Month: October 2011
A $28-million history lesson
This time next year, prepare to be bombarded by all things related to the War of 1812. With a $28-million budget, the federal government is ensuring that no expense is being spared to commemorate the war’s bicentennial.
Hiring students amid job cuts hypocritical: public service union
Public service union members were shocked after federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty summoned university students to public service amid cuts to government spending likely to create waves of layoffs.
New war exhibit tells story of 1812 from all four sides
A new exhibit at the Canadian War Museum will present the War of 1812 from four different points of view when it opens alongside the government’s bicentennial celebrations next June.