Author: Muriel Schmidt

Canada did not receive a cent of lend-lease aid from us. Instead of receiving, she supplied it to the United Nations. The total at the end of 1944 was some 4 billion dollars, which is more dollars per capita than our lend-lease contribution. Was Canada an ally to the US in ww2? France and Britain […]

Hereditary chiefs in Canada are leaders within some First Nations in Canada who represent different houses or clans and who, according to some interpretations of case law from the Supreme Court of Canada, have jurisdiction over territories that fall outside of band-controlled reservation land. How many Indian chiefs are there in Canada? The group consists […]

Canada has had one woman Prime Minister, Kim Campbell. She became Prime Minister before the 1993 federal election by winning the leadership of the governing Progressive Conservatives, but lost the subsequent general election. No woman has yet been elected Prime Minister of Canada in a general election. Was there ever a woman prime minister? A […]

1897. Clara Brett Martin (25 January 1874 – 30 October 1923) was a Canadian lawyer. She opened the way for women to become lawyers in Canada by being the first in the British Empire in 1897. Clara Brett Martin Died 30 October 1923 (aged 49) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Occupation Lawyer Who was the first woman […]

The idea behind the clock shift is to maximize sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere, as days start to lengthen in the spring and then wane in the fall. What is the real reason for the time change? The main purpose of Daylight Saving Time (called “Summer Time” in many places in the world) is to […]

The Tŝilhqot’in National Government (TNG) is raising concerns about the Liberal government’s recent amendments to Bill C-21, which adds hunting rifles to the list of banned guns in Canada. What is bill C-21? The latest amendments proposed to the government’s gun control bill, C-21, would prohibit large numbers of common hunting rifles, shotguns, as well […]

Canadian law makes it a crime for federally licensed shooters to have a handgun with a barrel of 105 mm or less, or to have mags with room for more than 10 rounds of ammunition. What handgun can I own in Canada? You can own a non-restricted firearm in Canada, so long as your Possession […]

Canada’s involvement The Arctic Council is the leading multilateral forum through which Canada advances its Arctic foreign policy and promotes Canadian Arctic interests internationally. Canada played a leadership role in the establishment of the Arctic Council. What has the Arctic region done for Canada? This region of Canada celebrates the beauty of our aboriginal cultures […]

The species is of cultural, spiritual and economic significance to Canadians, and particularly to Canada’s Northern Aboriginal peoples. As a symbol of the pristine Arctic environment, polar bears are seen throughout the world as a barometer of important environmental issues, especially climate change and pollution. Why are polar bears important to economy? Inuit have relied […]

1996. The Arctic Council was established in Canada in 1996 with the signing of the Ottawa Declaration. Is Canada part of the Arctic Council? This work is mainly carried out by the Nordic and Polar Relations Division in Ottawa, and the Canadian International Arctic Centre (CIAC), located in Oslo, Norway, as well as by Canadian […]