The Dominion of Canada

A fine thread below on Laura Secord’s bravery—first a Queenston Heights and then in her famous walk. These are her grave and monument in Niagara; the first at Lundy’s Lane, the second at Queenston. A Canadian hero.

Bonne Saint-Jean

24 juin 1603 Mercredi, fête de la Saint-Jean, 68 ans après la visite de Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain débarque à Deschambault lors de son premier voyage vers l’intérieur des terres. Il fondera Québec cinq ans plus tard.

“May peace forever be our lot, And plenteous store abound. And may those ties of love be ours, Which discord cannot sever.”

The Changing of the Guard is in full swing for the first time since 2019! Come see us on Parliament Hill Wednesdays to Sundays at 9:45. Up The Guards!

“Mr. Prime Minister” The letter starts with an error and keeps them coming to the end. They’re not sending their best.

With the Bayeux Tapestry in the news, it’s time to resurrect this absolute classic of historical re/enactments.

"It's an absolute honour...a dream come true"🗣️🐎💂 It's just the third time in history, a non-UK unit takes over duties as The King's Life Guard. The duty was passed from the UK's Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment to the Canadian regiment, Lord Strathcona's Horse.

George Grant would see resurgent 'elbows up' nationalism as a hollow and banal progressivism unable to provide us with a distinct identity, leaving us doomed to disappear in the face of America’s relentlessly progressive technological civilization: thehub.ca/2025/07/12/ben…

A true servant of the Crown and of this country. And a colonel-in-chief who clearly loved his Royal Canadian Regiment. (Along with his many other appointments and patronages.)

Today is an important day in French history, as we know. On 14 July 1815 Napoleon submitted to the Prince Regent by letter and would soon leave for exile. GSTK.

This realm of Ontario is an empire.

In position💂 Soldiers from the Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) (LdSH(RC)) are now conducting the duties of the King’s Life Guard in London, UK. This marks the beginning of their historic duties until July 21, 2025. BZ to LdSH(RC)!

Thank you and goodbye to our friends from the Canadian Army who temporarily took over the duty of The King’s Life Guard at Horse Guards from Household Cavalry this month with inimitable style and aplomb. You were awesome and we will miss you!

The meeting of a lifetime. Soldiers from Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) (LdSH(RC)), who are currently representing the Canadian Army as the King's Life Guard, had the rare opportunity to meet with His Majesty the King, the regiment’s Colonel-in-Chief.

For the 490th time, societies don’t become more themselves by destroying what they’ve always been.