World War I
What six soldiers in a World War I art masterpiece might tell us now
From heroism to incompetence, the Canadian officers that William Nicholson painted stand in for the full range of wartime experience
Five lessons we learned about Canada in wartime
A historian looks back and finds some major takeaways and hard truths about Canadians at war
1913: In Search Of The World Before The Great War
Book by Charles Emmerson
The lingering political problem of World War I: Tories vs. Boulerice and beyond
Thoughts on refighting the past
Breaking: Six years ago, Alexandre Boulerice questioned purpose of World War I
While we’re at it, let’s refight the Conscription Crisis
The secret behind the realism of ‘War Horse’
There’s nothing whimsical or cute about the star
‘How do we measure up?’
Rarely do the Prime Minister and his speechwriters aim for poetry. That, I’ve always assumed, was intentional: poetry being quite antithetical to his preferred appeal.
‘Let us keep the faith. Let us keep hope’
After Question Period yesterday, the House paused to mark Remembrance Day. Fine contributions from Greg Thompson, Rob Oliphant, Guy Andre and Peter Stoffer (shortly before he would be deemed a “faker” by the honourable senator on national television) can be read here.