Canadian Heritage would like to clarify some things about the Parliament Hill rink
The facility will host a hockey tournament and open skating, but the government has been criticized for the cost and rules
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Canada 150
The slippery rules of Canada’s new $5.6M ice rink, unveiled
The NHL-sized ice rink on Parliament Hill is set to open for public skating this December.*
*Many, many terms and conditions apply.
For Canada 150, architects should aim for solutions, not landmarks
Canada’s centennial spurred a slew of architectural glories. But 50 years later, a truly great monument would be a design for a better country
We should celebrate Canada’s British influence, not denounce it
Don’t send laudable British legacies such as free economies, free peoples and intellectual freedom down the ’memory hole’, writes Mark Milke
Inside Carolyn Bennett’s fraught picnic
The minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs hosted her regular celebratory Canada Day picnic on Saturday against a backdrop of Indigenous anger and protest.
Andrew Scheer’s first Canada Day as Tory leader
Scheer and his family celebrated Canada 150 in Charlottetown, the Birthplace of Confederation—and invited us to follow along
’Home on native land’ on Parliament Hill
On Canada Day, protesters mixed with patriots. There was chanting, singing and a tense moment or two.
The splendor and the slop of Canada Day
On Parliament Hill tens of thousands of soggy revelers gathered to celebrate the most admired nation on Earth
An interview with Justin Trudeau
The Prime Minister talks to Paul Wells about managing expectations, the housing market and the weirdness of Canada-U.S. relations