100 Days that Changed Canada

By Mark Reid

Each Canadian is familiar with a handful of dates that modified our country—July 1, 1867; November eleven, 1918; September 28, 1972—but our nation’s background, now greater than 50,000 days lengthy, runs a lot deeper than these iconic moments. From politics and wars to average failures, innovations and activities, this hugely readable and fantastically designed album deals an interesting and insightful portrait of existence in all elements of Canada. that includes a beautiful array of color and black-and-white images, a hundred Days that modified Canada is a chic memento and an important addition to each library.

Contributors comprise Michael Bliss, Stevie Cameron, Adrienne Clarkson, Tim cook dinner, Charlotte grey, Ken McGoogan, Dick Pound, Bob Rae, Peter Mansbridge, Rona Maynard, Peter C. Newman, Margaret Wente and Brian Williams.

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Margaret Conrad, OC, FRSC, is Professor Emerita on the college of latest Brunswick, the place she formerly held a Canada learn Chair in Atlantic Canada experiences. A former chair of the courses committee of Canada’s background Society, she has released commonly within the fields of Canadian background and women’s reports. Tim cook dinner is a historian on the Canadian warfare Museum and an accessory learn Professor at Carleton college. He has released 5 books, together with the two-volume historical past of Canadians struggling with within the nice struggle, on the Sharp finish and surprise Troops. His latest e-book, The Madman and the Butcher: The Sensational Wars of Sam Hughes and normal Arthur Currie, was once released via Allen Lane in September 2010. Tim is a director of Canada’s heritage Society and a common commentator within the media. Colette Derworiz is Assistant urban Editor on the Calgary bring in. An award-winning journalist, she wrote approximately well-being, social concerns, municipal politics, and schooling ahead of changing into an editor. Colette has a BA in background from Carleton college and a Bachelor of Journalism from the college of Regina. She lives in Calgary. Denise Donlon is certainly one of Canada’s so much finished media executives and normal supervisor of CBC English Radio. A former host, journalist, and manufacturer of groundbreaking tune courses for Citytv and MuchMusic, in addition to the prior vice-president and normal supervisor of MuchMusic/MuchMoreMusic and president of Sony tune Canada, she joined MuchMusic/Citytv in 1985. From 1986 to 1993 she co-hosted and produced MuchMusic’s influential newsmagazine the recent tune. a powerful supporter of many humanitarian and environmental factors, she holds honorary doctorates, has been inducted into the Canadian organization of Broadcasters corridor of reputation, and is a Member of the Order of Canada. The Hon. Ken Dryden grew up within the Toronto suburb of Etobicoke. His existence as a hockey participant with the Montreal Canadiens, and as a Member of Parliament, has given him the privilege of traveling nearly all over the state and of getting humans are looking to inform him approximately themselves, their households, their groups, and what they wish and worry and dream. He has written 5 books—about hockey, colleges, politics, and the lifetime of a normal individual, yet rather, approximately Canada. while humans ask him the place he was once whilst Paul Henderson scored, he can say, “180 toes away” because the goalie for crew Canada. Richard Foot is a contract journalist dependent in Halifax. he's a former international correspondent and nationwide affairs author for the Postmedia community newspaper chain and was once a founding employees member of the nationwide put up. His paintings has additionally seemed within the Globe and Mail, in Maclean’s journal, and on CBC Radio. Jill Foran is a author and editor focusing on children’s and academic publishing. Mr. Dressup was once her favorite formative years convey. Mike Ford is a Juno-nominated singer/songwriter identified to many for his band Moxy Früvous, in addition to for his solo albums that includes a turning out to be repertoire of unique Canadian history-based songs.

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