stirling on the Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen’s 150th birthday

All eyes were on tiny Stir­ling on August 11, 1920. Cana­da had a new prime…

  • 2024-06-14
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 14, 1973: Death of the last living member of R.B. Bennett’s cabinet

Today in Canada's Political History - June 14, 1973: Death of the last living member of R.B. Bennett’s cabinet

  • 2024-06-14
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 13, 1940: Maiden speech of John Diefenbaker’s in the Commons

Today in Canada's Political History - June 13, 1940: Maiden speech of John Diefenbaker’s in the Commons

  • 2024-06-13
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 12, 1924: Happy 100th birthday George Herbert Walker Bush!

Today in Canada's Political History - June 12, 1924: Happy 100th birthday George Herbert Walker Bush!

  • 2024-06-12
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 11, 1993: Prime Minister Brian Mulroney’s farewell address to the nation

Today in Canada's Political History - June 11, 1993: Prime Minister Brian Mulroney’s farewell address to the nation

  • 2024-06-11
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 10, 1939: King George VI and Mackenzie King meet with Franklin Roosevelt at Hyde Park

Today in Canada's Political History - June 10, 1939: King George VI and Mackenzie King meet with Franklin Roosevelt at Hyde Park

  • 2024-06-10
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 9, 1958: President Eisenhower speaks to Canada’s Parliament for the second time

Today in Canada's Political History - June 9, 1958: President Eisenhower speaks to Canada’s Parliament for the second time

  • 2024-06-09
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 8, 1995: Mike Harris and his Tories win their first majority mandate from Ontarians

Today in Canada's Political History - June 8, 1995: Mike Harris and his Tories win their first majority mandate from Ontarians

  • 2024-06-08
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 7, 1929: Birth of John N. Turner

Today in Canada's Political History - June 7, 1929: Birth of John N. Turner

  • 2024-06-07
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 6, 2014: Prime Minister Stephen Harper marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day with speech in Normandy

Today in Canada's Political History - June 6, 2014: Prime Minister Stephen Harper marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day with speech in Normandy

  • 2024-06-07
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 5, 1885: Sir John A. slammed by an Ontario editorialist

Today in Canada's Political History - June 5, 1885: Sir John A. slammed by an Ontario editorialist

  • 2024-06-07
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 4, 2012: Prime Minister Stephen J. Harper in London to help celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

Today in Canada's Political History - June 4, 2012: Prime Minister Stephen J. Harper in London to help celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

  • 2024-06-07
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Today in Canada's Political History: June 3, 1999, Mike Harris wins second majority mandate in Ontario

Today in Canada's Political History: June 3, 1999, Mike Harris wins second majority mandate in Ontario

  • 2024-06-07
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 2, 1965: The era of lifetime Senate appointments comes to an end

Today in Canada's Political History - June 2, 1965: The era of lifetime Senate appointments comes to an end

  • 2024-06-07
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Today in Canada's Political History - June 1, 1873: Death of Joseph Howe

Today in Canada's Political History - June 1, 1873: Death of Joseph Howe

  • 2024-06-07
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Today in Canada's Political History - May 31, 2009: Innovative Research reports on the attitudes of Canadians towards foreign aid

Today in Canada's Political History - May 31, 2009: Innovative Research reports on the attitudes of Canadians towards foreign aid

  • 2024-06-07
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Today in Canada's Political History - May 30, 2003: Joe Clark retires as national Progressive Conservative leader

Today in Canada's Political History - May 30, 2003: Joe Clark retires as national Progressive Conservative leader

  • 2024-06-07
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Today in Canada's Political History - May 29, 1867: Jefferson Davis receives hero’s welcome in Kingston and Toronto

Today in Canada's Political History - May 29, 1867: Jefferson Davis receives hero’s welcome in Kingston and Toronto

  • 2024-06-07
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Today in Canada's Political History - May 28, 1976: Former Commons Speaker William Ross Macdonald passes into history

Today in Canada's Political History - May 28, 1976: Former Commons Speaker William Ross Macdonald passes into history

  • 2024-06-07
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Today in Canada's Political History: May 27, 1987, Pierre Trudeau attacks the Meech Lake Accord in a vicious column that appeared in La Presse and the Toronto Star

Today in Canada's Political History: May 27, 1987, Pierre Trudeau attacks the Meech Lake Accord in a vicious column that appeared in La Presse and the Toronto Star

  • 2024-06-07
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Today in Canada's Political History - May 26, 1957: Happy birthday Premier François Legault!

Today in Canada's Political History - May 26, 1957: Happy birthday Premier François Legault!

  • 2024-06-07
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Today in Canada's Political History - May 25, 2010, Prime Minister Stephen J. Harper “hangs” Jean Chrétien

Today in Canada's Political History - May 25, 2010, Prime Minister Stephen J. Harper “hangs” Jean Chrétien

  • 2024-06-07
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