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Canada Soup: History Isn’t Entirely Dead

Canadacy

This week: Americans are urged to abandon their presidential candidates for “Canadacy,” John Diefenbaker might be a father, and survey says Canadians are unaware of their own history – mostly.

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Stories About Storytellers: Paul Martin

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TCE Blog is proud to present an excerpt from Douglas Gibson’s new book Stories About Storytellers, appearing every Friday.

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Stories About Storytellers: Brian Mulroney

Brian Mulroney Stories About Storytellers

Douglas Gibson on his surprising relationship with Brian Mulroney, the Prime Minister that Canadians love to hate.

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Pierre ‘n Me

Pierre Trudeau

“It is said that you can only make a first impression once. For me, Trudeau’s wasn’t favourable. To make matters worse, I had missed Trudeaumania. All I saw was Trudeau’s mania for power.”

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The Death of Pierre Trudeau

Pierre Trudeau

11 years ago today, Pierre Trudeau passed away. His death brought about an outpouring of national pride and mourning perhaps unprecedented for any political leader in our history.

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