plains of abraham

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Picking sides in 18th century fights

In case you were wondering, Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney kind of wishes the French had won the battle of the Plains of Abraham.

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‘Facts.’ Such a quaint notion now.

On the Plains of Abraham this last month, Canada lost control of its own past

The Post to Quebec: Love Canada or else

If you haven’t read the National Post‘s editorial about the canceled re-enactment of Battle on the Plains, it’s worth checking out, if only because it stands out as a perfect example of the breathtaking lunacy Quebec’s identity debates sometimes generate in the Rest Of Canada. To wit:

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Montcalm v. Wolfe: I thought everyone knew how it ended

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UP39Z4RhMk