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Canadian History

▶️ Persons Day Commemorates The Work Of Canada’s Famous Five

The famous five paved the way for women’s inclusion in politics
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Gorgeous Viola Desmond Google Doodle Has Details Just For Canadians

Her protest against segregation in a Nova Scotia theatre cemented her place in Canadian history.
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Yes, Colonial Canada Had Slavery. And Yes, It Still Matters Today.

"Slavery was the context in which current race relations were created."
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Sir John A. Macdonald: 5 Frightening Facts About Our First Prime Minister

The responsible way to remember the founding father is by acknowledging the entirely of his checkered legacy — not cherry-picking the feel-good foredges of his biography.
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