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Laureen Harper and high school students have a victory party
Second World War veterans joined students from St. Plus X High School to celebrate VE-Day at the Fairmont Château Laurier as part of The Historica-Dominion Institute’s “The Memory Project: Stories of the Second World War.” Below, Marc Chalifoux of The Historica-Dominion Institute and Laureen Harper.
The marriage of institutions
The Dominion Institute and The Historica Foundation of Canada merged to create Canada’s largest history and citizenship organization: The Historica-Dominion Institute. A reception was held in the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse in Toronto. Below is board member Rick Mercer.
MPs check out Manifesto
Obama’s signature and the RCMP’s first turbaned officer
To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Senate Speaker Noël Kinsella hosted a reception in honour of the Dominion Institute’s Passages to Canada, a program of speakers that highlight the Canadian immigration experience. Below is Kinsella (right) with Greg Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs.
A very different kind of red book launched
Rudyard Griffiths, co-founder of the Dominion Institute, held the Toronto launch of his book, Who We Are: A Citizen’s Manifesto at Toronto’s Ultra Supper Club. According to the publisher, the book is “a passionate call for Canadians to take stock and reengage with our country and its values before we falter as a nation.”