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John A Pearson -The Man, His Character & His Legacy
Pearson’s Early Life & Career  John A Pearson was born in Chesterfield, England in the year of Confederation – 1867. He apparently came from a family of builders and stonemasons apprenticing at a local firm in Chesterfield. In 1888, when he was 21 years old, he emigrated first to New York then to Canada. He […]
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Worth Remembering…
November 11 is truly a ‘Day of Remembrance’ for many Canadians. Some Canadians have made their marks in history not just by their death in the various wars, but by leaving indelible memorials which are recognized nationally and internationally. Dr. John A Pearson His name lives on in the rebuilding of the Centre Block of the […]
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War of 1812 – Rescued By Native Allies
Have you ever heard the phrase, ‘enquiring minds want to know?’ That’s ME. I am a ‘Transplanted Canadian’ who grew up in the West Indies and immigrated to Canada many moons ago.  I taught Canadian History to homeschoolers but some of the information did not make complete sense. For example, the Quebec question still baffles me, the […]
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War of 1812 – Lake Ontario’s Story
Many stories have been told about the War of 1812. For newcomers to Canada, and the ‘not-so-new Transplanted Canadians’, this was a war fought between the United States and Canada during a period of history where distrust was the name of the game. To put it in a greatly simplified context, the American War of […]
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War of 1812 – Fur Traders And Native Allies
The battles in the War  of 1812  were fought largely on Lakes Ontario and Huron. The question is still asked, ‘Who won the War of 1812?’ As in all wars, both the United States and Upper Canada won some and lost some battles.  Here is some coverage of what happened around Lake Huron, as told […]
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How Canada REALLY Began
We never know the depth nor width of the roots of an old tree, until we start digging. We have been digging around Canada’s Christian roots since 2006. As a past homeschooling Mom teaching Canadian History and Politics to our co-op, I came across issues I wanted to understand. I questioned: If you are an immigrant to […]
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lynettebloedow
June 10, 2022
The Peace Tower Shouts ‘He is Risen!!!’
There are Scripture verses under the image of Archangel Michael and under the feet of the figure called Justice. Under Michael’s feet is the Scripture, ‘The Lord is good. A stronghold in the day of trouble (Nahum 1:7)’. The rest of that verse is not quoted but it says, ‘he knows those who take refuge in him’.  Under the feet of the […]
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lynettebloedow
April 8, 2022
Follow The Renos #2: Before They Began…
Planning The Job Imagine that you own an exquisite, hundred-year-old home with timeless treasures and one-of-a-kind furnishings and artwork. You want to renovate it to bring it into the 22nd century.  You want to restore it ‘like new’.  When it was built, there were no modern heating and cooling systems, no electrical circuit breakers, no […]
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lynettebloedow
January 21, 2022
Follow the Renos #1
Parliament Hill Centre Block (Before the Renos) Since January 2019, the Centre Block of Parliament Hill has been under massive renovations, of which the completion date is yet to be determined. Let’s take a look at a chronology of the work being done and the updates as I find them online. Click on the links […]
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lynettebloedow
January 14, 2022
How Canada is Connected to Daniel Chapter 2
Introduction The curriculum – Canadian History With New Eyes, seeks to show our stories as a continuum of God’s story. We believe that our national and individual stories had their birth in a Biblical account that is fairly well-known to Christians – the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream by Daniel. We invite you to follow the trajectory of […]
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lynettebloedow
October 24, 2021
From France to Canada to Dominion Day
If one were to ask me to give an overview of Canada’s history from its roots in France, I would start with a Thesis and a Premise. My Thesis: God is Sovereign. He guides His creation by His Providence. He sets up and takes down nations (Daniel 2). His hand led to the establishment of Canada […]
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lynettebloedow
June 30, 2021
Pastors & Criminal Code Section 176
Since 1867, the Criminal Code has been enshrined in our laws. Thanks to John A MacDonald who wrote MOST of the BNA ACT, because few of the Fathers of Confederation lacked the credentials and skills to propose Bills of the calibre needed for debate in the British House of Commons. The BNA Act brought us Confederation. In 2017, Justin Trudeau sought to remove the Section (176) which protects […]
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lynettebloedow
February 26, 2021
Rupert’s Land: Part 1 From Fur Trade To Rebellion
Britain’s claim of Rupert’s Land by the Doctrine of Discovery, proved to be one of their most lucrative investment opportunities for the fur trade. That
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lynettebloedow
September 8, 2020
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