Among those taking part is Winnipeg student Lise-Anne de Rocquigny, whose ancestor, from St. Claude, fought on the front lines. She's one of several females who -- in the series' only significant departure from historical accuracy -- was allowed to don battle fatigues and participate in re-creating what was a men-only enterprise in 1914. The military-training re-creation is reminiscent of Winnipeg-based Frantic Films' excellent Second World War experiment, Devil's Brigade, but The Great War's multi-layered approach creates a much richer depiction of what happened in the trenches during the 1914-18 conflict. Overall, it's a stark, stunning and exceedingly worthwhile TV experience. When the public broadcaster does a great job of doing what it's supposed to do -- reflect Canada, and what i...
Sadly today has been a difficult day in Afghanistan," he told the hushed room. "We've learned that an incident has claimed the lives of six Canadian soldiers and injured a number of others. While Afghanistan has claimed 51 Canadian soldiers and one civilian to date, some 66,000 Canadians died in the "war to end all wars," including almost 3,600 in the four-day assault on Vimy Ridge that began on April 9, 1917. "The fact it was, was this first glimmer of hope on the Allied side. You can actually say: 'There's a victory!' There's no qualified adjective required. It's a victory."
The idea of a genealogy show had been kicked around at History for a long time; the question was always, 'How do we make this into a TV show?' It isn't very photogenic, after all.... But I think we've pulled it off, and I think that has a lot to do with the fact a bunch of really creative young directors and terrific editors came on board. "The people who submit their stories and come on the show have a good time," said [Jeff Douglas], 35, who also hosts another History TV series, Things That Move. "But at the same time, we need to be sensitive to people's feelings. I think we have a good sense of how much fun they're willing to have... "What makes this country great isn't Sir John A. Macdonald or Pierre Trudeau or Brian Mulroney; it's the guy from Flin Flon who didn't even know where...
He was honoured at a private memorial service in Washington on Saturday. Canada paid its respects with the attendance of Veterans Affairs Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn and chief of defence staff Gen. Walter Natynczyk. Blackburn presented [John "Jack" Babcock]'s widow with the Canadian flag that flew on the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill the day Babcock died. For the second year in a row, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is delivering a throne speech just one day before the budget. Typically, throne speeches are issued months apart from the budget, outlining a government's vision beyond just budget measures. The days are full of pomp and ceremony.
[John Babcock] moved to the United States in the 1920s and became a U.S. citizen in 1946, automatically losing his status as a British subject in the process. The Canadian Citizenship Act, which legally established Canadian citizenship for the first time, only came into force in 1947.
[...] Brandon already has several memorials honouring war veterans. Interestingly, after the First World War, Brandon city council refused to contribute to a veterans' memorial. [...] what about that proposal for another war veterans' memorial in Brandon?
It is generally asserted that corporate social reporting (CSR) is a phenomenon of the late 20th century. The present paper contests this view by looking at the ways in which British companies reacted to the challenges they faced during the First World War, when they were exposed to charges of profiteering, as well as to industrial unrest and high taxation. The paper considers the use of the speeches made by chairmen at annual general meetings to refute these charges and defend themselves. It considers the relevance of these findings for contemporary social reporting, and suggests that investigation of the history of CSR is likely to show further examples of its use by companies to put forward "the business case".
The federal government is looking for some way to memorialize the death of John Henry Foster Babcock, Canada's last veteran of the First World War, but it should not look too hard. Mr. Babcock was a modest man who made it clear before his death last week at 109 years of age that he did not want a state funeral. In fact, he did not understand why anyone would make any fuss at all. Mr. Babcock's death is no more important than any other veteran's, but it is significant in a purely symbolic sense because he was the last to serve in the First World War. As such, it is appropriate for the government to use his passing to pay tribute to all 650,000 Canadians, as well as their families and others who served at home, who experienced the trauma of that war. It is instructive that one of the recr...
Gathering the names of Manitobans who died in the First World War is an endless task. "I've got stories on 3,000 of these guys, but half of them, (their families) haven't gotten back to me. It's been frustrating," [Les Allison] said. There are another 3,000 he can't trace. We were attacking Moreuil Wood on 30th March and during the afternoon, Pte. Muir was struck by a bullet in the body," a fellow soldier wrote to Elliot's mother in a single page letter. Pte. 217358, 52 Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
During the First World War and since, Canada has followed international rules (the Geneva Convention) for the humane treatment of prisoners of war. The Americans are spending billions to replace their armoured vehicles with MRAP (mine resistant, ambush protected) trucks, which are much better. [...] we must be smart internationally, in war and peace.
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