In March 1867, the United States had bought Alaska ... One man who argued for Confederation with Canada was Amor de Cosmos, a Nova Scotian who had come to Victoria on Vancouver Island in 1858 ...

See the table of voter turnout since 1867 to compare the rate of citizen participation in federal elections and national referenda. Some highlights from the Library of Parliament's Election Trivia ...

Some of Canada's most exciting - and difficult - challenges are explored, including Newfoundland's decision to join Confederation, the birth of Medicare, the 1970 FLQ crisis, and the clash of ...

Although Canada was part of Britain until 1867 and officially neutral ... helped urge Canada to its own confederation and independence. "No one can fully understand Canada without appreciating ...