I’ve spent this election campaign thinking about why this is, and thinking about another export from the Emerald Isle, Thomas D’Arcy McGee, who was probably the most fiercely nationalistic ...

And yet, in the midst of a trade war and threats of annexation, Canadians have suddenly rediscovered their national pride. I’ve spent this election campaign thinking about why this is, and thinking ...

David A. Wilson is the general editor of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography. In February, 1865, during a fledgling country’s debates on Confederation, Thomas D’Arcy McGee stood up in the ...

THOMAS D'ARCY McGEE.; Funeral Services at Ottawa -- Thirty Thousand People in Procession. April 14, 1868 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from April 14, 1868 ...

Thomas D’Arcy McGee came from a Catholic family based in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland. He lost his mother when he was eight years old and sailed for the United States when he was only 17, ...

Patrice Dutil: Why Thomas D’Arcy McGee matters now more than ever He had a bold vision of Canada as a strong nation that would protect itself from American threats. He was murdered for his efforts ...

Thomas D'Arcy McGee, in his final speech in the House, April 6-7, 1868, before he was killed on Sparks Street in Ottawa: 'I hope that in this House mere temporary or local popularity will never be ...

On trial was Thomas D’Arcy McGee, charged with tréas - treason against Ireland. Defending D’Arcy McGee – 200 years after his death – was Charles Gavan Duffy and for the prosecution, John ...

But only one federal politician has ever been assassinated in Canada: Thomas D'Arcy McGee, an Irish-born newspaperman turned legislator.

This unique historical re-enactment will explore the fascinating life and controversial trial of Thomas D’Arcy McGee—an Irish rebel turned Canadian patriot. As one of the most compelling figures in ...

To Thomas D’Arcy McGee, the Know Nothings were a quintessentially American phenomenon born of its democracy’s “diseased love of excitement” and “education without ethics.” ...

Volcano warning after 160 earthquakes in just two hours Patrice Dutil: Why Thomas D’Arcy McGee matters now more than ever ...