Arthur Milnes

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Today in Canada's Political History - May 10, 1844: Capital moves from Kingston to Montreal
Today in Canada's Political History - May 9, 2019: Dennis King becomes Premier of Prince Edward Island
Today in Canada's Political History - May 8, 1882: Sir Mackenzie Bowell tells a young journalist how to be true to his craft
Today in Canada's Political History - May 7, 1953: Louis St.-Laurent in Washington for talks with President Eisenhower
May 6, Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney’s named a Companion of the Order of Canada
Today in Canada's Political History - May 5, 1962, PM John Diefenbaker berates the U.S. Ambassador to Canada after JFK has Lester Pearson in for a 40-minute private meeting at the White House
Today in Canada's Political History - May 4, 1973: birth of David Cochrane of Power and Politics
Today in Canada's Political History - May 3, 1989: Rt. Hon. John Turner steps down as Liberal leader
Today in Canada's Political History -  May 2, 2011: Stephen Harper earns a majority mandate from Canadian voters!
Today in Canada's Political History - May 1, 1963: Canada’s new Prime Minister visits the United Kingdom
Today in Canada's Political History - April 29, 2011: Happy Anniversary Will and Kate!
Today in Canada's Political History - April 28, 1956: Governor General Vincent Massey reads a poem at the annual Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner!
Today in Canada's Political History - April 27, 1940: Mackenzie King meets President Franklin Roosevelt
Today in Canada's Political History - April 26, 1982: Grant Devine and his Tories victorious in Saskatchewan general election
Today in Canada's Political History - April 25, 1994: Indigenous hero Elijah Harper’s maiden speech in the Commons
Today in Canada's Political History - April 24, 1983: Ed Schreyer plants a tree at Rideau Hall!
Today in Canada's Political History - April 23, 1897: Happy birthday Lester Pearson!
Today in Canada's Political History - April 22, 1977Z: Happy birthday Susan Holt!
Today in Canada's Political History - April 21, 2008: PM Stephen J. Harper holds bilateral talks with President George W. Bush in New Orleans
Today in Canada's Political History - April 20, 2020: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Canadians after the mass shooting in Nova Scotia
Today in Canada's Political History - April 19, 1900: 125th anniversary of the birth of Roland Michener
Today in Canada's Political History - April 18, 1872: Conservative Sir John A. Macdonald legalizes trade unions in Canada!
Today in Canada's Political History - April 17, 1892: Hon. Alexander Mackenzie passes into history
Today in Canada's Political History - April 16, 1999: PM Jean Chrétien salutes Wayne Gretzky on the latter’s retirement from the NHL
Today in Canada's Political History - April 15, 1942: Prime Minister Mackenzie King meets with Franklin Roosevelt in Washington
Today in Canada's Political History - April 14, 2013: Justin Trudeau becomes federal Liberal leader!
Today in Canada's Political History - April 13, 1825: Birth of Thomas D’Arcy McGee
Today in Canada's Political History - April 12, 1838: Upper Canadian rebels hanged
Today in Canada's Political History - April 11, 1933: Sir Robert Borden files a bird-watching report
Today in Canada's Political History - April 10, 1970, Happy birthday Premier Tim Houston!
Today in Canada's Political History - April 9, 1931: Birth of Richard Hatfield
Today in Canada's Political History - April 8, 1984: Happy birthday Melissa Lantsman!
Today in Canada's Political History - April 7, 2017: Former PM Brian Mulroney attends a Liberal cabinet meeting
Today in Canada's Political History - April 6, 1934: The Prime Minister and his portrait painter!
Today in Canada's Political History - April 5, 1977: Canada’s first-ever Inuit Senator named to the Red Chamber
Today in Canada's Political History - April 4, 1978: John Diefenbaker visits Art’s hometown!
Today in Canada's Political History - April 3, 2002: Former PM John Turner delivers the annual Allan J. MacEachen lecture in Nova Scotia
Today in Canada's Political History - April 2, 1869: Birth of future Chief Justice of Canada Francis A. Anglin
Today in Canada's Political History - April 1, 1937: Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir addresses the U.S. Senate
Today in Canada's Political History - March 31, 1960: Indigenous voting rights first granted by Sir John A. Macdonald in 1885 are restored
Today in Canada's Political History - March 30, 1843: Governor General Sir Charles Metcalfe takes up his duties in Kingston
Today in Canada's Political History - March 29, 1971: Prime Minister Pierre and Margaret Trudeau make their first public appearance after their surprise wedding
Today in Canada's Political History - March 28: Happy Mace Day everyone!
Today in Canada's Political History - March 27, 2014: Final public hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission held
Today in Canada's Political History - March 26, 1979: In his last speech in the House of Commons John Diefenbaker pays tribute to Jimmy Carter
Today in Canada's Political History - March 25, 1942: Mackenzie King recalls his meeting with ex-President Woodrow Wilson
Today in Canada's Political History - March 24, 2023: President Joe Biden addresses Canada’s Parliament
Today in Canada's Political History - March 23, 2024: State Funeral for the Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney
Today in Canada's Political History - March 22, 1886: Maiden address of Sir John Thompson in the Commons
Today in Canada's Political History - March 21, 1896: Pioneering female reporter Kit Coleman describes the House of Commons chamber
Today in Canada's Political History - March 20, 1939: Birth of the Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney
Today in Canada's Political History - March 19, 1885: Métis leader Louis Riel declares the establishment of a provisional government in what is now Saskatchewan
Today in Canada's Political History - March 18, 2006: Bill Graham appointed interim Liberal leader
Today in Canada's Political History - March 17, 1971: Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Jean Chrétien discusses the Pierre Trudeau government’s White Paper on native affairs at Queen’s University
Today in Canada's Political History - March 16, 1965: Happy birthday Prime Minister Carney; It is time for your Kingston tree-planting!

Today in Canada's Political History - March 16, 1965: Happy birthday Prime Minister Carney; It is time for your Kingston tree-planting!

It is a historic day here at Art’s History as I officially welcome the Right Honourable Mark Carney to the Prime Minister’s Club on this, his special day. Yes indeed, it was on this date in 1965, in the Northwest Territories, that our 24th Prime Minister came into the world. Born at Fort Smith, and then raised in Edmonton, the...

Today in Canada's Political History - March 16, 1965: Happy birthday Prime Minister Carney; It is time for your Kingston tree-planting!
Today in Canada's Political History - March 15, 1967: Joint Senate-House committee recommends that O Canada officially become our national anthem
Today in Canada's Political History - March 14, 1824: Birth of John Robson, B.C.’s 9th Premier
Today in Canada's Political History - March 13: Happy Commonwealth Day!
Today in Canada's Political History - March 12, 1821, Happy birthday Sir John Abbott!