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War of 1812 Bicentennial

Harper Announces 1812 Honours For Present-Day Troops

CP | Alexander Panetta and Peter Rakobowchuk, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.14.2012 | Canada Politics
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The Harper government made its first high-profile appearances in Quebec since the election of the province's new pro-independence government on Friday...

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Tory MP Slammed For Comparing 1812 With 'Islamic Terrorism'

The Huffington Post Canada | Michael Bolen | Posted 09.13.2012 | Canada Politics
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Tory MP Rob Anders is under fire for comparing the War of 1812 with "Islamic terrorism" in a newsletter to constituents. The Canadian Islamic Cong...

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Monument For 1812 On The Way. Afghanistan? Not So Much

CP | Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - The Harper government wants to commemorate the War of 1812 in stone and asked Tuesday for artists who want to design a national monument to s...

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Tory MP Compares 1812 To 'Warfare Against Islamic Terror'

The Huffington Post Canada | Michael Bolen | Posted 10.01.2012 | Canada Politics
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Besides napping, Tory MP Rob Anders is well-known for taking controversial positions. But on the War of 1812? In a recent newsletter, the MP compar...

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Looks Like That 1812 Commercial Didn't Work

CP | Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.28.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - There was a war in 1812? Really?The Harper government has been highlighting a war with our American neighbours 200 years ago, but the relevan...

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Peter MacKay's War Of 1812 Gaffe

The Huffington Post Canada | Michael Bolen | Posted 09.11.2012 | Canada Politics
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Peter MacKay's War of 1812 history appears to be a little fuzzy. Last week during a speech at the French Embassy in Ottawa, the Defence Minister su...

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Hey Tories, Celebrating the War of 1812 Should Not be Partisan

Gavin Charles | Posted 08.26.2012 | Canada Politics
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This year marks the bicentennial of the outbreak of the War of 1812, and it is right that Canadians recognize and celebrate its significance. To celebrate and commemorate only those parts -- indeed, those parts of parts -- of Canadian history that fit the talking points and policy direction of a particular government is to diminish the true greatness of the Canadian story.

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Althia Raj

Did Tories Forget Someone?

HuffingtonPost.com | Althia Raj | Posted 06.21.2012 | Canada Politics
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The Conservative government's multi-million dollar effort to ensure Canadians never forget the War of 1812 may have sidelined a key figure in the conf...

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TRY THIS: War Of 1812 Quiz

CP/The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 06.18.2012 | Canada
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On June 18, 200 years ago, the United States signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, pitting itself against British forces mostly in Upper ...

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You Spent How Much On War Of 1812 Party?

CBC | Posted 08.15.2012 | Canada Politics
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government is spending more than $28 million on a war that happened 200 years ago, leaving no doubt it ta...

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War Of 1812 Saved Us From THIS

CP | By John Ward, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.13.2012 | Canada
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OTTAWA - The War of 1812 may be one of the world's oddest conflicts, if only because both sides are confident they won.A new survey suggests Canadians...

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Canada's 'Forgotten Vets' Get Their Due

CP | Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.09.2012 | Canada
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TORONTO - Scattered plaques and occasional monuments are often the only Canadian reminders of a nearly three-year war fought two centuries ago that sa...

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Celebrating War Of 1812 Bicentennial

CP | Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.12.2011 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - While 9-11 highlighted the bonds between Canada and the United States, another major anniversary will mark just how the two countries decided...

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