An Innovative Chapter Fades

Kevin Feng

Victoria, British Columbia

My favorite part of history is observing the collaboration of the wide variety of groups that contributed to the formation of Canada.

Baldwin and Lafontaine: Our Founding Fathers

Riley Watts

Bowen Island, British Columbia

I chose this topic because I think the question of when a country becomes independent is an important one.

Founders of Canada

Lauchie MacDonald

Bedford, Nova Scotia

My favourite part of Canadian history is the country's contribution in World War 1 because it solidified the nation.

Responsible Government - Lafontaine and Baldwin

Adam Lam

Toronto, Ontario

My favourite part of Canadian history is Canada's role in peacekeeping in the post-war period.

The Fathers of Our Nation's Foundation

Madeleine Robertson

West Vancouver, British Columbia

I chose this question because of the recent rise in popularity of an American founding father. Why not acknowledge our own?

THE FATHERS OF PRE-CONFEDERATION CANADA

Anchaleena Mandal

Iqaluit, Nunavut

I chose this question because I had never heard of Lafontaine and Baldwin and wanted to learn more.

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