A toast to Sir John A., Canada’s controversial nation builder
An hourlong discussion of the legacy of John A. Macdonald, whose 200th birthday falls on Jan. 11
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John A. Macdonald
What is John A. Macdonald’s legacy, 200 years after his birth?
A panel of experts toasts the complicated, visionary Sir John A. Macdonald on the occasion of his 200th birthday
John A. could have legally smoked marijuana
But probably he didn’t think to
The year in democracy
In the beginning, there was disagreement. The first session of the first Parliament of the Dominion of Canada was called for the...
The Commons: Like a lawfully authorized bridge over navigable waters
It is to the Macdonald government’s eternal shame that it did not enact a proper FAQ in 1882
’Even by the standards of his day, Macdonald was unenlightened on racial matters’
Stephen Azzi counters Richard Gwyn’s defence of our first prime minister.
What students are talking about today (Aug. 22 edition)
Dirty Dancing, a fireworks battle and spying on Muslims
Was John A. Macdonald a white supremacist?
History professor Timothy Stanley says our first prime minister was a white supremacist. Colby digs up the debate in Hansard. I...
Live: A very long night for a very long bill
Welcome to Aaron Wherry’s live coverage of tonight’s C-38 votes
1867 and everything after
Steve Paikin talks to Richard Gwyn about John A. Macdonald.