Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish Catholic editor, journalist and ex-revolutionary. He had a vast energy that was channeled into poetry, literature and politics. The five-foot-three McGee was the ...

Those who knew Thomas D’Arcy McGee when he was alive — friend and foe alike — would have been familiar with the bold vision he had for Canada. Those who don’t know about McGee should take ...

In February, 1865, during a fledgling country’s debates on Confederation, Thomas D’Arcy McGee stood up in the Province of Canada’s Legislative Assembly to deliver a speech on the necessity ...