by Cristina Mazza | Dec 6, 2017 | Canadian, Feminism, History, Non-Partisan
Today marks the 28th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre that happened at the École Polytechnique. Four years ago, I attended a memorial of that tragedy on campus, and remember thinking, “It could have been me.” If I was a student at the École Polytechnique, then it...
by Delany Leitch | Nov 11, 2017 | Canadian, History, Non-Partisan
Here we are again at another Remembrance Day: a time of reflection, commemoration, and solemnity. Each year, we find ourselves with fewer and fewer veterans among us, making it all the more important to consider what this day truly means. When we think about those who...
by Regan Preszcator | Nov 9, 2017 | Canadian, History
This week, Parliamentarians celebrated 150 years of the first sitting of Canada’s parliament. This important time in Canadian history prompts a need to take this time to both celebrate all that our nation has accomplished and to reflect on the how the rules and...
by Delany Leitch | Oct 19, 2017 | Canadian, Feminism, History, Women in Politics
October is Women’s History Month in Canada, and we here at Story of a Tory would be remiss not to join in the celebration of women and girls past and present. Delany Leitch here, our resident hisTORYan, with some reflections on this month and the...
by Delany Leitch | Sep 1, 2017 | Canadian, Federal, History, Ontario, Provincial
Hi everyone, resident hisTORYan here with a take on another historical issue that’s been in the news lately. As I’m sure many of you know, an elementary teachers’ union here in Ontario has launched a petition to rename schools that have Sir John A. Macdonald as their...
by Delany Leitch | Aug 21, 2017 | Feminism, History, Women in Politics
Something that isn’t often recognized in the history of feminism is the role that women with conservative values played in advancing our progression towards women’s rights and political participation. This list contains only seven such individuals, whose...
